Complaints Filed Against Irvine Puppeteer Larry Agran’s Hometown Voter Guide
Those of you who have done any political work in Orange County are well-aware of former presidential candidate/Dark Lord Larry Agran and his fiefdom of Irvine. Well, I just received this releaseaddressed to the county’s major media contacts:
November 1, 20006 CORRUPTION ALLEGED IN IRVINE CITY COUNCIL RACES
Campaign watch-dog, Brad Mailly, today has filed a complaint with the California Fair Political Practices Commission and the Orange County District Attorney alleging that Irvine Mayor Beth Krom, Irvine City Councilmember Sukhee Kang and council candidate Mary Ann Gaido received unreported campaign contributions in excess of Irvine’s $390 contribution limit. The complaint alleges that over $153,000 has been funneled from billionaire Anne Getty Earhart and other enterprises doing business with the city to Hometown Voter Guide, a slate mailer organization, ostensibly as payments for advertising to support Measure M in its slate mailers. As indicated by its campaign statements filed with the Registrar of Voters, Hometown Voter Guide is not a committee under California law, has not received any contributions… Read More