Category: Orange County News

State Treasurer Fiona Ma announces first loans offered through revitalized State Small Business Program

State Treasurer Fiona Ma today announced that the initial three loans to California small businesses have been offered by California lenders under the $1.181 billion State Small Business Credit Initiative 2.0 (SSBCI 2.0). The California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CPCFA), chaired by Treasurer Ma, is implementing the SSBCI 2.0 program Read More

Simi Valley man sentenced for fraudulently obtaining more than $1 million in COVID business loans

A Ventura County man who schemed with an Orange County man to illegally acquire disaster relief funds was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $1 million in loans intended to help businesses weather the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic fallout. Manuel Asadurian, 66, of Simi Valley, Read More

Senator Min responds to California Attorney General warning Huntington Beach to follow State housing laws

Senator Dave Min released a statement emphasizing that the City of Huntington Beach must comply with the Builder’s Remedy and California’s housing requirements under the Housing Accountability Act. This follows a letter from Attorney General Rob Bonta and a second notice from the Department of Housing and Community Development. “No Read More

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 47 endorses Dave Min

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 47 joined over 55 local Orange County elected officials and leaders, 54 members of the California Legislature, Congresswoman Katie Porter, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, California State Treasurer Fiona Ma, California Insurance Commissioner Ricard Lara, and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus’s political Read More