Supervisorial candidate Vince Sarmiento, the mayor of Santa Ana, crossed a legal line with a digital campaign ad featuring a photo of himself with Santa
A slate of four reform candidates for the Huntington Beach City Council took to a flag-bedecked stage at the Huntington Beach Pier for a rally
On October 25, the Irvine City Council voted 3-2 to impose new labor rules on Irvine hotels with more than 45 rooms – an action
The state’s campaign watchdog agency, the Fair Political Practices Commission, has launched an investigation into allegations that Santa Ana Mayor Vince Sarmiento is failing to
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
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