Democrat Tom Umberg Declares Victory Over GOP State Sen. Janet Nguyen
2018 elections
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Democratic challenger Tom Umberg Wednesday declared victory over State Sen. Janet Nguyen (R-Garden Grove) in the 34th Senate District race.
OC Dems Gain in Latest Count, Flipping GOP Assembly Seat
2018 elections
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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.
Democrat Takes Lead in Effort to Flip Janet Nguyen’s State Senate Seat
2018 elections
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If Tom Umberg’s lead holds in the 34th District, Democrats will add to the supermajorities they gained in the state Legislature in this month’s election.
Federal Judge in Homeless Case Keeps Everyone Running
Housing & Homelessness
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Unsatisfied with secondhand information about living conditions at the riverbed, 74-year-old Judge David O. Carter, dressed in jeans and a blue sweater bearing the federal court’s seal, went to see for himself, talking to dozens of homeless people, picking up trash and recruiting volunteers.
With Differing Views, Local Leaders Map November Election Strategies
County Government
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Labor confronts the Democratic establishment while Republicans deal with their moderates. Both keep trying to figure out Latinos.
Top High-Speed Rail Officials Announce They’re Stepping Down
Countywide
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Former Orange County Assemblyman Tom Umberg and CEO Roelof van
Ark are leaving the troubled agency.
OCTA Board Voices Its Worries About High-Speed Rail Project
County Government
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Transportation Authority wants Legislature to be frugal with
high-speed rail funds — as long as Orange County gets its
share.
Fair Board Legal Bills Tripled Since Hiring Private Lawyers
Costa Mesa
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Taxpayers have spent more than $600,000 since the state attorney
general stopped acting as Fair Board’s legal counsel during the
attempt to privatize the fairgrounds.
High-Speed Rail: New Plan, New Optimism, but More Money
Countywide
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A new business plan raises the projected cost to $98.5 billion,
more than twice the previous estimate. Brown calls the plan
“solid.”
Tom Umberg Selected as New High-Speed Rail Chairman
County Government
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The former Santa Ana assemblyman replaces former Anaheim Mayor
Curt Pringle atop the board.