Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Costa Mesa, told Politico that he was denied entry into Afghanistan because of his criticism of President Hamid Karzai and the government there. “Apparently, Karzai just goes bananas every time he hears that I might be, in some... »
Nadia Lockyer – wife of state Treasurer Bill Lockyer and a former Santa Ana school board member – is resigning from the Alameda County Board of Supervisors after a series of public incidents she’s blamed on chemical dependency, according to the Associa... »
Paula Negrete, an aide to Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Santa Ana since 2003, has landed a new job with the California Lottery, thanks to an appointment from Gov. Jerry Brown. Here’s the announcement from Brown’s office: Paula Negrete, 33, of Santa Ana, has ... »
From my colleague Eric Carpenter: The state’s High Speed Rail Authority board on Thursday approved a new business plan for the bullet train route with one notable amendment – adding Anaheim back on as the route’s southern terminus. Anaheim Councilwoman... »
Three years after the Tea Party started, activists in Orange County say the movement has evolved in several different directions. And not always for the better, some say. “I attended my first Tea Party rally two years ago at the O.C. Civic Center in Sa... »
Jose “Joe” Moreno, the only Republican among five candidates for the 69th Assembly district seat, has asked to withdraw his name from the June primary ballot, Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley said. However, Moreno’s name will appear on the ballot becaus... »
Rick Santorum, the nearest challenger to Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney, this morning suspended his campaign for president, clearing the path for Romney to focus virtually exclusively on his November matchup with Barack Obama. In annou... »
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 DDI — ... »
The U.S. is not alone in its skepticism that man contributes to global warming – a 2009 Gallup survey found Denmark, the United Kingdom, Norway and the Netherlands were other countries where less than half of respondents blamed global warming on human ... »
Lucy Dunn, president and CEO of the Orange County Business Council, has been reappointed to the California Transportation Commission by Gov. Jerry Brown. The commission is responsible for the programming and fund allocation for highway, passenger rail ... »
I wandered in late to Thursday evening’s 69th Assembly district debate hosted by Los Amigos de Santa Ana at Alex Ramirez’s Tae Kwon Do gym on McFadden Avenue near Harbor Boulevard and was somewhat surprised to see only two of the five candidates were p... »
The same day as 3.4 million-year-old human-like fossils have been unveiled, a new study has been released saying that conservatives and church-goers are growing increasingly skeptical of science. Today’s edition of the journal Nature reports that a par... »
State Assemblyman Roger Hernandez, D-West Covina, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving this week, the Sacramento Bee’s Capitol Alert blog is reporting. According to the Bee’s Jim Sanders, Hernandez had been visiting a friend in the Bay Area on Mo... »
Of the five candidates vying to represent the 69th Assembly district in Sacramento, two are affiliated with labor unions. One of those two, Julio Perez, is getting hundreds of thousands of dollars from unions to support his campaign. The other, Jose “J... »
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 l... »
