2020 Election Night Results: Westminster City Council Race
Orange County Election 2020
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Your guide to who’s leading in the race for this city’s seats.
Five Westminster Council Candidates Hope to Take Charge of Disarrayed City
Orange County Election 2020
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Notably, the city’s recent switch to district elections put two council members who have clashed with each other, Kimberly Ho and Tai Do, in the same District 3.
OC Asian and Pacific Islander Community Groups Team Up to Battle Coronavirus Disparities
Countywide
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The task force is looking to reduce coronavirus infection rates in hard hit areas throughout OC.
OC Democratic Party Vice Chair Resigns from Leadership Amid Uproar Over Ho Chi Minh Post
Politics & Elections
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Jeff LeTourneau’s resignation came after he shared a Facebook post praising the late Communist leader as someone who “liberated an entire poor, colonized nation from 2 of the most powerful military forces in the world.”
OC Democratic Leader’s Praise for Ho Chi Minh Sends Little Saigon Into Uproar
Little Saigon
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It’s the latest incident where public statements revolving around the Vietnam War and ideas about communism have sent this area of OC into a political frenzy.
Garden Grove to Offer City Staff and Leaders Social “Bias” Training Amid Recent Criticism
Garden Grove
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The council-approved training course is meant to check social, unconscious biases among those overseeing public services and taxpayer dollars.
Coronavirus Prompts Community Census Takers to Get Creative
2020 census
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New partnerships between census workers and local community leaders have formed new outreach efforts to ramp up response rates in undercounted areas.
Amid Leadership Vacuum, Westminster Looks to Outside Consultants for Coronavirus Economic Recovery
Westminster
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Ever since a leadership vacuum opened up among city executives the city hasn’t had someone at City Hall focused specifically on economic development, according to staff.
Westminster Could Join Number of OC Cities Banning Evictions
Orange County Coronavirus
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It would be the latest city to join a growing list banning evictions throughout the county amid the coronavirus public health emergency. Many residents in Little Saigon area live in rental units with many others living in accessory dwelling units and mobile homes.
Gaps In Coronavirus Outreach to Non-English Speaking Families & Businesses
Orange County Coronavirus
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Recent orders — and subsequent clarifications — by the county health officer weren’t immediately translated into non-English languages when they went into effect Tuesday. Meanwhile, local activists and doctors have taken it upon themselves to ensure key information about the novel coronavirus gets across to immigrant families and businesses where English isn’t the first language.