This came over the transom from the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce:
Dear Anaheim Business Partner,
It may seem like it is far in the distance, but believe it or not, we just passed the one year away date for next year’s Anaheim City Council elections. As close observers of Anaheim politics know, 2016 will be a big year for Anaheim as we will elect our City Council for the first time by single-member council districts.
The districts have been adopted by the Council, however, four of the six districts up for election in 2016 have yet to be selected. Because she is at the end of her four-year term regardless, Mayor Pro Tem Lucille Kring will have to stand for re-election next year.
As you know, there has been no better Champion for Anaheim than Lucille Kring. She espouses the pro-jobs, pro-neighborhood philosophy in her votes, her actions, and her words, and has helped make Anaheim a leading example of how this vision can lead to great things for a community.
Because of the change in how elections are run, it is critical that Lucille be geared up and ready to go for a tough re-election fight. While there is no better campaign in Anaheim than Lucille, we can expect that those who yearn for a very different Anaheim will stop at nothing to defeat her.
The best way we can help Lucille be ready for the election ahead is to help retire the last of her 2012 campaign debt from her last City Council campaign. We need to help her raise at least $40,000 to clear the books and let her start the 2016 cycle with a clean slate.
Anaheim City Council campaign limits for the 2012 election cycle were $1,800 per candidate and the law allows you to contribute up to that maximum amount to help retire debt, less what you may have already contributed to Lucille in 2012. Would you be willing to contribute to help erase Lucille’s campaign debt? Any amount will help this cause! Please make checks payable to “Kring for City Council 2012” (ID#1346936) and bring to the event or mail to 1619 W. Lorane Way, Anaheim, CA 92802.
In honor of retiring Lucille’s campaign debt and to thank her supporters, we are holding a reception on Tuesday, November 24 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at the El Torito in Anaheim at 2020 E Ball Road. We would love to see you there. If you cannot make it, please support this cause, and get Lucille ready for the 2016 election, by retiring her 2012 debt now.
We thank you for your support of Lucille, and of the pro-jobs, pro-neighborhood philosophy that makes Anaheim great. Hope to see you on the 24th!
Sincerely,
Todd Ament
President/CEO
Anaheim Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Diamond announced at DPOC last night he’d be holding a fundraiser from the sidewalk outside this event to retire his $1200 in debt from his failed Water Board race. It was all tongue in cheek, but with him, who knows.
I KNEW that I was forgetting to post something on OJB today!
Fascinating for someone who complains about “body shaming” would “age shame” Kring on your blog…..
You’re $1,200 in the hole for a race you didn’t really campaign for? Why not flush your money down the john next time? At least you’ll be entertained for a second and if the toilet backs up, you’ll think you won something
I have no problem with Kring’s age. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with being her age. But her using 20 or 30 year old photos for her campaigns tells us something about her honesty — which you’d be the first to jump on if she were someone you disliked.
I got what I wanted out of that money — I and tends of thousands of others got a chance to vote against Poseidon-loving con man Brett Barbre. But it’s true that, especially these days, I do get more people thanking me for running against Tony Rackauckas…. Hey, have you thanked me for that, you “liberal Democrat”?
That isn’t an old photo, Greg. You just assumed it was and, with a total lack of class, personally insulted her. If I were a progressive, I would accuse you of ageism and probably some other verboten -ism. You are quite the gentleman.
Really, Matt? How do you know? When was it taken? My opinion is based on what she looks like now. It’s easy enough to see through Council videos, if you really want to discuss it.
[Puerile, nasty comment by Greg “I’m all class” Diamond deleted ]
Anything that I’d say in response to your “class” remark would probably get censored.
You absurdly claim her photo is from 1991 and somehow it’s MY job to tell you when it was taken?
Here’s some free advice: next time you feel the urge to act like an adolescent jerk, count to five and walk away.
I did what I’ve done several times when there’s a vote for DA. I skipped over it. You’re a lousy candidate. You might get elected to a Homeowners Association but spoiler alert. You need to own a home.
I’m glad that you’re proud of not supporting the endorsed DPOC candidate over Tony Rackauckas. That’s a good thing to have on file. You should have voted for him; he’s more your type.
Did you support the endorsed DPOC candidate over Tom Tait in 2014? Spare me your hypocrisy.
As her financial forms confirmed, and as you blithely denied at the time, she wasn’t much of a candidate. But in any event, I did not endorse against her, nor do I recall criticizing her after she received the endorsement (although you may find something — it would be a better use of your time than most.)
The danger in 2014 was that Matt’s gal Kring would be elected. I focused my energy on opposing her as much as possible. Happily, she imploded. Hopefully she’ll stay imploded.
Whatever you say Tait-bot
Are you accusing me of supporting the guy who moved to have a 2016 election in Anaheim’s sole majority-Latino district, a plan defeated by the Council’s sole nominal Democrat?
Not an accusation. Statement of fact. How are you defining Latino majority? By population or registered voters?
Lucille Kring will say and do anything to get elected [baseless, malicious accusation deleted].