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A Slice of Orange
by Jodi Balma
All things politics in North Orange County, California.
Episodes
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Fullerton Elections
Fullerton City Council Candidate Forum Follow the Money 2024: Who's Funding Local Election Candidates? - Fullerton Observer 1500 sign petition for Walk on Wilshire to become permanent - Fullerton Observer A Potential Hiking Trail Along Fullerton's Abandoned Union Pacific Rails (reposted from…
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Brea Politics with Blake Perez
Jodi speaks about politics in Brea with Blake Perez. Blake appears on this podcast in his capacity as a resident of Brea. His opinions do not express the views of the Planning Commission of Brea. BREAtv on the App Store (apple.com) 2024 Brea City Council Candidates Forum VOD (youtube.com)...
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Jan Flory - Fullerton City Council
Urooj interviews Jan Flory about her professional biography, her reasons for running for office, and her views on current issues facing the city of Fullerton. Website.
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Kitty Jaramillo - Fullerton City Council
Urooj speaks with Kitty Jaramillo about her reasons for running for Fullerton City Council, her professional biography, and her views on recent issues facing the city of Fullerton. Website
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CA Prop 36 Increase Penalties for Certain Drug Crimes and Theft Convictions
California 2024 ballot propositions - Ballotpedia Proposition Analysis (ca.gov) 2024 California ballot measures: What you need to know (calmatters.org) Ballot Measures - League of Women Voters of California | Education Fund (cavotes.org)
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CA Prop 35 Permanently Authorizaes a Tax on Managed Care Organization to Fund Medi-Cal Programs
California 2024 ballot propositions - Ballotpedia Proposition Analysis (ca.gov) 2024 California ballot measures: What you need to know (calmatters.org) Ballot Measures - League of Women Voters of California | Education Fund (cavotes.org)
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CA Prop 34 Require Certain Participants in Medi-Cal Rx Program to Spend 98% of Revenues on Patient Care Initiative
California 2024 ballot propositions - Ballotpedia Proposition Analysis (ca.gov) 2024 California ballot measures: What you need to know (calmatters.org) Ballot Measures - League of Women Voters of California | Education Fund (cavotes.org)
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CA Prop 33 Repeals Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act
California 2024 ballot propositions - Ballotpedia Proposition Analysis (ca.gov) 2024 California ballot measures: What you need to know (calmatters.org) Ballot Measures - League of Women Voters of California | Education Fund (cavotes.org)
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CA Prop 32 Increase the State's Minmum Wage to $18 per Hour
California 2024 ballot propositions - Ballotpedia Proposition Analysis (ca.gov) 2024 California ballot measures: What you need to know (calmatters.org) Ballot Measures - League of Women Voters of California | Education Fund (cavotes.org)
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CA Prop 6 Remove Involuntary Servitude as Punishment for Crime
California 2024 ballot propositions - Ballotpedia Proposition Analysis (ca.gov) 2024 California ballot measures: What you need to know (calmatters.org) Ballot Measures - League of Women Voters of California | Education Fund (cavotes.org)
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CA Prop 5 Lower Threshold to 55% for Local Bond Measures
California 2024 ballot propositions - Ballotpedia Proposition Analysis (ca.gov) 2024 California ballot measures: What you need to know (calmatters.org) Ballot Measures - League of Women Voters of California | Education Fund (cavotes.org)
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CA Prop 3 Right to Marry Repeal Prop 3
California 2024 ballot propositions - Ballotpedia Proposition Analysis (ca.gov) 2024 California ballot measures: What you need to know (calmatters.org) Ballot Measures - League of Women Voters of California | Education Fund (cavotes.org)
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CA Props 2, 4, and Local School Bonds
California 2024 ballot propositions - Ballotpedia Proposition Analysis (ca.gov) 2024 California ballot measures: What you need to know (calmatters.org) Ballot Measures - League of Women Voters of California | Education Fund (cavotes.org)
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Nicholas Dunlap - Fullerton City Council
Urooj talks with Nick Dunlap, City Council Member and current Mayor of Fullerton, about his achievements in office and his views on current issues facing the city. [email protected] Facebook Website
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Save Walk on Wilshire
Urooj speaks with Anjali Tapadia and James Kim about their efforts to organize the local Fullerton community to help save the Walk on Wilshire, a pedestrianized zone in Downtown Fullerton. Email: [email protected] Instagram Website Fullerton Observer Article
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Fred Jung- Fullerton City Council
Urooj talks with City Council Member and current Mayor Pro Tem, Fred Jung, about why he is running for reelection and his views on current issues facing the city of Fullerton. Website: https://www.fred4fullerton.com/ [email protected]
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Matt Truxaw - Fullerton City Council
Urooj talks with Matt Truxaw about why he wants to run for Fullerton City Council and his goals if elected. Website: https://www.matt4fullerton.com/
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Leonel Talavera - Fullerton School District Board of Trustees
Urooj talks with current Board of Trustee Leonel Talavera about his experience on the school board, why he is running again, and much more. Click the links below for his social media and website. Website Facebook Page Instagram
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James Cho - Fullerton School District Board of Trustees
Urooj talks with James Cho about why he is running to be on the Board of Trustees for the Fullerton School District, his professional experience in Washington D.C., and much more. Contact James at: [email protected] Visit his website at: https://www.jamesforfullerton.com/
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Hilda Sugarman - Fullerton School District Board of Trustees
Urooj interviews Fullerton School District Board of Trustees incumbent Hilda Sugarman in this episode. She is the vice president of the Board of Trustees and president of the nonprofit Fullerton Education Foundation. Her email is [email protected]
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How to Get Involved
In this episode, Urooj Naveed discusses how to get involved with your local government. She offers five easy steps to hep you increase your civic participation.
