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Rep. Young Kim Receives Prominent Endorsements One Month Before Election Day

October 6, 2022 2:30 amOctober 5, 2022 8:30 pm

Support for incumbent Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA) continued to solidify on Wednesday in the Orange County-centric 40th Congressional District race against Democratic challenger and Medical Board of California Board member Asif Mahmood following a series of prominent endorsements. Earlier this...

Controversy Continues In OC House Race Over Communist Sympathizer Flyers

October 5, 2022 1:10 pmOctober 6, 2022 7:16 pm

The race over the new 45th Congressional District covering part of Orange County, considered by many to be one of the closest in the country, continued to heat up, with accusations of racism and communist sympathy creating a larger rift...

OC Board of Supervisors Reaches Near $1 Million Settlement with Energy Company Over 2021 Oil Spill

July 28, 2022 4:23 pmJuly 28, 2022 4:25 pm

The Orange County Board of Supervisors and a Houston-based energy company which owns the oil platform and pipeline subsidiaries responsible for the 2021 Orange County oil spill, agreed to a $956,352 settlement this week over the associated costs of cleaning...

Give us a Break — From the Gas Tax

June 30, 2022 2:30 amJune 29, 2022 7:15 pm

The California gas tax jumps up again on July 1. While the State has a nearly $100 billion budget, the ruling party has repeatedly failed to offer any meaningful relief to taxpayers who have been overtaxed to create this enormous...

Bypassing CA Border, Illegal So. Cal. Beach Landings Now a Routine Occurrence

June 28, 2022 2:50 amJune 29, 2022 6:33 am

By Scott Baugh and Sheriff Don Barnes One morning in May, on the shores of Laguna Beach, an Orange County resident videotaped the landing of a Panga boat with over a dozen people unlawfully entering our country. Customs and Border...

Bill To Allow Housing Department to Halt Legally Dubious Projects Gains Support in Legislature

June 21, 2022 3:59 pm

A bill to allow the Department of Housing and Community Development to block projects in Orange County that are in violation of the Surplus Land Act and other laws, continued to move up in the legislature in June following the...

Rep. Young Kim Named 40th Congressional District Primary Election Runner-Up, To Face Asif Mahmood This November

June 14, 2022 4:23 pmJune 14, 2022 3:54 pm

Following the Primary Election June 7, and a week of no declared runner-up, election officials announced that Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA) officially came in second-place in the 40th Congressional District election, defeating GOP challenger Greg Raths, and will move on...