Citing concerns over voting “irregularities,” former State Senator Lou Correa on Monday called on OC Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley to begin a recount of votes in last week’s special election for the First District seat on the Board of Supervisors.
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 inNews Briefs
New County Supervisor Andrew Do To Be Sworn In Tuesday
The swearing in ceremony will be held Tuesday, February 3rd at 8:30AM on the steps of the Old Orange County Courthouse.
Posted inCountywide, Government, News Briefs, Top Stories
Controversial DA Background Investigations Contract Returns for Approval
A controversial contract to outsource background investigations at the District Attorney’s office is slated to return for a decision by county supervisors on Tuesday.
Posted inCountywide, Government, News Briefs, Top Stories
Bartlett Slated to Join CalOptima Board
Orange County’s troubled public health care plan is slated to get a new board member, with county supervisor Lisa Bartlett scheduled to replace former Supervisor Janet Nguyen’s seat on the board.
Posted inLake Forest, News Briefs
Lake Forest Considers Restricting Political Contributions of Vendors
Lake Forest City Council members will discuss potential restrictions on political contributions from vendors on city contracts.
Posted inCountywide, Laguna Beach, News Briefs, Top Stories
Laguna Beach City Manager to Get 5 Percent Raise
Laguna Beach City Council members are set to approve a five percent salary increase for city manager John Pietig.
Posted inAnaheim, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Government, Laguna Beach, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Transportation
DA Contract Sparks Concern at County; Lake Forest Could Regulate Vendors’ Politics
For This Week’s Civic Agenda, OC Supervisors welcome their newest member, shuffle around key commission appointments and look at a controversial DA contract that one supervisor says is an example of friends hiring friends. Meanwhile, Lake Forest could restrict political contributions from city vendors.
Posted inNews Briefs
OC Vietnamese Americans Protest Riverside for Sister City Relationship
OC elected officials and hundreds of Vietnamese American residents want the city of Riverside to sever its new relationship with Can Tho, Vietnam, citing the communist nation’s record of human rights abuses and the jailing of writers and dissidents.
Posted inGarden Grove, Health & Wellness, News Briefs
Garden Grove Mayor Focuses on Youth, Citizen Engagement at State of the City
Garden Grove Mayor Bao Nguyen’s pitched a new focus on community engagement, investments in technology, and attracting young professionals and families to the city.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
Split Anaheim Council Approves New Chamber Contract
Mayor Tom Tait argued it’s time for the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce to be “weened” off government subsidies. But he lost a 3-2 vote to give the Chamber a new $167,000 city contract.
