At the end of the council meeting Tuesday, Mayor Ed Selich closed the proceedings by dedicating it to local activist Phil Arst, who died last week. Selich had some kind words to say about the man who started the community organization Greenlight and spearheaded the initiative by the same name.
Selich also read some words about Arst from the Daily Pilot obituary to end the meeting.
Tran joins law firm
As if he isn’t busy enough, Assemblyman Van Tran has taken a new position with the law firm Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. to be the “as of counsel.” In this role, Tran will be the point person in building relationships with the representatives of the numerous Asian and Pacific Islander communities in California.
Tran has a background working at law firms, prior to his California State Assembly Service. He was a managing partner at a Westminster law firm before being elected, and he graduated from UCI with a bachelor’s degree in political science before attending law school at the Hamline University School of Law in Minnesota.
POLL: YOUNG CAN DO IT
An internal poll from Democrat Steve Young’s campaign is claiming the challenger has a shot in November of taking down incumbent Republican Rep. John Campbell.
The poll that Young commissioned showed that when respondents were first asked whom they would vote for, Campbell took a lead of 46% to 32%. But the tides changed.
When respondents were briefed on issues and later asked whom they would support, Young came out the victor, 43% to 37%.
The poll sampled 400 voters in South Orange County, with 47% Republicans and a margin of error at 5%, according to Young.
Young’s campaign is using the poll for fundraising.
