Controversial Westminster Councilwoman Amy Phan West has been charged with attempting to bribe a city parking enforcement officer in order to avoid her husband’s car
Alyce Van, who was defeated for re-election to the Stanton City Council in November, has been charged with multiple felonies related to her seeking re-election
On December 23, 2024, Tustin Councilman Lee Fink quietly pled guilty to one misdemeanor count of battery. His conviction was the end result of an
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) exists to improve regional air quality. I recently joined its Governing Board, eager to support the cause.
It’s only days since the certification of the November election results, and Orange County candidates for the 2026 elections are coming out of the woodwork.
If we’ve learned one thing from the November elections in Orange County, it’s that scandals that would once have doomed a candidacy are no longer
This month, 60% of voters in overwhelmingly Hispanic and Democratic Santa Ana, one of California’s largest cities, soundly rejected Measure DD, a ballot measure to
Stanton Councilwoman Alyce Van went down to a landslide defeat in her bid for a second term. Community leader Victor Barrios is leading Van by
Donald J. Trump is on track to be the first Republican presidential nominee to win Orange County since Mitt Romney edge out President Barack Obama
The Democrat minority bloc on the Huntington Beach City Council has been wiped out, according to election returns so far. The conservative Republican slate of
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