New CA laws will protect us from toxic chemicals and plastics
A number of new laws will go into effect in California on Jan. 1, that will protect us from chemicals and plastics. AB 2672 (Muratsuchi, 2020) Removing toxic chemicals from…
New CA laws will protect us against unfair bank overdraft fees
A new bills will go into effect in California on Jan. 1, will protect consumers against unfair bank fees. AB 2017 by Assemblymember Tim Grayson (D-Concord) and SB 1075 by Senator Steven Bradford…
New CA laws simplify subscription cancellations and erase medical debt from credit reports
A package of bills will go into effect on Jan. 1, that will strengthen protections for consumers, addressing issues that have put financial strain on Californians while setting new standards…
Santa Ana Councilman David Penaloza will run for the 68th State Assembly District
Santa Ana, CA – Santa Ana City Councilmember David Penaloza has announced his candidacy for the 68th State Assembly District. Penaloza launches his campaign with the support of Assembly Speaker…
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Alfonso Alvarez
Crime
Dave Min
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Public Safety
Santa Ana
SAUSD
Why did Santa Ana’s voters reelect a school board member who had a DUI?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82I-Nf4SU0U Santa Ana's voters overwhelmingly reelected SAUSD Trustee Alfonso Alvarez in the Nov. 5, general election with over 4,400 votes versus his nearest competitor, Dana Suarez, who netted 1,963 votes.…
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Democratic Party
Elections
Jessie Lopez
Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Labor
Lou Correa
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Santa Ana
SAPOA
Thai Viet Phan
Valerie Amezcua
Why did Santa Ana voters reelect the most anti-police City Council in Orange County?
The ballots in the Nov. 5 General Election appear to all be counted now. The bad news for Santa Ana residents is that the anti-police City Council Members who were…
Noncitizen voting measure soundly defeated in Santa Ana
Santa Ana voters rejected a ballot measure that would have allowed for noncitizen and undocumented resident voting by a wide margin, 62% to 38%, in yesterday's election, with 100% of…
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Benjamin Vazquez
Civic Affairs
Democratic Party
Donald Trump
Elections
Jeffrey Katz
Jessie Lopez
Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Julie Tran
Kamala Harris
Mario Alvarado
Politics
Rent Control
Republican Party
Santa Ana
Thai Viet Phan
Valerie Amezcua
Santa Ana Mayor Amezcua is leading and the undocumented voting measure is losing in early election results
The early election results are out and it appears that Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua is easily trouncing her police-bashing opponent, Santa Ana City Councilman Ben Vazquez, by almost 9,000…
Canadian citizen pleads guilty to illegally voting in the O.C. 2016 Primary and General Elections
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Canadian citizen pleaded guilty Monday to three misdemeanors for casting votes in both the primary and general elections in 2016 after illegally registering to vote.…
Free OCTA bus rides available on Election Day
ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority wants to make it easier for everyone to get out and vote. So, all day on Election Day – Tuesday, Nov. 5 – OC…
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Santa Ana Nov. 5 General Election Voter Guide
The General Election is coming up quickly on Nov. 5. If you need help figuring out how to vote, and live in Santa Ana, here is our annual Voter Guide…
Canadian citizen charged with voting ilegally in the O.C. 2016 Primary and General Elections
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Canadian citizen has been charged with four felonies for casting votes in both the primary and general elections in 2016 after illegally registering to vote.…
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Andrew Linares
Audrey Noji
Cecilia Iglesias
David Crockett
Education
Elections
Nelida Mendoza
Orange County
Politics
Santa Ana
This year’s candidates for the Rancho Santiago Community College District’s Board of Trustees
Our local Orange County College Board elections tend to stay under the radar. There’s usually little to no drama involved and little to no real interest, so little interest in…
Santa Ana must pay $35K in attorney fees related to Measure DD which allows the undocumented to vote
The City of Santa Ana must pay Plaintiffs $35,014.15 in attorneys fees and costs to settle fee claims in their successful lawsuit to strike biased ballot language from Measure DD…
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O.C. Supervisor Do admits guilt in $10M COVID-19 relief bribery scheme
SANTA ANA, California – The District One Supervisor on the Orange County Board of Supervisors has agreed to plead guilty to a felony federal charge for accepting more than $550,000…