Two years after Democrat Sharon Quirk-Silva pulled a major upset in the 65th Assembly District, Young Kim has taken the seat back for the Republicans.
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Posted inWestminster
Garden Grove Mayor Leading By Slim Margin
Incumbent Garden Grove Mayor Bruce Broadwater won a sixth term by 1.7 points, surviving a year of controversy about his son’s hiring as a firefighter.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
State Parties Pour Millions Into 65th Assembly Race
Both sides are spending heavily in a local election that could determine whether Democrats keep a supermajority in the state Assembly.
Posted inGovernment, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Steel’s Fundraising Far Outpaces Others in Supervisor Races
Michelle Steel’s statewide profile has helped her to a huge advantage over Allan Mansoor. Meanwhile, Robert Ming and Lisa Bartlett are about even in their race.
Posted inGarden Grove
Watchdog Calls Out Garden Grove for Withholding Records
Mayor Bruce Broadwater responded to Californians Aware demand by saying a record isn’t public “until the mayor reads it.”
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
OC Health Officials: Ebola Risk “Nonexistent”
OC Supervisors want to know what the county is doing to prepare for the unlikely day that Ebola fever arrives.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
Feds To Lift Enrollment Freeze on CalOptima Program
New patients can start enrolling Nov. 1 as agency responds to audit that found widespread and systemic problems.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Vanguard University Withdraws County Tuition Deal
The evangelical Christian school Vanguard University has withdrawn a reduced tuition deal with the County of Orange after an employee filed a complaint alleging the partnership violates the county’s nondiscrimination policy.
Posted inCorrections, Countywide, Top Stories
Six Nguyen Donors Admitted to Political Money Laundering
Donors to Supervisor Janet Nguyen admitted to investigators that they received reimbursements for campaign contributions, according to court documents filed by the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Little Saigon Political Pioneer at Center of Money Laundering Investigation
At the center of subpoenas for the phone and bank records of 11 contributors to county Supervisor and State Senate candidate Janet Nguyen is former Westminster city councilman Tony Lam, a veteran of Little Saigon politics and one of Nguyen’s key political allies.
