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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Latest Results Show Democrats Continuing to Gain Ground in Key OC Races
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Three days after the election, there are still more than 366,000 ballots estimated left to count, and the ongoing trend continued to benefit Democrats. Here are the latest counts as of 5 p.m. Friday.
Orange County District Attorney
Spitzer, Leading in DA Results, Starts Laying Out Plans for Prosecutor’s Office
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Spitzer said he plans to step up prosecutions of hate crimes, will meet regularly with communities that feel they’re treated unfairly by law enforcement, will not evaluate prosecutors based on conviction rates, and will hold police officers and prosecutors accountable.
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Track the Latest Results in Key Orange County Races
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Two days after the election, there are still an estimated 400,365 uncounted ballots countywide, with no way of telling which close races those votes will affect. Here are the latest counts as of 5 p.m. Thursday.
Arts Previews
Two O.C. Producers Bring Nancy and Ronnie Back to Life – in a Musical
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PREVIEW: The Reagan’s late-1940s romance is the subject of ‘In a Booth at Chasen’s,’ opening this week.
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On OC: Wrapping up a Purple Shaded Election Day in OC
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Chapman University Political Science professors Mike Moodian and Fred Smoller talk about the unprecedented voter turnout and election results from across Orange County, noting the end of OC GOP dominance and the advent of a more competitive political landscape.
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49th Congressional District Democrat Levin With 7-point Lead Over Republican Harkey
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Democratic Congressional candidate Mike Levin held 53.5 percent of the vote over Republican Diane Harkey’s 46.5 percent in the 48th district race, according to the updated ballot count released Wednesday evening.
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Democrat Rouda Increased Lead Over Longtime Rep. Rohrabacher
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Democratic challenger Harley Rouda was virtually tied with nearly 30-year Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Costa Mesa), after Rouda’s small lead slightly increased to two points, or 3,602 votes, according to Wednesday’s updated count.
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Too Close to Call Races in the 39th and 45th Congressional Districts
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In the 45th Congressional District, Republican Rep. Mimi Walters has a 3.2 point lead over Democrat and attorney Katie Porter. In the 39th Congressional District, Republican former state Assemblywoman Young Kim leads by 8.4 percent over Democrat and philanthropist Gil Cisneros. There are still 418,600 estimated votes left to count countywide.
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The Latest on the Anaheim and Santa Ana Election Counts
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An update of ballot counts Wednesday evening showed Anaheim and Santa Ana candidates retaining the leads they had in election night counts. At least 40 percent of ballots are still left to count across Orange County, which could take weeks to finish counting.
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Spitzer Declares Victory in DA Run; At Least 40 Percent of Vote Left to Count
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Spitzer was up by 5.8 percentage points in the latest ballot count. There was no word of a concession by his opponent, incumbent DA Tony Rackauckas.
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Donald Barnes to Succeed Sandra Hutchens As Orange County Sheriff
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Barnes, who has so far received 57 percent of votes to 43 percent for his opponent, Duke Nguyen, declared victory Wednesday afternoon. The Registrar of Voters still has 418,600 votes to count.