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2018 elections

DA Investigating Residency Fraud Claims Against Ex-Councilman Roman Reyna

Santa Ana
By Nick Gerda | March 19, 2019

District Attorney investigators served search warrants at multiple locations in recent weeks to obtain documents, including text messages involving Reyna from multiple cell phones.

Fullerton Moves to Fill Council Vacancy by Appointment

2018 elections
By Spencer Custodio | January 22, 2019

Fullerton residents may see the vacant City Council seat filled by an appointment rather than a special election after the Council voted to move forward with an appointment process. “It doesn’t mean we’re going to appoint someone, but it does mean we’re looking at candidates,” Mayor Jesus Silva said. “If, at the end of the day, we cannot agree on someone, then it goes … to a special election and we start the campaign season again for those of you who are interested.”

According to state law, the City has until Feb. 2 to appoint someone to fill the vacancy, or a special election will automatically be held Nov.

Looking Ahead at Orange County’s Political Landscape in 2020

Politics
By Spencer Custodio | January 16, 2019

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.

Fullerton City Council to Decide How to Fill Its Vacancy

City Council Vacancies
By Spencer Custodio | January 14, 2019

The Council is scheduled to decide if the vacancy will be filled by appointment or special election.

Santana: We Made It! Top Issues to Watch in 2019

2018 elections
By Norberto Santana Jr. | January 1, 2019

Thanks to an outpouring of reader support, we exceeded our $75,000 fundraising goal this year and our newsroom enters 2019 on a solid fiscal footing, with renewed vigor to keep Orange County informed and alert on the key issues impacting quality of life from the public dais this next year.

Santana: The Best of 2018

2018 elections
By Norberto Santana Jr. | December 27, 2018

The Blue Wave Election and Homelessness led the list of top stories for the Voice of OC team in 2018 along with a host of scrappy, daily enterprise reporting scoops uncovering fraud, waste and abuse across Orange County. Readers can really help spur this kind of reporting this week – as all contributions before Dec. 31 get doubled by a national foundation effort to bolster local nonprofit news.

Santana: OC Democrats Could Face Toughest Election on Their Own Turf

2018 elections
By Norberto Santana Jr. | December 13, 2018

After Orange County’s blue wave this past November, local Democrats face a tough choice in a January election for chair of the local Democratic Party with union leader Ada Briceño running against longtime local elected official Beth Krom. The big question rumbling around OC office hallways and holiday parties is whether the face of the party needs to better match the base?

Santa Ana Redraws City Ward Boundaries As New Council Sworn In

Santa Ana district elections
By Brandon Pho | December 12, 2018

The Santa Ana City Council, in a move with long-term implications for a dais that changed by three members Tuesday, has a new ward boundary map.

DA Files Campaign Sign Theft Charges Against Former Fullerton Candidate

Paulette Chaffee
By Spencer Custodio and Nick Gerda | December 7, 2018

Prosecutors say Paulette Chaffee, who ran for Fullerton City Council this year and is married to incoming county Supervisor Doug Chaffee, stole campaign signs that labeled her a “carpetbagger.” If convicted, she faces up to a year in county jail.

Final OC Election Results: Democrats Win Big as GOP Looks to 2020

2018 elections
By Nick Gerda | November 30, 2018

Midterm voters turned out in OC at the highest rate in decades and Democrats gained major wins in local Congressional and state legislative seats.

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