John O’Neill, Thu-Ha Nguyen, Stephanie Klopfenstein, and Kim Nguyen will serve on the next Garden Grove City Council. Councilman Steve Jones will be the next mayor.
Monthly Archives: November 2016
Correa Beats Nguyen in Race for Sanchez’s U.S. House Seat
Lou Correa Tuesday easily won his battle against Garden Grove Mayor Bao Nguyen for the congressional seat vacated by Rep. Loretta Sanchez.
Trump Takes Presidency, But Clinton Takes OC
Hillary Clinton’s surprise loss to President-elect Donald Trump Tuesday was matched by her equally surprising win in Orange County, the first time in 80 years a Democratic presidential candidate has captured a majority of the county’s votes.
Quirk-Silva Leads in 65th Assembly Race
With all precincts reporting, Democrat Sharon Quirk-Silva holds a narrow lead over incumbent Young Kim in the 65th Assembly District, according to the Orange County Registrar of Voters.
Sanchez Is Trounced in Bid for U.S. Senate Seat
With more than 65 percent of precincts reporting as of early Wednesday morning, state Attorney General Kamala Harris led Orange County Rep. Loretta Sanchez 63.6 percent of the vote to 36.4 percent.
District Elections Ballot Measure Wins in Fullerton
Fullerton voters have decided it’s time to have district elections in their city, as the ballot measure advocating the new electoral system won with 53 percent of the vote.
Westminster Decisively Re-Elects Mayor; Sales Tax Increase Sails Through
Westminster voters approved a hotly contested one-cent sales tax increase Tuesday night, with 60.7 percent of voters approving the measure, according to the Orange County Registrar of Voters.
Issa Takes Lead in 49th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Darrell Issa leads Democratic challenger Doug Applegate in early returns in the 49th Congressional District race, according to the Secretary of State’s election count.
Scenes From Election Day
It finally came. After months and months of rhetoric, speculation and an endless stream of attack mailers, Election Day arrived on a sunny Tuesday in Orange County.
Aleman and Chavez: Millennials Can Be The Difference
Millennials are poised to move our country forward. It starts at the local level and in the voting booth.

