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Garden Grove officials are increasingly confident the city will reach a crucial milestone this year, with hotel bed taxes on track – for the first time in history — to surpass sales tax as the city’s single largest revenue source.
The good feelings Igmar Rodas had for the Courtyard Transitional Shelter in downtown Santa Ana when it opened in October have given way to disappointment after run-ins with the center’s staff.
Lou Correa Tuesday easily won his battle against Garden Grove Mayor Bao Nguyen for the congressional seat vacated by Rep. Loretta Sanchez.
Former state Sen. Lou Correa and incumbent Supervisor Andrew Do have big fundraising leads in their respective races for U.S. House and county supervisor seats, but winning the money race doesn’t necessarily mean victory on Election Day.
Council members voted 3-2 Tuesday to implement the stipend beginning in the 2017-18 fiscal year. It is the first change in council compensation in 40 years.
Garden Grove Mayor Bao Nguyen has overtaken Republican Bob Peterson for second place behind former state Sen. Lou Correa in the race for the 46th District U.S. House seat. The top two will face each other in the November general election.
Former state Sen. Lou Correa outpaced his closest challenger, Republican Bob Peterson, by more than 27 points, according to the night’s final tally from the county Registrar of Voters.
The former state senator has raised $492,801 and benefited from another $613,834 in independent expenditures. His chief rival, former state Sen. Joe Dunn, has raised $386,932.
Candidates for Loretta Sanchez’s soon-to-be vacant U.S. House seat aired their views during a forum Thursday night before a sometimes combative and impatient audience.
Those running to replace Democrat Loretta Sanchez fielded questions Wednesday on immigration, taxation and free trade policies.
