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Correction Regarding Robert Bisno's Influence on Santa Ana Politics

Posted by Gustavo Arellano in Notes from the Banana Republic

January 28, 2008 10:34 PM

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11807381248.jpgWe must apologize for two huge errors we made in our recent post regarding developer Robert Bisno's campaign contribution love affair with SanTana councilmember Claudia Alvarez. We had reported that Bisno and his friends contributed $36,300 to her failed 2006 Assembly race, but we were grossly off. The real figure is $42,900--just Google Bisno with the names Transaction, EMG Properties, Hammerstein, and Andrew Tapper and mix 'n' match on this website. And Bisno didn't donate $20,000 to SanTana's Measure D, which would allow Alvarez to run for a third term--as Orange Juice! reported yesterday, the figure is actually $40,000. So the total Bisno has raised for Alvarez in the past two elections affecting her isn't $106,300; it's $132,900. Our sincerest apologies to Bisno and Alvarez for the error.

 

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  1. Anonymous says:
    January 29, 2008 10:15

    The Yes on Measure D ballot argument states: "DON’T BE FOOLED BY THE DEVELOPERS."

    I agree! Vote No on Measure D and don't be fooled by the developers.

  2. redperergine says:
    January 30, 2008 06:50

    The Times website has an article today about this. No mention of The Weekly.

  3. Gustavo Arellano says:
    January 30, 2008 09:56

    No big surprise there, Red--nor am I shocked that Jubal over at OC Blog didn't link up to my coverage before, yet included both the Times and Register stories in his morning roundup. For someone who rails against the MSM so much, he sure loves to cite it as much as possible, ¿qué no?

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