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
Councilwoman Kathy Tavoularis’s campaign announced she has surpassed her goal of raising $80,000 for her election bid this November. Tavoularis, who has lived in Orange
The Santa Ana City Council is looking at putting several charter amendments on the November 2022 ballot – one of which will likely be a
In May of this year, Santa Ana Mayor Vince Sarmiento asked city planning staff to look at cannabis ordinance language drafted by the United Food
In her unsuccessful campaign to unseat Tim Shaw from the Orange County Board of Education, one of Paulette Chaffee’s central messages was Shaw and the
The primary election results in the 4th Supervisor District were certified over the weekend, formalizing what had been apparent for several days: incumbent Supervisor Doug
It looks like 4th District Supervisor Doug Chaffee will survive a surge by Republican Brea Councilman Steve Vargas, and face off against fellow Democrat Sunny
This week’s primary election sets up an historic first in Orange County politics: a November supervisor run-off between two Democrats who are bona fide candidates
OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer romped to a landslide re-election in what turned out to be a raucous and often acrimonious campaign in which the
OC Supervisor Doug Chaffee, who represents the 4th District, is in danger of not making the November run-off and becoming a one-term supervisor. Chaffee is
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