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06/11/2024

The Democrat minority bloc on the Huntington Beach City Council has been wiped out. The conservative Republican slate of Chad Williams, Butch Twinging and Don Kennedy has ejected three incumbent Democrats: Dan Kalmick, Natalie Moser and Rhonda Bolton.

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 Chad Williams, Butch Twinging and Don Kennedy has ejected three incumbent Democrats: Dan Kalmick, Natalie Moser and Rhonda Bolton. Williams,....

06/11/2024

Donald J. Trump is on track to be the first Republican presidential nominee to win Orange County since Mitt Romney in 2012. Trump trailed Kamala Harris in the initial returns, but overtook her by the most recent update around midnight, taking a nearly 18,000 vote lead county-wide

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 in 2012. Trump trailed Vice President Kamala Harris in the initial returns, but had overtaken her by the final update around midnight, taking a nearly 18...

05/11/2024

It's entertaining to see radical leftists looking to the early Republic - which they otherwise denounce as a monument to genocide, slavery and white supremacy - to justify their push to allow foreigners to vote in Santa Ana elections.

Measure DD would allow noncitizen residents in Santa Ana to vote in municipal elections for the first time.

02/11/2024

A year ago, Irvine City Council candidate William Go openly discussed in text messages which of the city council districts he would run in, along with plans to move to San Diego for most of 2024.

This is the first election in which the Irvine City Council will be elected from districts, instead of at-large. There are four districts on the ballot, and a total of 15 candidates running for them. One of those is William Go, who is running for City Council from District 2, which includes the Grea...

31/10/2024

La Habra is holding a scoping meeting for a proposed re-development of Westridge Golf Course into 534 homes - 2 days after the election.

The possible redevelopment of Westridge Golf Course in La Habra, near Beach Boulevard and Imperial Highway, has been an ongoing controversy for many years. As golf has declined nationally over the last few decades, the property owners have often looked at redeveloping the property into housing. Such...

24/10/2024

The Orange County Democratic Party and key OC Democrats are conspicuously silent about the explosive Ring camera video showing Tustin City Council candidate Lee Fink – a prominent figure in OC Democrat circles – shoving and verbally abusing an elderly docent during a home and garden tour.

The Orange County Democratic Party and key OC Democrats have been conspicuously silent about the explosive Ring camera video showing Tustin City Council candidate Lee Fink – a leading figure in OC Democrat circles – shoving and verbally abusing an elderly docent during a home and garden tour. La...

22/10/2024

Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do has agreed to plead guilty to a single felony count of conspiracy to commit bribery and could land in federal prison for up to five years, according to a plea agreement announced this morning by the U.S. Attorney and OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer.

Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do has agreed to plead guilty to a single felony count of conspiracy to commit bribery and could land in federal prison for up to five years, according to a plea agreement announced this morning by the U.S. Attorney and OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer. Supervisor Do...

22/10/2024

Enjoy some early morning paleontology this Saturday, October 19 on a guided tour of the Clark Regional Park hillside fossil bed, followed by a trip to the Interpretive Center. The tour is from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Enjoy some early morning paleontology this Saturday, October 19 on a guided tour of the Clark Regional Park hillside fossil bed, followed by a trip to the Interpretive Center. The tour is from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Closed toed shoes are required due to uneven terrain. Sun protection and water are r...

22/10/2024

Newport Beach Councilman Will O'Neill calls out Jeff Herdman for waging a deceptive campaign for Newport Beach City Council.

We’ve got some deception going on in a Newport Beach city council race right now. My colleague, Noah Blom, is running against my former colleague, Jeff Herdman. I’ve endorsed Noah and Jeff knows it. But Jeff has used my photo in his first piece of mail to Newport Beach voters and then used my na...

22/10/2024

Two days after Ring video emerged of him shoving and cussing out an elderly docent during a home tour, Tustin City Council candidate Lee Fink this morning issued a sort-of apology rationalizing his actions.

Two days after Ring video emerged of him shoving and cussing out an elderly docent during a home tour, Tustin City Council candidate Lee Fink this morning issued an apology of sorts via e-mail. OC Independent broke the story on Tuesday, October 15, and remains the only Orange County media outlet to....

22/10/2024

Board of Supervisors Chairman Don Wagner has condemned Tustin City Council candidate Lee Fink for his shoving-and-cussing altercation with an elderly docent during a home and garden tour this past May. Wagner, whose district includes Tustin, demanded Fink resign from the OC Waster Management Commission, to which he was appointed by OC Supervisor Vince Sarmiento.

Board of Supervisors Chairman Don Wagner has condemned Tustin City Council candidate Lee Fink for his shoving-and-cussing altercation with an elderly docent during a home and garden tour this past May. Wagner, whose district includes Tustin, demanded Fink resign from the OC Waster Management Commiss...

22/10/2024

The OUSD Board of Education has quietly amended its bylaws to open the door to taxpayer funding for school board candidates’ campaigns.

They say the devil is in the details. And buried in Orange Unified School District Board of Education agendas, it seems. The OUSD Board of Education has quietly amended its bylaws to open the door to taxpayer funding for school board candidates’ campaigns. Currently, funding for school board campa...

18/10/2024

Santa Ana Councilmember Jessie Lopez attempted to enlist her fellow tenants in her efforts to sabotage the sale of the house where she was renting a bedroom, according to her former landlord's successful civil complaint that led to a $35,000 judgment against Lopez.

Santa Ana Councilmember Jessie Lopez attempted to enlist her fellow tenants in her efforts to sabotage the sale of the house where she was renting a bedroom, according to documents filed by her former landlord in his successful civil complaint against Lopez. The landlord, Hector Orellana, successful...

16/10/2024

A Ring camera video shows an enraged Lee Fink, candidate for Tustin City Council, shoving and verbally threatening an elderly docent in the backyard of a house during the Old Town Tustin Home and Garden Tour, in an incident that took place earlier this year.

A publicly shared Ring camera video shows an enraged Lee Fink, a candidate for Tustin City Council, shoving and verbally threatening an elderly docent in the backyard of a house during the Old Town Tustin Home and Garden Tour. The incident took place on May 18, 2024. In the two minute video, an elde...

16/10/2024

Fullerton City Council candidate Scott Markowitz has been arrested and charged by the OC District Attorney’s office on two felony counts of falsifying his nomination papers. As a result, he is ineligible for office, although he will still appear on the ballot.

Fullerton City Council candidate Scott Markowitz has been arrested and charged by the OC District Attorney’s office on two felony counts of falsifying his nomination papers. As a result, he is ineligible for office, although he will still appear on the ballot. Markowitz is running from District 4....

15/10/2024

Ring camera video of Lee Fink, a Democrat attorney and candidate for Tustin City Council, initiating a verbal and physical altercation with an elderly docent during the Old Town Tustin Home and Garden Tour on May 18, 2024. After the docent request that Fink's toddler not play with some breakable items, Fink became enraged, shoving the elderly man and yelling "If you f--k with my daughter, you're going down!" The homeowners, who had opened the house for the tour, told Fink to leave.