Frustrated by Democrat dominance of the city council in solidly Republican Huntington Beach, a GOP-led coalition has coalesced around four council candidates – former Assemblyman
The Orange County Transportation Authority is warning bus passengers to make alternative transit plans next week due to the possibility of a strike by OCTA’s
Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill by Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) to exempt homeless people who live in their vehicles from paying California’s annual
This November, voters in Orange County’s 2nd Supervisor District will have a choice between two candidates: Santa Ana Mayor Vince Sarmiento and Garden Grove Councilmember
Representative Katie Porter is under fire for angrily denouncing Irvine’s police force as a “disgrace” and declaring she would “never trust them again.” In a
A Santa Ana councilman known for his hostility to law enforcement has proclaimed that September 28 will be known in the city as a “Day
On September 18, I broke the story that Hari Lal, running for Anaheim City Council from District 6, hadn’t paid his property taxes the beginning of
Garden Grove Councilwoman Kim Nguyen’s campaign for the 2nd District seat on the OC Board of Supervisors received a major boost, picking up the endorsement
In a September 8 post on his campaign Facebook page, District 6 candidate Hari Lal opined “We pay the highest amount of property and city taxes
A militant hotel workers union hopes to place on the November 2024 ballot an initiative to impose a $25 an hour minimum wage on Anaheim hotels
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