[ 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 [...]
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 »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 [...]
[ 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 [...]
The Voice of OC blog reported this week that “Supervisor Janet Nguyen’s hopes of changing draft maps of proposed new supervisorial districts were blocked Friday by aides of her colleagues, who voted to stick with existing proposals.”
But then the Voice of OC also stated that “So far, all supervisors except Nguyen have submitted proposals for [...]
Garden Grove’s Vietnamese coffeehouses now have until the weekend to fully comply with an ordinance that went into effect last Friday, according to the L.A. Times.
The new ordinance demands that “Windows must be untinted. Gambling machines must be removed. Cigarettes must be tossed. And those little pasties adorning the nipples of waitresses must be replaced with [...]
[ June 30, 2011; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ]
Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen, a Republican, is a creature of habit, if nothing else. She is holding her Third Annual “Taste of Asia” fundraiser on Thursday, June 30, at 5:30 pm, at the home of Ralph and Joyce Allen, at 1002 West River Lane, in Santa Ana.
The last time she held one of these [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, Asians, elections, Entertainment, Food, Politics, republican party, Santa Ana, vietnamese Tags: Fundraiser, janet nguyen, joyce allen, ralph allen, republican party, taste of asia 3 Comments »
The letter below was delivered to the County Board of Supervisors by Jamie Ross, Deputy Clerk to the Board by Rob Richardson, Assistant Chief Executive Officer – prior to this morning’s Board meeting, on behalf of Zeke Hernandez, the President of the Santa Ana LULAC Council #147, regarding apparently racist comments made by most of [...]
Posted in Civil Rights, Latinos, Orange County, republican party, Santa Ana Tags: janet nguyen, john moorlach, latino health access, lulac, promotoras, shawn nelson No Comments »
Last year former Assemblyman Van Tran and Supervisor Janet Nguyen were forced by OC GOP party leaders to bury the hatchet as Nguyen endorsed Tran in his campaign against Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez. As you can see in the picture above, Nguyen wasn’t very excited about their deal. Next year might be an entirely different story.
I [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, elections, garden grove, Orange County, Politics, Santa Ana, Stanton, Supervisor Janet Nguyen, vietnamese, Westminster Tags: 2012, 47th congressional district, first supervisorial district, janet nguyen, loretta sanchez, van tran No Comments »
Is the Democratic Party of Orange County going to give Republican Supervisor Janet Nguyen a free pass in 2012? It certainly looks like that is going to be the case.
Assemblyman Jose Solorio is not going to challenge her, even though he terms out in 2012.
O.C. Labor Federation Political Director Julio Perez is going to challenge [...]
Supervisor Janet Nguyen, who represents the blue First Supervisorial District, walked out today when supporters of a County proclamation for Harvey Milk Day got up to talk to the Supervisors, according to the OC Weekly.
One of Nguyen’s supporters suggested that she left the room to go breastfeed her child. How convenient – but not true. [...]
Posted in glbt, Politics, republican party, Santa Ana, Supervisor Janet Nguyen Tags: bill campbell, harvey milk day, janet nguyen, proclamation 4 Comments » Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen represents the First District, which includes the Cities of Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Westminster, and Midway City. She is coming up for re-election in 2012.
Nguyen worked for a slew of Republican politicians before she became an elected official herself, including now retired Chairman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, [...]
Well, it looks like none of the Santa Ana City Council Members are going to challenge Republican Supervisor Janet Nguyen in 2012, so are there any viable Democrats out there who might consider taking her on?
There are a few Democratic School Board Members in Anaheim, but Santa Ana still dominates Nguyen’s First District.
The only guy [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 21, 2010
Contact: Howard Sutter, 714.834.6203 office, Howard.Sutter@ocgov.com
Proclamation of Local Emergency Issued Due to Severe Winter Storms
(Santa Ana, CA) — Orange County Board of Supervisors Chair Janet Nguyen has issued a Proclamation of Local Emergency for the County of Orange due to the severe winter storms currently affecting the county.
The proclamation cites [...]
Posted in Orange County, Santa Ana, Supervisor Janet Nguyen, water, Weather Tags: board of supervisors, emergency, janet nguyen, Orange County, rain, shelters, Weather No Comments »
County Board of Supervisor Chair Janet Nguyen gave birth to her first child, a baby boy, Wednesday afternoon.
Thomas Bonikowski III was born 12:46 p.m. and weighed in at just 7 lbs and 13 ounces, said the supervisor’s spokeswoman Kathryn Feath, according to the O.C. Register.
This took me by surprise! I had no idea that Nguyen [...]
Posted in garden grove, Orange County, Santa Ana, Supervisor Janet Nguyen, Youth Tags: baby, janet nguyen, Thomas Bonikowski III, tom bonikowski No Comments »
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