Experts: It’s Rohrabacher in November Against One of Three Top Challengers
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Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Costa Mesa) and either Republican Scott Baugh or one of two Democrats are likely to advance past the June 5 primary, local election experts say.
Orange County Sheriff
Three Law Enforcement Veterans Compete for Orange County Sheriff
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Undersheriff Don Barnes, Aliso Viejo Mayor Dave Harrington and Los Angeles District Attorney detective Duke Nguyen are all vying for the Sheriff’s seat on June 5.
Orange County Sheriffs Department
DA: Jail Inmate Killed by Cellmate Who Previously Confessed to Murder
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In the days leading up to Danny Pham’s death, jail staff placed him with a man who police say confessed about two months earlier to murdering a homeless man.
Norberto Santana, Jr. columns
Santana: Performance Auditing Offers a Real Look Under The Public Sector Hood
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As Orange County Fair Board members consider a Performance Auditor to look under the hood, Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr. offers a review of how the revolutionary – now virtually extinct – auditing approach worked at the County of Orange and it’s potential use on a state property.
Housing & Homelessness
Dozens of Mentally Ill Homeless People May Leave County Treatment Motel
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Homeless people staying at a motel, which the county is leasing as a mental health treatment facility, expressed confusion and uncertainty about what would happen next.
On OC
On OC: Who Does The OC Fairgrounds Serve?
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A brewing controversy over removing horses and community equestrian stables from the state fairgrounds in Costa Mesa has awoken a decades-old argument over just who the fairgrounds serves; the community or the fair industry?
district elections
Santa Ana Halts City Council Redistricting, Points to New Lawsuit
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The suit seeks to ban the city from holding any more at-large elections for City Council members, and require the city to adopt “fairly constituted districts” that don’t dilute Asian American voting power.
45th congressional district
Which Democrat Will Challenge GOP Rep. Mimi Walters in November?
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The 45th Congressional District likely will see Rep. Mimi Walters (R-Irvine) face off against a Democrat in the November general election because she’s the only Republican running in the June 5 primary against four Democrats and one no party preference candidate.
veterans cemetery
Irvine Voters to Decide Future of Orange County Veterans Cemetery
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Voters June 5 could give Orange County its first veterans cemetery but in the political infighting leading up to the election, some veterans fear people have lost sight of who the cemetery is about—veterans.
Housing & Homelessness
Riverside Ends Homelessness for Veterans
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It is the only city in California to end homelessness for veterans and one of 62 communities in 32 states to do so.