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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Democrat Takes Lead in Effort to Flip Janet Nguyen’s State Senate Seat
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.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Federal Judge in Homeless Case Keeps Everyone Running
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.
Posted inGovernment, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
With Differing Views, Local Leaders Map November Election Strategies
Labor confronts the Democratic establishment while Republicans deal with their moderates. Both keep trying to figure out Latinos.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Top High-Speed Rail Officials Announce They’re Stepping Down
Former Orange County Assemblyman Tom Umberg and CEO Roelof van
Ark are leaving the troubled agency.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Government, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
OCTA Board Voices Its Worries About High-Speed Rail Project
Transportation Authority wants Legislature to be frugal with
high-speed rail funds — as long as Orange County gets its
share.
Posted inCosta Mesa
Fair Board Legal Bills Tripled Since Hiring Private Lawyers
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.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, State, Top Stories, Transportation
High-Speed Rail: New Plan, New Optimism, but More Money
A new business plan raises the projected cost to $98.5 billion,
more than twice the previous estimate. Brown calls the plan
“solid.”
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Tom Umberg Selected as New High-Speed Rail Chairman
The former Santa Ana assemblyman replaces former Anaheim Mayor
Curt Pringle atop the board.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
High-Speed Rail Authority Opposes Its Own Undoing
The board voted Thursday to oppose one piece of state
legislation that would replace current board members and another
that would abolish the project.