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What's on your ballot?
Jodi overviews the various issues, and measures on the November 5, 2024, Presidential Election. LAO.ca.gov Proposition Analysis (ca.gov) Easy Voter Guide: League of Women Voters of California California 2024 ballot propositions - Ballotpedia
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November 5, 2024 Presidential Election
"A Slice of Orange" is back for the November 5, 2024 Presidential Election! In our first episode of season 5, Jodi provides an overview of this election season. She also introduces our new cohost, Urooj Naveed.
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Election Results
Secretary of State Election Results: Election Night Results | 2024 Presidential Primary | California Secretary of State PDI Ballot Tracker: https://tableau.the-pdi.com/#/site/CampaignTools/views/2024PrimarylMainAVTracker/2024PrimaryElectionTracker-Overview Orange County: Current Election Results…
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Huntington Beach Ballot Measures
What happens when a ballot measure is against the law? We find out with a discussion about the Huntington Beach ballot measures with Lee Fink. Links: Measures on the Ballot | OC Vote Huntington Beach resident files suit in attempt to stop possible Voter ID requirement - Los Angeles Times...
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Cheyenne Hunt - Candidate House of Representatives CA District 45
The descendant of Syrian refugees, Cheyenne was raised by two generations of single mothers who fought to create their version of the American Dream. Cheyenne overcame generational obstacles to become the first in her family to graduate college, with dual degrees in political science and public...
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Kim Nguyen Penaloza - Candidate House of Representatives District 45
Kim Nguyen-Penaloza made history in 2016 as the first Latina and youngest person elected to the Garden Grove City Council at only the age of 25 and is now running for the 45th Congressional District. Kim is the daughter of a Mexican immigrant mother and Vietnamese refugee father and the first in...
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Professor Dan Jacobson - OC Superior Court Judicial Candidate
Jodi talks with Professor Dan Jacobson, Orange County Superior Court Judicial Candidate on the March 5, 2024, ballot. About Prof. Jacobson - Dan Jacobson for Judge 2024
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Allyson Muñiz Damikolas - Candidate House of Representatives CA District 40
Allyson Muñiz Damikolas is an engineer, mom of three, and Tustin school board trustee running for Congress in California’s 40th Congressional District. Rooted in California, her Mexican-American family has a strong military background; her father is a US Marine veteran and her grandfathers fought...
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Dr. Nancy Watkins Candidate OC Board of Education District 3
Dr. Nancy Watkins is a retired high school teacher and current associate professor of educational leadership at Cal State Fullerton. She is running for the Orange County Board of Education, Area 3, this March. NancyWatkins4oc.com Nancy Watkins - Home (nancywatkins4oc.com)
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Common Sense Party with Co-Founder Tom Campbell
Jodi talks with Tom Campbell, Co-Founder of the Common Sense Party of California. According to the Public Policy Institute of California's poll, 68% of Californians agree with the statement, "A third party is needed." and the Common Sense Party was created to be that alternative. Tom Campbell is…
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Superior Court Elections
There are three races for Orange County Superior Court Judge on the March 5th Ballot for Orange County Voters. What are we voting for and why are there so many former deputy district attorneys on the bench? #3 Jason Baez, Orange County Deputy District Attorney BAEZ FOR JUDGE Professor Dan…
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March 2024 Election
"A Slice of Orange" is back for the March 5, 2024 Election. For our first episode, Jodi gives an overview of what's on the ballot for Orange County voters. Get informed and engaged before you cast a ballot. Presidential Primary United States Senate Primary Congressional Primary California...
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November 2022 Election Analysis Part 2 with Lee Fink
We close out the November 2022 season covering election analyis with Lee Fink. Lee K. Fink is Chair of the Business Litigation Department for the Brower Law Group. In addition to his experience as a business, employment, and probate litigator, Lee has extensive experience is political law and...
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November 2022 Election Analysis Part 1 with Lee Fink
We close out the November 2022 season covering election analyis with Lee Fink. Lee K. Fink is Chair of the Business Litigation Department for the Brower Law Group. In addition to his experience as a business, employment, and probate litigator, Lee has extensive experience is political law and...
