Nguyen responds to critics of her destruction of CalOptima
From the OC Politics Blog Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen struck back at the Orange County Grand Jury this week, in an editorial published by the O.C. Register. Nguyen claims…
While wrecking CalOptima, Nguyen got over $50K in med industry donations
[caption id="attachment_3613" align="aligncenter" width="310"] Janet Nguyen and Carlos Bustamante[/caption] From the OC Politics Blog "Supervisor Janet Nguyen raised about $50,000 in campaign contributions from the medical industry in the nine…
O.C. Grand Jury rips Supervisor Janet Nguyen for wrecking CalOptima
From the OC Politics Blog In the wake of a blistering report by Orange County's Grand Jury that raised troubling questions about hospital lobbyists writing controversial changes to the county's…
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The race for the 34th State Senate District is already heating up
From the OC Politics Blog Lou Correa has had a great run in the 34th State Senate District but he is terming out in 2014 and already both Democratic and…
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Poll: Who is Santa Ana’s 2012 Woman of the Year?
This was a news-packed year in Santa Ana - and women were a big part of many of our leading stories this year. Now its time to pick our 2012…
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Can Solorio take Correa’s State Senate seat in 2014?
Jose Solorio no longer has to fly to Sacramento every week to do business in the State Legislature, having termed out as our Assemblyman in the 69th Assembly District. Reportedly…
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Who is Santa Ana’s most powerful politician?
Public OpinionPoll Results Who is Santa Ana's most powerful politician? U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez certainly made her case this year by helping to elect Anaheim Council Candidate Jordan Brandman and…
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Supervisor Janet Nguyen combats vehicle theft in Little Saigon
[caption id="attachment_7393" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Don't you dare steal Janet Nguyen's car![/caption] County Supervisor and Local Law Enforcement Agencies Announce Vehicle Anti-Theft Crime Prevention Campaign FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 29, 2012 (Westminster) Orange…
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The Republicans who are trying to take back Santa Ana
[caption id="attachment_29005" align="aligncenter" width="386"] Robert Hammond, promoting the GOP[/caption] Orange County's Democrats are generally clueless, but this past June they were particularly out of sorts. They inexplicably gave Orange County…
The O.C. Health Care Agency covered up an E. coli outbreak this April
“Sometime in April, nine customers at an Orange County restaurant got sick after eating lettuce laced with Escherichia coli, the deadly, dreaded bacterium better known as E. coli. The lettuce…
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The Sanchez sisters don’t have much to worry about in November
U.S. Representative Linda Sanchez doesn't have much to worry about in November, over in the 38th Congressional District. She easily outpaced her two Republican opponents, Jorge Robles and Ben Campos,…
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Democratic Vietnamese candidates just can’t win in Orange County
Orange County First District Supervisor Janet Nguyen easily beat her unfunded opponent, Steve Rocco, in this week's Primary Election, but she refused to endorse any of the other Vietnamese American…
Janet Nguyen is two-faced when it comes to dealing with homosexuality
Activists, for the second year, asked Orange County supervisors Tuesday to recognize Harvey Milk's birthday with a proclamation, but the board declined the opportunity, as it did last year, according…
The June 5 primary might be a disaster for O.C.’s Vietnamese candidates
The best candidate that Orange County's Vietnamese community had going into the June 5 Open Primary, Westminster Mayor Pro Tem Tyler Diep, dropped out of the race for the 72nd…
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Did Nguyen and Baugh pull Hammond out of the race for the 69th A.D.?
An OC GOP insider gave me the scoop tonight on what really led to Republican Robert Hammond quitting the primary race for the 69th Assembly District - at the very last minute,…