State Fair Political Practices Commission is investigating former Westminster city councilman Tony Lam and 10 others for political money laundering of campaign contributions to Supervisor Janet Nguyen.
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Posted inGarden Grove
Hiring Mayor’s Son Was ‘Final Straw’ for Garden Grove Firefighters
Fed up firefighters said series of problems with former fire chief culminated in hiring of the mayor’s son.
Posted inGarden Grove
Garden Grove Delays Release of Fire Dept. Investigation Report
While Garden Grove officials admit an audit on the fire dept is a public record, they are delaying it’s release until the fire union receives it.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Registrar of Voters Invalidates Recall Petition Against Nguyen
An attempt by a former election opponent to recall first district Supervisor Janet Nguyen was invalidated last week by the county Registrar of Voters, citing a failure to personally serve Nguyen with petition papers.
Posted inGarden Grove
Garden Grove City Manager Takes Over Fire Department
City officials are declining to answer questions about the department’s transition. When approached at his office Tuesday afternoon, City Manager Matthew Fertal drummed his fingers on a table before turning around and walking away from a reporter.
Posted inGarden Grove
Garden Grove Council Considering New Billboard for 22 Freeway
Media giant Clear Channel is proposing a new electronic billboard along the well-traveled road.
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Nine Candidates Crowd Garden Grove City Council Race
Seven of nine candidates in the crowded Garden Grove city council race pitched their campaign priorities at a forum hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Monday evening.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories, Transportation, Westminster
Hoover Street Clean Up Plan OK’d in Westminster
The City Council voted to immediately clean and maintain a two-mile stretch of the distressed street.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Supervisors Respond to Vanguard Discrimination Complaint
Supervisors responded Tuesday to an internal complaint by a county employee which alleges a partnership with the evangelical Christian school Vanguard University is discriminatory and therefore a violation of a county policy, because of the school’s views on homosexuality and gay marriage.
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LGBTQ Advocates Call on County to Nix Partnership with Christian College
The Orange County Board of Supervisors should end a partnership with the evangelical Christian Vanguard University because the university’s views on homosexuality and gay marriage violate the county’s nondiscrimination policy, gay rights advocates argue.
