The Fullerton City Council Tuesday heard input from residents on maps that could end up being the basis for district boundaries as the city prepares for a possible change to a council-districts electoral system.
Tag: Election 2016
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
The Scandal-Singed DA’s Who Want to Be Judges
Two prosecutors from the Orange County District Attorney’s office are running for Superior Court judgeships, aiming to take the bench alongside judges who’ve called them out for misconduct in the jailhouse informants scandal.
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Candidates in Key Central OC Races Gather for Forum
Candidates for two key races in central Orange County – First District county supervisor and the 46th congressional district – gathered at Santa Ana College Thursday for a forum.
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OC’s Ultimate Insider Talks About Ted Cruz’s Outside Shot at GOP Nomination
Mike Schroeder, one Orange County’s most prominent Republican powerbrokers, is co-chairman of Cruz’s California campaign operation. He says he has Donald J. Trump right where he wants him.
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County Auditor Controller Halts Payments on Supervisors’ Mailers
Orange County Auditor Controller Eric Woolery is questioning several mass mailers sent by supervisors Lisa Bartlett and Andrew Do over concerns they might violate a state law that limits how elected officials can display their names on publicly funded mail.
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Jordan Brandman’s Campaign Finance Dilemma
Campaign finance watchdog Shirley Grindle has called foul on Anaheim Councilman Jordan Brandman’s attempt to move tens of thousands of dollars from his U.S. Congressional campaign to his campaign for city council.
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Michele Martinez Jumps Into Race for First District Supervisor Seat
The Santa Ana councilwoman will be challenging incumbent Supervisor Andrew Do. If she wins, she would be the first person of Latino descent elected to the board in at least a decade, and the first Latina ever.
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Supervisors Wrangle Over Cost of Ethics Commission Proposal
As voters gear up to decide on an ethics commission proposal in June, county supervisors are wrangling over how much the commission will cost and how to present that to voters.
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Jordan Brandman Quits Congressional Race
The Anaheim city councilman, who was among four candidates vying for the seat being vacated by Loretta Sanchez, exits the race after being condemned by the Democratic party and shouted down by Latino residents.
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Anaheim City Council Stalls Transition to District Elections
In a split 3-2 vote that angered Latino residents, the council majority decided to scrap the so-called “people’s map” of election districts and push back the transition from an at-large system of electing council members to districts-based elections.
