An effort by the City Council majority to ban a crusading community newspaper from being distributed at City Hall has turned the town into a First Amendment battleground.
Tag: tea party
Posted inIrvine, Politics & Elections
Are Republicans Poised to Take Control of Irvine Council?
A Republican slate that seemed impossible to form in 2010 has come together. Will it be enough to unseat a Democratic majority?
Posted inCanyons, Countywide, Government, Top Stories
Race for Third District Supervisor Seat Gets an Early Start
A long campaign for county supervisor is in store for district
residents with two contenders coming out early. A big question is
whether either is in for the long haul.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Could This Be the New Face of Orange County’s Republican Party?
Santa Ana resident Tim Whitacre is challenging longtime chairman
Scott Baugh, who lives in Huntington Beach. The battle puts the
current rift inside the party on full display.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
The Tea Party Gets Hardwired into Orange County GOP
Nearly a dozen tea party activists were elected to Republican Central Committee Tuesday. One sitting committee member calls the new configuration a ‘wake-up call.’
