Political Landscape: Kashkari expected at GOP’s Newport HQ
The Republican Party will mark the opening of its election headquarters next week with a reception featuring Neel Kashkari, the party’s gubernatorial nominee, Newport Harbor Republican Women announced in a news release.
The grand opening event will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at 4940 Campus Drive, Suite B, Newport Beach. The reception will include a chance to meet GOP candidates running in the 2014 general election, including Kashkari, who lives in Laguna Beach.
Organizers plan to serve hors d’oeuvres, wine, beer and soft drinks.
The office will provide candidate materials, yard signs and information about how to volunteer by walking precincts and calling voters. The headquarters will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Extended hours will begin Oct. 1. The office will stay open through Election Day, Nov. 4.
For more information, call (949) 431-8624.
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No on Y group plans event
Members of the Newport Votes No on Y Committee and 2014 Newport Beach Citizens of the Year Jack and Nancy Skinner are planning a fundraiser and awareness event, “No’s Unite,” from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Newport Beach Vineyards & Winery, 2128 Mesa Drive.
The event is co-presented by former Chamber of Commerce Citizens of the Year Evelyn Hart, a former mayor, and Jean Watt and Bob Shelton.
The group is opposed to Measure Y, a Nov. 4 ballot measure that would allow for additional development in the Newport Center area while reducing the likelihood of additional development in Newport Coast.
Those who wish to attend must RSVP by Monday to Info@NewportVotesNo.org or (949) 864-6616.
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Bergeson backs Brown for Newport council
Tim Brown, a Newport Beach City Council candidate in District 4, has announced an endorsement from former state Sen. Marian Bergeson and three dozen former Newport Beach mayors, council members and commissioners.
On the list are current Mayor Rush Hill and many of his predecessors, including Keith Curry, Jan Debay, Nancy Gardner, Evelyn Hart, Mike Henn, Dennis O’Neil, Steven Rosansky, Don Webb and Edward Selich.
The list also includes current Councilman Tony Petros, as well as current and retired members of the Planning Commission, Harbor Commission, Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission and Newport Beach Library board of trustees.
Brown is seeking the seat held by Councilwoman Leslie Daigle, who is termed out. Also in the race are Roy Englebrecht and Kevin Muldoon.
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Candidates forum date changed
The date of the Costa Mesa Friends of the Library forum for Costa Mesa’s special-district elections has changed.
The event, where candidates for the Costa Mesa Sanitary District, Mesa Water District and Orange County Water District will have a chance to meet voters, has been changed from Sept. 18 to Oct. 16.
It starts at 7 p.m. in the Halecrest Park Swim and Tennis Club, 3107 Killybrooke Lane, Costa Mesa.
RSVPs can be sent to Bob Ooten at bobbyooten@aol.com.
The date was changed to avoid conflict with Feet to the Fire, a Costa Mesa City Council candidates forum scheduled for Sept. 18 at Orange Coast College.
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Ramos gets PAC backing for Costa Mesa council
Costa Mesa City Council candidate Lee Ramos has been endorsed by GROW Elect.
The San Diego-based political action committee “recruits, endorses, trains and funds Latino Republican candidates for public office,” according to its website. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney are among the group’s supporters.
“I truly appreciate the endorsement of GROW Elect,” Ramos said in a statement on his candidacy Facebook page. “Conservative ideals like hard work and financial prudence have no ethnic boundaries.”
GROW Elect’s website stated, “Lee’s campaign is a priority for GROW Elect, as he is striving to be the first Latino elected to the Costa Mesa City Council.”
California Board of Equalization Vice Chairwoman Michelle Steel also has endorsed Ramos. Steel is a candidate for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 2, which includes Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach and Newport Beach.
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