Former state Sen. Joe Dunn (D-Santa Ana) was fired from his job as executive director of the California State Bar for misleading the board on key issues facing the organization, according to the Daily Journal, a statewide legal publication.
Tag: Immigration
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories
Immigration Activists Vow to Press on After President’s Decision
Advocates say they’re happy about what they gained but disappointed that most undocumented people won’t be protected from deportations.
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OC Veterans Day Celebration Salutes Medal of Honor Recipient
Korean War veteran Tibor Rubin survived Nazi contration camp, fought with extraordinary bravery in Korea and was held prisoner by Chinese. Public celebration honors all vets, including Rubin.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Study Shows State’s Latino Children Face Obstacles to Health
Parents of nearly 92 percent of white children reported them as having excellent or very good health; that figure drops to 55 percent for Latinos in Spanish-language homes.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Asian Americans Give New Face to County GOP
Once known as a bastion of white establishment conservatives, Orange County’s Republican Party says there’s a new face to the GOP: Asian American women.
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories
FBI: Santa Ana Police Committed Crime Against Edgar Vargas
An FBI certification states that police committed a crime related to felony assault when they beat the undocumented resident during an arrest in June.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Storefront Clinics Offer Needed Care But Raise Concerns
Walk-in clinics that take cash and credit cards rather than insurance are a key source of health care in immigrant neighborhoods. Critics say the care provided by the clinics is problematic, though many patients swear by them.
Posted inCorrections, Countywide, Top Stories
Six Nguyen Donors Admitted to Political Money Laundering
Donors to Supervisor Janet Nguyen admitted to investigators that they received reimbursements for campaign contributions, according to court documents filed by the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission.
Posted inSanta Ana
The Curious Case of Miguel Pulido’s Disappearing Campaign Debt
The Santa Ana mayor reported over $15,000 in campaign debt after the 2012 election. Then, with no explanation, it disappeared from campaign finance filings, a possible violation of the state’s Political Reform Act.
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Little Saigon Political Pioneer at Center of Money Laundering Investigation
At the center of subpoenas for the phone and bank records of 11 contributors to county Supervisor and State Senate candidate Janet Nguyen is former Westminster city councilman Tony Lam, a veteran of Little Saigon politics and one of Nguyen’s key political allies.
