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.
Category: News Briefs
Orange County news briefs were the short items that did not need a full story of their own: a vote taken, a filing made, a number released. The newsroom stopped filing here in 2025 and the archive stays, newest first.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
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.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
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.
Posted inNews Briefs, Westminster
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.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Norberto Santana Jr., Top Stories
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.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs, Transportation
Stakes Are High for Candidates Battling in Anaheim Council Races
With just days before voters go to the polls and control of the City Council majority hanging in the balance, candidates for District 4 and 5 council seats are attracting a lot of attention and money.
Posted inFullerton, Health & Wellness, News Briefs
Low-Income Soccer Teams Still Playing in the Dark as Fullerton Council Examines Policy
Teams from the Blue Stars soccer club are relegated to practicing on a field with no lights, while other sports teams are allowed to practice under the lights at a field next door.
Posted inFullerton, News Briefs
Fullerton Council to Discuss Policy That Keeps Low-Income Sports Teams in the Dark
Fullerton City Council members, after hearing an earful from residents at their last meeting, could make a policy change Tuesday that would give the Fullerton Blue Stars youth soccer club a lighted field to practice on at night.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
Fullerton Police Chief to Take Job at Disneyland
Dan Hughes, who was promoted to chief to clean up the police department following the 2011 beating death of Kelly Thomas, will retire from the department next month and become an executive overseeing security at the Disneyland resort in Anaheim.
Posted inGarden Grove, News Briefs
Garden Grove Officials Traveling to China in Effort to Boost Tourism Development
They will go as part of a local business delegation to meet with the leaders of a Shanghai-based multinational construction and real estate firm with plans for more than $850 million in development in Garden Grove.
