Republican Assemblyman Matthew Harper lost his seat to Democrat Cottie Petrie-Norris, and Democrat Tom Umberg’s lead continued to grow Monday over state Sen. Janet Nguyen. About 98 percent of all estimated ballots in Orange County have been counted and reported.
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Posted inCountywide, Top Stories, Transportation
5 Hot Issues to Watch This Week
Santa Ana’s proposed gang injunction goes before a judge, and Huntington Beach considers limiting rent increases at mobile home parks.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Top Stories
Assembly Candidates Grilled in First ‘Feet to the Fire’ Forum
Candidates vying for the coastal 74th Assembly District seat took questions from journalists in the first of four such events.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Former Insider Describes County’s Fast Track to Promotion
In the last of a three-part interview, former human resources manager Kathleen Tahilramani offers a first-hand account of how politicos get plum their jobs.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Emails Raise Alarms About the County’s Hiring Process
A large batch of emails shows how aides to county supervisors were apparently fast-tracked for positions in the county bureaucracy. Supervisors defend approach but heed calls for more transparency.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr., Top Stories
County Releases Redacted Version of Controversial Drakodaidis Claim
Among other allegations, the letter accuses Supervisor Pat Bates of trying to change a sex offender ordinance to help a friend.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
County on the Verge of Releasing Drakodaidis Letter
Deputy CEO Alisa Drakodaidis alleges a host of improprieties by officials, including supervisors Janet Nguyen and Pat Bates.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Bustamante Scandal Sends Another Top Official Packing
Deputy CEO Alisa Drakodaidis has left her post and, sources say, left behind a scathing letter that could rock the county government.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
County Employees Running For Office Better Watch Out
County’s lawyers issue an opinion following disclosure that a
former staffer for Supervisor Janet Nguyen transferred to the
county’s trash agency while preparing to run for the Assembly.
