Troy Edgar, the former Los Alamitos mayor who rose through the Trump administration to become Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, may be staying in that post. National Review reports exclusively that incoming DHS Secretary nominee Markwayne Mullin wants Edgar as his deputy — weeks after Edgar sat before the Senate for an ambassador hearing.
Fountain Valley is sitting on $9.4 million in housing funds it cannot spend on anything but affordable housing. After a contentious two-hour study session, the council sent staff back to find a different location.
Vietnamese American community groups plan to rally outside the Vietnam-U.S. Innovation and Investment Forum at the Anaheim Convention Center on Tuesday, backed by Assemblyman Tri Ta’s formal letter to Mayor Aitken urging cancellation.
The Stanton Planning Commission meets Wednesday to consider a mixed-use project that would put 159 townhomes and nearly 16,000 square feet of commercial space on parcels that include the longtime ORCO Block manufacturing site at Beach Boulevard and Katella Avenue.
Assemblyman Tri Ta sent a formal letter to Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken on March 13 urging the city to cancel a Vietnamese government-backed innovation forum scheduled for the Anaheim Convention Center on March 17 -- days before it was set to begin.
Months after a federal judge ordered former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do to pay $250,000 in restitution for his corruption scheme, the payment has not arrived — and Do transferred his $2.2 million family home to his wife the day after the order was issued.
The Chinese Consulate contacted Assemblyman Tri Ta's office to complain about a photo he posted with Taiwan's Director General. Ta's response: California elected officials do not take orders from the Chinese Communist Party.
The Orange County Grand Jury called the supervisors secret pay raise a breach of public trust. This week, the board voted 3-1-1 to formally disagree and Supervisor Janet Nguyen voted yes without saying a word.
The Westminster City Council approved spending $35,000 to survey residents on two new potential tax measures — a cannabis sales tax and a hotel tax hike — continuing a years-long pattern of tax increases that Mayor Chi Charlie Nguyen has supported, even as previous hikes were sold as solutions to the city's budget woes.
Hellman Ranch wants to install 56 solar tables on its oil and gas production facility next to the Los Cerritos Wetlands. After two council deadlocks and a city website outage that forced a continuance, the matter returned for a final hearing in February. Environmental groups are demanding a full environmental impact report.
Loan Nguyen has entered the race for Westminster City Council District 4, challenging incumbent NamQuan Nguyen. But a visit to her campaign website raises questions about how ready for prime time this challenger really is.
Mayor Chi Charlie Nguyen cast the deciding vote to bar Councilmember Amy Phan West from speaking at city events. He is also running against her for Congress in California's 45th District. The motion was led by Carlos Manzo — the same colleague she once filed a police report against. And the third vote was cast by the Mayor's own brother-in-law.
In a unanimous 6-0 vote, the Huntington Beach City Council approved relocating the city's surf museum into the Main Street Branch Library for $500 a month — a deal critics are calling a giveaway of public space.
Federal authorities have officially recovered $3.73 million in taxpayer money from a corruption scheme involving former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do. Now, the O.C. Board of Supervisors is debating whether the funds should be returned to Do's former district or used to address broader county-wide needs.
The Garden Grove City Council unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance banning nitrous oxide sales at the February 24 meeting, while also opening discussions on adding a bilingual 'Freedom Way / Tự Do / Libertad' designation to a city street.
Council Member Glenn Grandis reported at the February 3 city council meeting that Fountain Valley lost a potential $1.5 million payment from the Orange County Sanitation District after fellow council member Ted Bui refused to support the city's case — and then actively argued against it before the OCSD board.
