Our readers enjoyed voting yesterday for Santa Ana’s Man of the Year in 2011 – now it’s the ladies turn as we consider who was Santa Ana’s Woman of the Year in 2011? We had a very strong field last year, and many of those nominees are back in this year’s [...]
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Poll closes tonight: Who will be Santa Ana’s Woman of the Year in 2011?
Posted by Admin on December 31st, 2011
Posted in Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, Orange County, Politics, Santa Ana, sausd, Supervisor Janet Nguyen 
Tags: 2011, janet nguyen, loretta sanchez, Michele Martinez, poll, Santa Ana, theresa cisneros, woman of the year 
3 Comments »Richardson loses his 33 percent pay hike, despite Nguyen’s support
Posted by Admin on December 13th, 2011
My favorite O.C. Supervisor, Shawn Nelson, took action at today’s Board of Supervisors meeting, making a motion that a series of raises – which were doled out to just about every top executive in the CEO’s office – be rescinded, according to the Voice of OC. The action means a demotion and rescinding of a [...]
Supervisors Bates and Campbell vote for Nguyen’s takeover of CalOptima
Posted by Admin on December 7th, 2011
“In a 3-2 vote, with supervisors Shawn Nelson and John Moorlach dissenting, the board not only approved changes that increase health care industry representation on the board but also extended a supervisor’s term on the board from one to two years. Nguyen is the supervisors’ current representative,” according to the Voice of OC.
Nelson and Moorlach ripped Nguyen [...]
Are 72nd A.D. GOP candidates giving mobile home owners the shaft?
Posted by Admin on November 28th, 2011
GOP 72nd A.D. candidates Joe Carchio and Matt Harper, Picture Courtesy of the Surf City Voice
Huntington Beach Mayor Joe Carchio and Council Member Matt Harper, who are both Republican candidates for the 72nd Assembly District, which includes part of West Santa Ana, are trying to eliminate a city commission – the Mobile Home Advisory Board (MHAB), [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, elections, Huntington Beach, Matt Harper, Orange County, republican party, Santa Ana, Supervisor Janet Nguyen Tags: 72nd assembly district, huntington beach, intergovernmental Relations committee, irc, janet nguyen, joe carchio, matt harper, mhab, mobile home owners, mobile home park advisory board 12 Comments »Supervisor Nguyen gets caught trying to disenfranchise the poor
Posted by Admin on November 1st, 2011
“Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen caused an uproar this month when she abruptly proposed major changes to CalOptima, the county’s $1.3-billion program that provides medical coverage to about 430,000 poor adults and children,” according to the Voice of OC.
I wondered at the time just what the heck Nguyen was up to. Now we know. ”Early this month Nguyen proposed [...]
Free flu shots in Westminster on Nov. 4
Posted by Admin on October 23rd, 2011
[ November 4, 2011; 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. ]
The Orange County Health Care Agency and the Office of Supervisor Janet Nguyen will be hosting a free flu vaccine clinic at the County Community Service Center on Friday, November 4, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Limited vaccination will be available on a first come, first served basis.
Call (714) 889-4105 if you have questions. [...]
72nd A.D. GOP candidate got a job at the County despite a hiring freeze
Posted by Admin on October 17th, 2011
“Matthew Harper, a top aide to Supervisor Janet Nguyen, was quietly transferred this month from Nguyen’s office to OC Waste & Recycling as a public affairs manager. The move raised a few eyebrows in the supervisors’ fifth-floor offices in the county Hall of Administration,” according to the Voice of OC.
Harper, a Republican, is also a [...]
Could Tom Daly end up becoming the new Tom Umberg?
Posted by Admin on October 9th, 2011
Will Tom Daly become the new Tom Umberg? (And who knew these two had so much in common!)
