Ed Royce defeats challenger
Men’s soccer faces CSUN
Incumbent Congressman retains seat, winning race by a wide margin
The Titans head to Northridge with their season hanging in the balance
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Wednesday November 5, 2014
Volume 96 Issue 37
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Voters OK Props 1, 2, 47
Chaffee, Sebourn retain seats JAMIE CORPUZ Daily Titan Mayor Doug Chaffee and Councilman Greg Sebourn beat out five other candidates in elections for Fullerton City Council. Chaffee led Tuesday night by 5 percentage points over second place candidate Sebourn, and by more than seven points over the third place candidate Larry Bennett. Sebourn led over Bennet by 2 percentage points. The other four candidates Jane Rands, Sean Paden, Rick Alvarez and Bill Chaffee trailed behind the three leaders. Rands, the closest in the race, was behind Bennett by over six points. Sebourn plans to continue his focus on the Fullerton police force, he said. “One of the big things that got me interested in running for office was originally the infrastructure, just dealing with it and then later on it was issues within our police department,” Sebourn said. Mayor Chaffee and Mayor Pro-Tem Sebourn were both elected to city council in 2012 during the recall election that expelled Pat McKinley, Don Bankhead and F. Richard Jones in the aftermath of the Kelly Thomas beating. Chaffee has enjoyed the support of recently ousted assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, The Fullerton Observer and the Fullerton Police Officers’ Association. Beyond his mayoral duties, he has practiced law as a business attorney for nearly 40 years. With almost all precincts reporting, Chaffee held 25.8 percent of the votes, Sebourn had 20.1 percent and Bennett garnered 18.2 percent. Rudy Chinchilla contributed to this report.
Propositions will provide funds for water bond, rainy day fund and reduce drug offenses
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Young Kim reacts to news that she is ahead in the race during her election party in the Coyote Hills Country Club late Tuesday night. Kim defeated incumbent Sharon Quirk-Silva by 13 points in a key race for the state Assembly.
Kim takes 65th
Republican challenger defeats first-term incumbent in race for state Assembly district which encompasses campus
ROSELYNNE REYES Daily Titan Republican Young Kim defeated Democratic incumbent Sharon Quirk-Silva by over 13 percentage points to take the 65th District in a competitive race for the California Assembly seat, according to firstday results. The race was a pivotal one for the Democrats, as a victory for Kim meant a loss of the supermajority in the state Assembly. Before the midterm election, there were 55 Democrats sitting on the assembly, meaning they had the ability to bring in the 54 votes needed to override any bill without support from Republicans sitting on the assembly. Republicans only needed to gain two seats in this election to break that supermajority. With Kim in the 65th District’s seat, the state GOP is one seat closer to breaking the Democratic majority. The 65th District includes parts of Anaheim, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, Garden Grove, La Palma and Stanton. Although traditionally Republican, the district was redrawn in 2011 following the passage of Proposition 20, which called for redistricting for the State Senate and Assembly. Now the 65th is one of the most competitive assembly districts in
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Sharon Quirk-Silva reacts to her defeat to Kim Tuesday.
Results Young Kim Sharon Quirk-Silva
56.1% 43.9% WITH 93 PERCENT OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
California, with 36 percent of residents Democrat, 36 percent Republican and 24 percent with no party preference. Another 4 percent fall in the “other” category. Kim won the June primary, taking 54.7 percent of the votes to Quirk-Silva’s 45.3 percent. However, the race became more competitive, attracting donations and
media attention from all over the state. The assemblywoman-elect formerly served under U.S. Representative Ed Royce as director of Community Relations and Asian Affairs. Kim is also a financial analyst and controller. SEE KIM
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Dia de los Muertos returns to campus ALEXANDER DOMINGUEZ Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton student organization M.E.Ch.A., hosted their 21st annual Dia de los Muertos event Tuesday. The event lasted all day, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the Quad. Students who participated were treated to free food, music, vendors and activities such as face painting and sugar skull decorating. “This event is to celebrate those who have passed and also to honor,” said Rubi Medina, a fifth year math major. “It also gives us a chance to kind of reflect and not look at death as something negative, more as something to kind of cherish and remember.” Janet Hernandez, a third year business major, said Dia de los Muertos gives the living an opportunity to talk about the dead when there might not be another time or place to do so.
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“We preserve and promote the Mexican culture through Mexican folk dance,” said Alex Alegria, a fifth year Spanish major who was one of the performers. Traditional altars were present around the activities, where students could pay homage to loved ones who have passed away. “We’re actually having a competition,” said senior art and history major Analia Cabral. “Whoever has the most original or most interesting altars, they get to win a prize.” Some of these altars highlighted specific cases including the victims of the attacks on women in Juarez, the Palestinians enduring genocide in the Middle East, police brutality and those in the undocumented citizen and LGBT communities who faced acts of hate. “We’re highlighting different aspects politically and culturally of people who have passed away and current things that are
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Children decorate sugar skulls at M.E.Ch.A.’s 21st annual Dia de los Muertos celebration Tuesday. The event also offered free food, music, face painting and performances by Ballet Folklorico de CSUF.
going on,” Cabral said. The event attracted a large and diverse amount of students, including some who joined in on the festivities and others who found themselves there out of curiosity. “We’ve gotten a lot of people coming by, asking
questions and (who are) excited about everything,” Hernandez said. Cabral said the event saw more student participation than in the last few years. Those who were volunteering expressed that the Dia de los Muertos holiday meant a lot to them, due to
its cultural significance. “As Mexicans, we are very close to each other as far as family,” Alegria said . “Whenever a member of a family passes away, we like to keep that tradition of being close to them. So we commemorate our beloved ones on this special day.”
California voters approved propositions providing for a $7.12 billion water bond, an amendment to the state constitution regulating state debt and a sentence reduction for nonviolent drug offenders Tuesday, while denying three other propositions, according to election-night results. The six California propositions were split in half, with Propositions 1, 2 and 47 passing and Propositions 45, 46 and 48 shot down. Local voters also approved Measures I and J, which provide bonds to area high schools and colleges. Voters also approved Measure E, which establishes an ethics commission to enforce Orange County campaign finance rules. Both Propositions 1 and 2 were approved in landslide decisions. Proposition 1 authorizes $7.12 billion in funding, which includes improving water quality, water supply projects, treatment and storage projects and water recycling. Out of all of the California propositions that passed, Proposition 1 requires the most amount of revenue. As of late Tuesday, with 35 percent of precincts reporting, 67.5 percent of voters approved Proposition 1. It is the first water-related proposition since 2006. Proposition 84 passed in 2006 and approved $5.4 million to fund water projects. Proposition 2, known as the rainy-day fund budget, will stabilize the California budget. This proposition will change the way Californians pay back their debt. It was approved by 70.2 percent of voters. With the passing of this proposition, existing state debts will most likely be paid off faster and there will be new rules for the state budget reserves and a Public School System Stabilization Account will be created. Proposition 47 was approved by 58 percent of voters. With the passing of this proposition, penalties for non-serious and nonviolent property and drug crimes will be reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor. This proposition, also known as the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Initiative, will create the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools fund and would direct the money to K-12 schools. The measure would require misdemeanor sentencing instead of felony charges for the following shoplifting offences under $950: grand theft, receiving stolen property, forgery, fraud, writing bad checks and the use of most illegal drugs. SEE MEASURES
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