Most of the political action committee spending is focused on the county’s southernmost district, while in the north Democrats are heavily outfundraising Republicans.
Category: Politics & Elections
Orange County elections, from school boards to the Board of Supervisors. Who is running, who is funding them, what is on the ballot and what the result changes. We cover the campaign money as closely as the candidates.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Millions of Dollars Pouring into 68th State Assembly Race From Special Interests
A host of special interest groups from oil companies to labor interests are dropping millions of dollars on the 68th State Assembly Race between two Santa Ana City Council members.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Politicians Got To Swim, Residents Got Turned Away From New Pool
City officials are keeping quiet on a brewing scandal involving a staged opening ahead of the November election for a pool that is now closed to the public.
Posted inAnaheim
Disneyland Resort Interests Shuffle Money Around Anaheim’s Political Machine
While the old resort political action committee closed up shop after a corruption investigation, several new ones sprouted that are now quietly spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on their chosen candidates.
Posted inNewport Beach
Newport Beach Cancels Court-Ordered Special Election
It’s now unclear when three initiatives a judge ordered to be placed on a special ballot after a series of delays from the city’s legal challenges will be voted on.
Posted inNEWS
OC’s Civic Headlines as County Worker Strike Might End
County officials are back at the negotiating table with the Teamsters Union, Santa Ana could be on track to stop using Flock cameras – these are some OC’s top headlines this week.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Where Do South OC Supervisor Candidates Stand on the Coast, Trash and Transit?
We asked candidates for the 5th County Supervisor District seat a series of questions aimed at their voters’ communities.
Posted inSanta Ana
Protecting Families From Separation: Santa Ana Candidates Plans to Respond to ICE
Here’s where Santa Ana’s political candidates stand on responding to ICE and widespread deportation raids that have impacted the city for over a year.
Posted inSanta Ana
Chicano Mural Cover-Up: Was Santa Ana’s New Pool Opening All About Politics?
Weeks before the November election, questions are swirling about why Santa Ana City Council members held a ribbon cutting ceremony for pools not yet fully open to the public & before artists finished the accompanying preservation of an iconic Chicano mural.
Posted inIrvine
Could Irvine Soon See The Establishment of An Independent City Auditor?
Candidates running for Irvine City Council are calling on the city to discuss an independent auditor to help curb a growing structural budget shortfall.