Brea blogger Greg Diamond offered a breakdown of the electorate in the redistricted 69th Assembly District today, in a comment he posted here on NSA. Here is his comment, followed by my own analysis:
Population of AD-69: 465,317. Population [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, anaheim, assemblyman jose solorio, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Democratic Party, elections, Julio Perez, Latinos, mayor miguel pulido, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, Politics, Santa Ana, State Senator Lou Correa, Supervisor Janet Nguyen Tags: 69th assembly district, greg diamond, jose solorio, julio perez, Michele Martinez, tom daly, tom umberg 12 Comments »Could Tran defeat Supervisor Nguyen in 2012, if the County goes bankrupt?
Posted by Admin on September 26th, 2011
The honeymoon might be over between Van Tran and Janet Nguyen
If the County of Orange declares bankruptcy – again (due in part to Assemblyman Jose Solorio’s vote to take away $48 million in state funding, from the County), will that open the door for former Assemblyman Van Tran to challenge incumbent Supervisor Janet Nguyen, in [...]
Supervisor Nguyen shows up at grand opening of substance abuse center
Posted by Admin on September 21st, 2011
Left to Right: Martha Lester – Executive Director, Janet Nguyen – First District County Board Supervisor, Cindy Thomas – Director of Behavioral Health, Allen Stafford – The Gary Center Founder
PRESS RELEASE: GRAND OPENING OF SACS ON 17TH
The Gary Center celebrated the grand opening of their new office, SACS on 17th, in Santa Ana last Thursday, [...]
Substance Abuse Counseling Systems to open in Santa Ana on Sep. 15
Posted by Admin on September 13th, 2011
[ September 15, 2011; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ]
You are invited to attend the Grand Opening of the Gary Center’s Substance Abuse Counseling Systems (SACS) office, on 1525 E. 17 St., Suite B, in Santa Ana, on September 15, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm.
Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen will be present to cut the ribbon and light hors d’oeuvres will be served.
The Gary Center [...]
Santa Ana Political Chismes: Did Nguyen prod Bustamante to attack Alvarez?
Posted by Admin on September 8th, 2011
When Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante ran for reelection, in 2008, he was fully supported by Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez. In fact he even sat next to her during the campaign debates – and she would help him with what to say as he was usually over his head.
Why then did Bustamante [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, Councilman Carlos Bustamante, Councilman David Benavides, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, Orange County, Santa Ana, Supervisor Janet Nguyen Tags: Carlos Bustamante, Claudia Alvarez, county of orange, janet nguyen, Orange County, pay raises 12 Comments »O.C. Supervisors add Fountain Valley’s Viet voters to Nguyen’s 1st District
Posted by Admin on August 24th, 2011
The O.C. Board of Supervisors approved by a 4-1 vote a redistricting plan this week, that was put forward by Board Chairman Bill Campbell. The plan moves a portion of Fountain Valley north of Warner Avenue from the Second District to the First District, according to the Fountain Valley Patch. The plan was opposed by the [...]
Supervisor Nguyen to host a Central County Senior and Caregiver Expo on 8/20
Posted by Admin on August 18th, 2011
[ August 20, 2011; 7:30 am to 11:30 am. ]
Central County Senior and Caregiver Expo, proudly hosted by Supervisor Janet Nguyen and the Office on Aging, is a free event that will be held on Saturday, August 20, from 7:30 am to 11:30 am, at the Crystal Cathedral, located at 13280 Chapman Ave., in Garden Grove, CA 92840 (transportation provided upon request to individuals [...]
Little Saigon gets redistricted into two congressional districts
Posted by Admin on July 30th, 2011
The last round of redistricting deliberations has split Little Saigon into two Congressional districts – and then splits the Viet vote even further by putting Fountain Valley into a third district.
This is good news for the incumbent in the 47th Congressional District, Loretta Sanchez, who now will barely have much of Little Saigon in her [...]
Posted in anaheim, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Democratic Party, elections, garden grove, Little Saigon, Orange County, Politics, republican party, Santa Ana, Supervisor Janet Nguyen, vietnamese Tags: 47th congressional district, little saigon, long beach, loretta sanchez, redistricting, van tran 8 Comments »