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Election Results... For Now – Featuring Jody Vallejo
In this episode of "A Slice of Orange" Dr. Jody Agius Vallejo and Jodi Balma cover the November 2022 Election results as of 11/11/2022 - what happened, what we know so far, and what we're waiting to find out. https://ocvote.gov/maps/index-test.php#33.6518/-117.7879/10/type=results...
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Slice of Orange - School Board Elections and Public Education - Dr. Jody
Summary: Jodi talks to Dr. Jody Agius Vallejo about school board elections, the charter schools in Orange County, and what it all means for our society and public education. Show Notes: https://dornsife.usc.edu/cf/faculty-and-staff/faculty.cfm?pid=1022709...
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Slice of Orange - November 2022 Election, Judicial Election
Summary: Jodi covers those judicial elections no one knows how to vote on -- retention elections for our appellate and Supreme Court justices. Beyond this election, she covers the history of how they got on the ballot, the one and only election where the voters removed justices from the bench,...
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More About David Dodson, Candidate for the Board of Equalization
Jodi and Greg Diamond, Orange Juice Blog discuss the Board of Equalization, District 4 race, and why we both endorse David Dodson over the incumbent. If you live in Orange County, Imperial County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, or San Diego County, this race is on your ballot....
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Fullerton City Council Candidates: Dr. Shana Charles District 3, Ahmad Zahra District 5
Jodi talks with two candidates for Fullerton City Council, Dr. Shana Charles, candidate for District 3 and Fullerton City Councilman Ahmad Zahra, running for re-election in District 5. They talk about what they've learned walking their districts, what they want to do if elected, and how to build...
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Michele Bell, Orange County Superior Court Judge Candidate
In this episode, Jodi revisits her May interview with Michele Bell. Michele Bell is a commissioner for the Orange County Superior Court, presiding on the Central Panel. Prior to her appointment, she worked for almost fourteen years as a deputy public defender with the Orange County Public...
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Ronald Baesler, What's at Stake in this Election?
Jodi talks with Ronald Baesler about what's at stake in this election, why it's important to be informed and vote for candidates who will protect democracy and uphold our elections. “The 2022 elections will determine the fate of our democracy. We are lucky that Southern California, including…
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Slice of Orange - Greg Diamond, OrangeJuice Blog
Jodi and Greg Diamond, Orange Juice Blog cover the November election, candidates, and what people need to know about local politics. Show Notes: Orange Juice Blog FULL Fall 2022 Roster of Races & Measures! | Orange Juice Blog Democratic Party Embargo of Dodson for Board of Equalization Support is...
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California Ballot Measures, Proposition 1 and Propositions 26-31 – November 2022 Election
Jodi does a deep dive on the California Ballot Measures - covering the Pros and Cons of each, and then giving her own opinion at the end of the episode. If you haven't listened to the Quick Review of the Ballot Measures, we encourage you to start with that episode from September 13, 2022....
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Michelle Bernier, November 2022 Election, La Habra City Council Candidate
Jodi talks with Michelle Bernier, Candidate for La Habra City Council. Show Notes: Home (michellebernier4lh.com) Sep 28, 2022 League of Women Voters Candidate Forum - La Habra, CA (swagit.com) Planning Commission | La Habra, CA - Official Website (lahabraca.gov) Project Overview | La Habra, CA -...
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Dr. Kathleen Treseder, Irvine City County Candidate
Jodi talks with Kathleen Treseder, Candidate for Irvine City Council, about climate change, fungi research, deforestation in Borneo, #MeToo UCI, and her experience as a political candidate. Dr. Kathleen Treseder is a UCI Professor, non-profit founder, justice advocate, community leader, and…
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David Dodson, November 2022 Election Board of Equalization District 4 Candidate
Jodi talks with David Dodson, candidate for Board of Equalization, District 4. A business graduate from the University of Arizona, David also attended San Diego State University. David's dad served as an Officer in the U.S. Army. David was born at Fort Knox Army Hospital. His uncle and...
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Carrie Buck, November 2022 Election, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Trustee
Jodi talks to PYLUSD Trustee Carrie Buck who is running for re-election this November. Board of Trustees President, Carrie Buck has served as a member of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Board of Education since 2010. She also serves as the Vice President of the Orange County...
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Lauren Klatzker, FJUHSD and Ruthi Hanchett, FHS: November 2022 Election and Fullerton School Board Candidates
On this episode of "A Slice of Orange" Jodi talks with two candidates for Fullerton School Boards: Lauren Klatzker, Fullerton Joint Union High School District Trustee (Area 4) and Ruthi Hanchett, Fullerton School District (Area 4) Lauren Klatzker has worked for over 18 years as an educator.…
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Stephanie Wade, City Council Candidate, Seal Beach
Stephanie Wade is a former Marine Infantry officer, environmental activist and educator who left her public school teaching career in January of 2017 to take a leading role in organizing Swing Left in Los Angeles and then, as the Director of Volunteers for the Cisneros for Congress Campaign, was…
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