DDi — the Anaheim tech company that gained national attention for its one-time stewardship by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's investment firm — has agreed to be sold for roughly $282 million. Romney's Bain Capital took control of... »
IRVINE - Front-running GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney attracted the county’s leading Republican donors Tuesday at a Shady Canyon fundraiser that attracted 460 people, including Orange County’s leading Republican donors. Joining Romney, his... »
Mitt Romney's Shady Canyon fundraiser today is expected to attract Orange County's leading Republican donors among the expected crowd of several hundred. The luncheon in the exclusive Irvine neighborhood is part of a California swing that includes at... »
When Julio Perez officially declared his candidacy for the state Assembly this month, he swore that he lives in a house on North Baker Street, in Santa Ana. But when a process server recently tried serving him with papers at that address, a woman... »
Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney will return to Orange County next Tuesday to bolster his campaign purse, with a fundraising luncheon at a private home in Irvine's exclusive Shady Canyon. It'll cost you $1,000 to eat, $2,500 if you'd... »
Republican businessman John Campbell, who has represented Irvine and its environs in Congress for seven years, ranks among the most conservative members of Congress. But now he faces a challenger who is taking a stand even farther to the right.... »
SANTA ANA – On a bright Saturday morning in February, Julio Perez walks Santa Ana's posh Floral Park neighborhood, asking for votes. Knocking on the doors of Victoria Street mansions, he doesn't find much of a welcome. One woman chides him, saying... »
Two months ago, Los Alamitos Mayor Troy Edgar was an underdog congressional candidate and the 72nd Assembly District was shaping up as a battle royale between Huntington Beach Councilman Matthew Harper and Westminster Councilman Tyler Diep. Since... »
Fourth-term Rep. John Campbell, R-Irvine – who's helped lead the GOP charge against congressional earmarks – failed to win the endorsement of the Republican Party of Orange County at Monday night's meeting of its governing Central Committee. The... »
Five candidates have tossed their hats in the ring for the 72nd Assembly race, but only three are financially committed to running for a seat. Huntington Beach City Councilman Matthew Harper, Westminster Councilman Tyler Diep and Little Saigon... »
Irvine – Gov. Jerry Brown's call for a combination of tax hikes and massive public works projects was warmly received when he pitched it to 50 of Orange County's top business executives Thursday. On the heels of Wednesday's unveiling of the plan,... »
SANTA ANA – An Orange County-based effort to develop a political agenda for Latinos launched the first of a nationwide series of town hall meetings Wednesday, with participants spending much of the two-hour event talking about the community's... »
Garden Grove exterminator Robert Jordan got trampled by Vermin Supreme in the New Hampshire primary sideshow for the Democratic nomination. President Barack Obama, of course, won easily, with 60,996 votes. The next highest vote getter among... »
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, adding to a first-place finish in last week's Iowa caucuses and establishing himself as the man to beat for the Republican presidential... »
One of the most controversial businesses taken over by Bain Capital, the company Mitt Romney ran for 15 years, was Anaheim's DDi, which makes printed circuit boards. The company would eventually flounder, but not before Bain got 200 percent of its... »
