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Orange County’s congressional elections are expected to remain competitive throughout the year, with freshman Congressional Democrats lining up against a host of Republican challengers in the upcoming March 3 primary.
A federal judge warns Costa Mesa and Orange County officials on Monday that they face “an uphill battle” in their fight to block state and federal agencies from sending California Coronavirus patients to Fairview Developmental Center to sit out the virus.
Here’s a rundown of the races up for a decision by Orange County voters.
Orange County’s 420,000 registered No Party Preference voters are crucial to the 2020 elections because their share of the electorate has nearly doubled in the last 20 years, while Republicans have been bleeding numbers and Democrats made modest increases.
REVIEW: The virtuoso pianist offers an unusual program and appears flustered by audience behavior.
Thousands of people flocked to Santa Ana to hear the Democratic presidential candidate take aim at the establishment and President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Sanders told reporters he feared California’s No Party Preference voters – in a key national battleground like Orange County – would be restricted from voting for him.
Voice of OC invited its exclusive Ambassadors donor group this week to watch a live recording of a politics podcast discussion.
Chance Theater unveils a staged reading of a newly-revised country music show by writer, musician and songwriter Joanna Garner, the company’s 2018 resident playwright.
Survey finds Orange County’s most transparent cities online include Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Irvine, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, Orange, Placentia, San Clemente, Santa Ana, Tustin, Westminster and Yorba Linda. Least transparent cities include Aliso Viejo, Buena Park, Fountain Valley, La Habra, La Palma, Laguna Hills, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Juan Capistrano, Stanton, Villa Park, Cypress and Laguna Woods.
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said Wednesday he was informed four months into his administration about a decision days after he was sworn in to not file charges against a sheriff’s deputy found to have made 74 false reports about evidence booking.
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr. recently interviewed Orange County Democratic Party Chair Ada Briceño just ahead of the March 2020 primary. Voice of OC will interview Orange County Republican Party Chair Fred Whitaker.