Orange County’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to drop plans to purchase an industrial building site for the construction of a year-round homeless shelter, instead calling on Santa Ana city officials to choose a shuttered bus terminal as the new site.
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Posted inCosta Mesa, Garden Grove
Final Vote Tallies Give Nguyen and Righeimer Victories
Bao Nguyen bests incumbent Garden Grove mayor Bruce Broadwater by a mere 15 votes while Costa Mesa’s Jim Righeimer is re-elected by just 47 votes. Recounts could loom.
Posted inGarden Grove
Garden Grove Fire Chief’s Settlement Illegal, Say Experts
Former fire chief David Barlag threatened to sue the city of Garden Grove. The city council brokered a settlement behind closed doors that experts say was illegal.
Posted inGarden Grove
Bao Nguyen Takes the Lead in Garden Grove Mayor’s Race
Bao Nguyen has taken the lead in an ever-tightening Garden Grove mayoral race, which continued on Wednesday to fuel drama with Nguyen coming out seven votes ahead of incumbent Mayor Bruce Broadwater.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Report Shows a Majority of OC Adults Faced Childhood Adversity
Nearly 60 percent of all adults in the county experienced childhood trauma that can lead to serious health conditions.
Posted inGarden Grove
Neck-and-Neck Race Threatens Longtime Garden Grove Mayor
Six-term Mayor Bruce Broadwater is facing the toughest and closest re-election contest in his 22 years of public office, with the latest count showing his lead has dwindled to just 26 votes.
Posted inGarden Grove
Just 38 Votes Separating Candidates in Garden Grove Mayoral Race
Incumbent mayor Bruce Broadwater is barely ahead of his opponent Bao Nguyen in the city’s closest mayoral election in recent years.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
FPPC to Fine Former CalOptima Exec
Dr. Clayton Chau, former head of the health plan’s behavioral health department, will be fined $2,000 for failing to report drug company speaking fees.
Posted inGarden Grove
Resigned Garden Grove Fire Chief Still on City Payroll
Before resigning under pressure in September after a vote of no confidence, Garden Grove’s former fire chief David Barlag negotiated a deal where he gets to stay on the city payroll for two more years at full salary, records show.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Asian Americans Give New Face to County GOP
Once known as a bastion of white establishment conservatives, Orange County’s Republican Party says there’s a new face to the GOP: Asian American women.
