I've been a busy beaver 🦫 building the site, but that's nothing next to the campaigns. So. Many. Mailers. 📬 Forums, canvassing, glad-handing, baby-kissing. Only eleven days to go.
Want to ignore the mailers without ignoring the election? Here's a pattern worth knowing.
Every contested Torrance race has the same two alliances in the filings: OC real-estate PACs on one side, Torrance public-safety unions on the other. The split isn't subtle.
Worth keeping in mind, as whoever takes office will know who spent to get them there.
What's new on the site this month
🗳️Where they stand. Every candidate's record on Torrance-specific issues: El Camino Village annexation, the Pride proclamation, Friendship Cities, the Metro extension, and more.
🚨Party signals. Donor-coalition charts that reveal partisan alignment in Torrance's nonpartisan races.
💰Money findings on every race page. Donor geography, shared donors across races, industry concentration, and the outside-PAC spending you just saw.
🔗Share buttons on every section and chart. Built for forwarding the exact finding that matters, not just the whole page.
What's next
The last big batch of pre-election filings lands this week. A few candidates hadn't filed as of yesterday. I'll send a follow-up once those are in.
One ask 🙏
We can all think of three neighbors who usually skip off-cycle elections. Forward this to them. A forward from someone they trust beats any mailer in their box.
See you at the polls, Aaron Altamura
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