On OC: New DA Spitzer Outlines Future
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Incoming DA Todd Spitzer outlines his plans as he prepares to become Orange County’s top law enforcement official in January.
Housing & Homelessness
Santa Ana Opens New Interim 200-Bed Homeless Shelter
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Santa Ana Thursday unveiled its new 200-bed interim homeless shelter, dubbed The Link, that has beds for single men and women, limited beds for couples and space for families.
Arts & Culture
Preparation Meets Passion as the Dover Quartet Prepares to Play at Samueli
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PREVIEW: Cellist Camden Shaw waxes poetic about Beethoven, Bates, and the preparation it takes to play together.
2018 elections
Democrat Gil Cisneros Pulls Ahead of Republican Young Kim in 39th Congressional District
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If the ongoing trend holds, Republicans will lose all four OC seats they hold now and Democrats will represent all seven of Orange County’s Congressional seats. Here are the latest counts as of 5 p.m. Thursday.
Arts & Culture
Sara Bareilles’ Songs and Some Solid Performances Save ‘Waitress’
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REVIEW: If you can endure the clichés, this routine adaptation of the 2007 film contains just enough memorable moments, thanks to a talented songwriter.
2018 elections
Latest OC Election Results (Nov. 14): Kim Hangs Onto Small Lead in Key Congressional District
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Republican Young Kim was virtually tied with Democratic candidate Gil Cisneros in the 39th Congressional District, while the three other Republican-held Congressional districts were on track to flip blue. Here are the latest counts as of 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Arts & Culture
‘The Idle Hour’ Encapsulates Leisure at Casa Romantica
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REVIEW: The connection between rarely seen paintings by accomplished artists and the beautiful seaside space makes for a pleasant stroll through California Impressionism.
2018 elections
Latest OC Election Results (Nov. 13): Democrat Pulls Ahead in Key House Race; DA Preps Handoff to Spitzer
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Democrat Katie Porter pulled ahead of Republican Congresswoman Mimi Walters, and DA Tony Rackauckas announced his office will be transitioning to Spitzer’s administration over the next few weeks. Here are the latest counts as of 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Arts & Culture
Living Composers Reign During Choral Arts Initiative Concert
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REVIEW: The concert was filled with music that was “well blended and balanced, alertly rhythmic and gracefully lyrical.”
2018 elections
The Latest Results in Key OC Races (Monday After Election Day)
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Six days after the 2018 general election, with about 72 percent of all estimated ballots have been counted, as election officials report out the latest counts. Here are the latest counts as of 5 p.m. Monday.
Veterans
Orange County Honors Veterans at Heroes Hall
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Orange County residents gathered Saturday, Nov. 10, to honor veterans at the Heroes Hall in Costa Mesa and to celebrate the Marine Corps 243rd birthday.
Homepage Top Story
Santana: Veterans Make Elections Possible
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As we come out of the election season, and go into another month of tight, tense counts at the local registrar of voters office, Veterans Day offers a chance to stop and reflect on our freedoms as well as those who have sacrificed to ensure our way of life. Today, Orange County’s state fairgrounds in Costa Mesa hosts the annual commemoration where people can visit the Hero’s Hall museum as well as the walk of honor featuring plaques that tell the stories of more than three-dozen war heroes from Orange County.
2018 elections
The Latest Results in Key OC Races (Saturday After Election Day)
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Four days after the election, there are still more than 329,000 ballots estimated left to count, and the ongoing trend continued to benefit Democrats. Here are the latest counts as of 5 p.m. Saturday.
2018 elections
Rouda Declares Victory Against Rohrabacher in 48th Congressional District
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Democrat candidate Harley Rouda was leading the incumbent Republican by 4 percentage points in the latest count Saturday evening, with an estimated 69 percent of the ballots counted.