All's Quiet?

I must say.

You can already tell that the Daily Pilot is hurting.

2 years ago, with the 2006 Newport Beach elections, the room was abuzz. Between the Six (yes count'em 6) City Council Seats up for election, the General Plan and Greenlight II on the ballot.

This year?

We've learned more about Huntington Beach Mayor Debbie Cook than any Newport Beach oriented election politics, lawsuits withstanding.

Costa Mesa is getting great (ok...decent) coverage (here, here and here).

What does Newport Beach get? A Surfer running against Steve Rosansky in the 2nd?

and an article from three weeks ago about Dolores Otting running?

That's great, but where's the follow up? How much have people raised? Where's the followup on Jorge Lopez and Ivan Moad?

Where's SJ Cahn and Alicia Robinson when you need them...?

Anyway, I was curious about it, so must all of you.

We'll start with how much our "Interested" Parties in this forgotten, yet wonderful, City of Newport Beach has raised from January 1 through June 30, 2008.

Councilman Michael Henn - Raised no money, spent almost $500, still owes himself $17,500.00 from his 2006 run.

Councilman Steve Rosansky - is GOING to face a challenger in the fall. Raised no money, spent $72, has $113.75 in the bank. But he's a good fundraiser, so should have some dough later on.

Lame Duck Don Webb - Getting termed out in 2 years. Doesn't need to even bother...raising money that is...

Mayor Pro-Tem Leslie Daigle - Getting ready for her Assem..., I mean City Council race in 2010? Raised no money, spent $261.70, and...get this...STILL OWES DAVID ELLIS/DELTA PARTNERS $5000 FROM HER 2006 CITY COUNCIL RUN.

Mayor Ed Selich - With no name on the horizon to challenge him in 2008, raised no money, spent $850.00, still has almost $6,000.00 in the bank from his 2006 run. Should a "Real" challenger pop up, he'll raise big Leslie Daigle/Mike Henn type dollars in no time.

Councilwoman Nancy Gardner - Nothing raised, $26 spent, still owes herself $10k plus from 2006.

Councilman Keith Curry - With a challenger in the 7th District, Keith has raised almost $38k, spent $8700, and has a bit more than $30k in the bank, although he still owes himself $17k from his previous election in 2006. The names who contributed are the expected names to see on his contribution report.

Council Candidate Dolores Otting - Raised $4367.00, spent $218.10, and has $4148.90 in the bank. Long ways to go, but Dolores knows lots of people and let's see how open their checkbooks become.

Newport Beach Fire Union - I guess they are gearing up to support their Union candidates...raised almost $10k, spent $1186.00, but they have $31310.49 in the bank. Prepared for heavy lifting. Is there another Fire Union contract coming up?

What does this all mean?

Nothing really...perhaps that's why the Daily Pilot hasn't blinked twice at Newport Beach.

What stands out to me so far?

• Mayor Pro-Tem Daigle still owes David Ellis money for 2006.

• The Fire Union has more money in the bank than Councilman Keith Curry.

More to come, I'm sure.