Category: Orange County News

Republican leaders urge rejection of special session for new taxes

Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City) and Assembly Budget Vice Chair Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) called on the Governor and Democrat leaders to take immediate action to lower gas prices in California. In a letter sent Friday, the Republican leaders urged the following immediate actions: 1) Suspend the state’s gas Read More

Orange County man agrees to plead guilty to operating illegal casinos in Santa Ana and paying bribes to police officer

A Fountain Valley man has agreed to plead guilty to federal offenses for operating illegal gambling dens and paying $128,000 in cash bribes to a Santa Ana Police officer to avoid law enforcement scrutiny of his underground casinos, according to a plea agreement filed in federal court. Niem Ngoc Ha, Read More

‘Rosé on The Bay’ in Newport Beach Serves Up $25K for Nonprofit KidWorks

Rosé on the Bay committee The third annual Rosé on the Bay fundraiser and friend-raiser, held recently at the bayfront home of Arlene Silvers in Newport Beach, brought over 50 women together to learn how they can support KidWorks, a Santa Ana-based nonprofit that provides academic, spiritual and leadership programs Read More

Governor Newsom signs CalABLE expansion bill sponsored by Treasurer Ma and authored by Assemblymember Irwin

Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation sponsored by Treasurer Fiona Ma to expand eligible contributions to CalABLE, California’s tax advantaged savings and investment program for people with disabilities. Nearly 8,000 CalABLE accounts have been opened with nearly $80 million in savings since CalABLE began. Assembly Bill (AB) 2216, authored by longtime Read More

Assemblymember Janet Nguyen’s Assembly Bill 485 continues work on hate crimes and transparency, signed by the Governor

Assemblymember Janet Nguyen is proud to announce that Assembly Bill 485 has been signed by the Governor. AB 485 requires local law enforcement agencies to post current hate crime and hate crime related statistics to their public internet site and update them on a monthly basis. According to the Department Read More