Orange County Republicans need to distance themselves from President Donald Trump to regain the offices they lost in November and Democrats can’t overplay their hand in order to keep the legislative seats they gained heading into 2020, according to policy and elections specialists.
Category: Garden Grove
Garden Grove, which shares Little Saigon with Westminster, is home to about 171,000 people. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget, public safety and development.
Cities Across OC Struggle with Law Enforcement and Fire Pensions
Many Orange County cities are struggling to maintain budgets that keep, or minimally cut services and employees, while trying to keep up with growing law enforcement and fire pension spending.
Homelessness in OC: 2018 Year in Review
Over the last year, OC saw more action toward getting homeless people off the streets and into shelter than any other time in recent memory.
Final OC Election Results: Democrats Win Big as GOP Looks to 2020
Midterm voters turned out in OC at the highest rate in decades and Democrats gained major wins in local Congressional and state legislative seats.
Democrat Tom Umberg Declares Victory Over GOP State Sen. Janet Nguyen
Democratic challenger Tom Umberg Wednesday declared victory over State Sen. Janet Nguyen (R-Garden Grove) in the 34th Senate District race.
Democrat Takes Lead in Effort to Flip Janet Nguyen’s State Senate Seat
If Tom Umberg’s lead holds in the 34th District, Democrats will add to the supermajorities they gained in the state Legislature in this month’s election.
Dems Leading in All OC Congressional Districts With Latest Results
Democrats were leading in all four Republican-held Congressional districts in Orange County as of Friday’s ongoing election count, putting the party on track to win all seven OC Congressional districts.
Latest OC Election Results (Nov. 14): Kim Hangs Onto Small Lead in Key Congressional District
Republican Young Kim was virtually tied with Democratic candidate Gil Cisneros in the 39th Congressional District, while the three other Republican-held Congressional districts were on track to flip blue. Here are the latest counts as of 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Rouda Declares Victory Against Rohrabacher in 48th Congressional District
Democrat candidate Harley Rouda was leading the incumbent Republican by 4 percentage points in the latest count Saturday evening, with an estimated 69 percent of the ballots counted.
Democrat Rouda Increased Lead Over Longtime Rep. Rohrabacher
Democratic challenger Harley Rouda was virtually tied with nearly 30-year Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Costa Mesa), after Rouda’s small lead slightly increased to two points, or 3,602 votes, according to Wednesday’s updated count.










