“Morals and values are taught at home,” Barbara George told The Epoch Times. George, a business owner and mother of five running for the Newport Mesa Unified School District Area 4 in the Nov. 8 election, said schools need to concentrate on teaching students skills—like language arts, arithmetic, science, and history—that will help them thrive…
Barbara George Wants to Bring Top Notch Education to Newport-Mesa
Irvine School Board Candidate Marlene Bronson Wants to Be a Voice for Parents
Marlene Bronson, a candidate for the Irvine Unified School Board in the upcoming Nov. 8 election, said she felt prompted by her faith to run for the board because she believes in “being a voice for children and parents.” Bronson, a mother of two adult children, describes herself as a business owner, former homeschooling educator,…
Notary Runs for Newport-Mesa School Board
Small business owner and tax preparer, Vicky Rodriguez is running for the Newport-Mesa School Board Area 7 trustee seat in the upcoming Nov. 8 election, against incumbent trustee Ashely Anderson and parent Kristen Seaburn. “I want to serve as your trustee to build a bridge of communication between parents and the district to address the…
Ashley Anderson Seeks Re-election to Newport-Mesa School Board
Incumbent trustee representing Area 7, Ashley Anderson, is seeking to be re-elected Nov. 8 to the Newport-Mesa Unified School Board. Anderson is running for re-election because “there are several more topics that I would like to address as a trustee,” she told The Epoch Times. (Courtesy of Ashley Anderson) Prior to her election to the…
Capistrano Unified President, Candidate Runs to Help District Recover From Pandemic
Judy Bullockus, who has served for five years on the Capistrano Unified School Board, is running for her seat in the Nov. 8 election. Bullockus was appointed by the board in 2017 to fill the vacant Trustee Area 7 seat and won another four-year term by default due to lack of opposition in 2018. As…
Finance Commissioner Runs for City Council to Grow Reserves, Preserve Irvine’s Master Plan
Irvine finance commissioner John Park is running for city council in the Nov. 8 election to maintain what he calls the city’s “unique village” culture. “I want people to hold me accountable,” Park told The Epoch Times. Park said public safety will always be his top priority, if elected. He likened public safety to that…
Costa Mesa City Council Candidate Runs to End Partisan Politics
After serving six years on Costa Mesa’s planning commission with two years as its chair, Robert Dickson, a senior paralegal with an emphasis in environment and land issues at the law firm Latham & Watkins thought his time with city service was over. But he decided to run for the Costa Mesa City Council in…
Capistrano School Board Candidate Campaigns to Bring Parents-First Perspective
Businessman Jim Glantz’s name will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot for Capistrano Unified School District Trustee Area 4, after he received many requests from parents to run for the seat. “I’ve been wanting to help kids and my community for a long time,” Glantz told The Epoch Times. Jim Glantz, Capistrano Unified School District…
Orange County’s Sen. Pat Bates Runs for Supervisor
Sen. Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel), who is terming out this year, is running for Orange County supervisor in the Nov. 8 election to be a “significant voice” for District 5 residents. Bates, who previously served as a county supervisor for seven years, said her understanding of how state issues impact local government will help her…
Local Activist Runs for Costa Mesa City Council
Voters in Costa Mesa, in 2016, approved by nearly 70 percent Measure Y, requiring a public vote for certain development projects exceeding criteria related to traffic, square footage, and number of units. Jorge Miron, a local activist and unit coordinator at UCI medical center, remembers being at the city council advocating for the measure’s approval….
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