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Democratic Party of Orange County members elect Chair Ada Briceño and Party officers unanimously

Democratic Party of Orange County announces its leadership team to helm Orange County Democrats through the 2024 Presidential campaign cycle. The team includes Ada Briceño as Chair, the first immigrant to lead the Party. She has been a Labor leader for 32-years and a women’s rights leader. Chair Briceño ran Read More

Seal Beach Police arrests 19-year-old Anaheim Hills man for arranging to meet a minor for sexual purposes

A man was arrested after allegedly sending harmful or obscene material to a minor and arranging to meet a minor for sexual purposes. Anthony Esparza. Courtesy photo. On Sunday, January 8, 2023, at about 2:00 pm, the Seal Beach Police Department received information about an adult male who had allegedly Read More

Illumination Foundation named 2023 Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Awards grant recipient

Illumination Foundation, a nonprofit organization with the mission to disrupt the cycle of homelessness, has been named the recipient of a $125,000 grant through the annual Chick-fil-A ® True Inspiration Awards® program. This grant will help further Illumination Foundation’s efforts in providing housing and healthcare services to those experiencing homelessness Read More

Steel, Smith release statement on House passage of the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act

Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) and Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement after the House passed of H.R. 23, the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, their bill to prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from using its massive, $80 billion infusion of taxpayer dollars to squeeze more revenue Read More

Rep. Young Kim votes to protect families and small businesses from IRS overreach

U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) voted in support of the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act (H.R. 23) to rescind over $70 billion in Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding added last year through the Inflation Reduction Act.  According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the $80 billion in IRS Read More

WalletHub Martin Luther King Jr. Day Report: 2023’s states with the most racial progress

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day around the corner and only 40% of adults thinking that the recent spotlight on racial equality has actually improved the lives of black people, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2023’s States with the Most Racial Progress, as well as expert commentary. To Read More

Former bank manager in Orange County pleads guilty to bank fraud for stealing $1.2 million from elderly customers’ account

A former Orange County-based bank manager pleaded guilty to a federal criminal charge for stealing $1.2 million in savings from elderly customers by using one the victims’ identities to fraudulently open a bank account, then impersonating the victim to transfer the stolen money to different bank accounts. Lana Pothos, 59, Read More