Category: Orange County Community

Lockdowns, Mask Mandates Prompt Mother to Run for Capistrano Unified

September 30, 2022
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Kira Davis is running for Capistrano Unified school board in the Nov. 8 election, she says, to be a voice for parents in the district’s schools. In the last two years, Davis said her children have experienced the district’s school closures during the pandemic, including her son’s high school graduation ceremony being canceled in 2020….

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John Thomas Patton Wants to Raise the Quality of Life in Costa Mesa

September 30, 2022
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Back in the summer of 2020, Costa Mesa resident John Thomas Patton and his then one and half-year-old son headed to the playground in a local park. “What did we see when we got there? Caution tape,” Patton said. They were planning to play on the swing and enjoy the summer breeze, but were stopped…

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Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley Wants to Represent District 5

September 30, 2022
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After a special election in March 2021, former Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley was elected Orange County Supervisor, filling the vacant District 2 seat after Michelle Steel’s promotion to congress. With the county’s redistricting pushing her city into what is now District 5, she is running for its seat in the Nov. 8 election. “I…

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Irvine Vice Mayor Anthony Kuo Runs for Re-election

September 29, 2022
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“I’m a big believer that nobody has a monopoly on good ideas,” Vice Mayor of Irvine Anthony Kuo told The Epoch Times. Kuo helped draft an ordinance to prevent catalytic converter theft in the city. He said he ensured the ordinance’s wording was easily transferrable to neighboring cities, living up to his motto. Since then,…

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Irvine Mayor Runs for Re-election: ‘Let’s Reinvest in Our Community’

September 29, 2022
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Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan, first elected to the Irvine City Council in 2018 and then as its mayor in 2020, is seeking re-election to the city’s top spot in the upcoming Nov. 8 election. “Two years is pretty much a short time when it comes to being a mayor and actually accomplishing your goals,” Khan…

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Newsom Clears Way for Study of Orange County Veterans Cemetery Potential Site

September 29, 2022
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The effort to build a veterans cemetery in Orange County cleared another hurdle Sept. 27 after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to allow the study of a potential site for the project. Assembly Bill 1595, authored by Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton), requires the state veterans’ department to study, design, and construct a state-owned and state-operated…

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Lawyer, Former Teacher Runs for Capistrano Unified School Board

September 28, 2022
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Jessica Hubbard, who has worked as a teacher for 20 years, is running for a seat on the Capistrano Unified school board in the Nov. 8 election. “I am the parent of a CUSD student, and like all other parents, I want to ensure that my children are receiving the best opportunities and experiences possible,”…

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Distance Learning Propels Newport-Mesa Candidate to Run for Office

September 28, 2022
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Newport-Mesa Unified school board candidate Danielle Mills for the Nov. 8 election wants to give parents more control of their children’s education. Mills said prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, she had a more hands-off approach to the education of her three children—two of whom attend schools in the district. But having her children attend school…

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Newport-Mesa Unified Candidate Wants to Mend Students’ COVID Learning Loss

September 28, 2022
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Michelle Murphy, a mother of two boys in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District and an active community leader, is seeking to spot on the school board in the Nov. 8 election. “I have two kids in the district and their education is very important to me. In my area, there are a couple of low-performing…

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UCI Professor Kathleen Treseder Runs for Irvine City Council

September 28, 2022
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University of California–Irvine (UCI) professor and environmental advocate Kathleen Treseder is running for Irvine City Council in the Nov. 8 election. Two seats are up for grabs on the city council. Treseder is running against incumbent city councilmen Larry Agran and Anthony Kuo, as well as technology attorney Scott Hansen, Irvine finance commissioner John Park,…

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