Michael Slaten

2 weeks ago | excelsiorcalifornia.com | Jonathan Horwitz |Sydney Barragan |Michael Slaten

Una concejala de la ciudad de Irvine, en una publicación de Instagram, animó a las personas indocumentadas a quedarse en casa el jueves 12 de junio, tras enterarse de que agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) estarían en la ciudad durante todo el día. Posteriormente, unas 200 personas se congregaron en el Angel Stadium para protestar contra las actividades del ICE en el condado de Orange y otros lugares.

2 weeks ago | ocregister.com | Michele Cardon |Michael Slaten

About 200 people gathered near Angel Stadium to protest ICE activities in Orange County and elsewhere. As the Anaheim demonstration grew, some people climbed street poles to wave Mexican flags and around a dozen others stood in the middle of the street as cars drove by. On Saturday, Anaheim will have a “No Kings Day” protest from 4-7:30 p.m. at La Palma Park.

2 weeks ago | ocregister.com | Erika Ritchie |Michael Slaten

Newport-Mesa Unified appears to have a new trustee, while a grassroots effort looks to have succeeded in rescinding a City Council decision on who has ultimate authority deciding what books belong in Huntington Beach libraries, according to the latest results in ballot counting following two special elections Tuesday. The OC Registrar of Voters is posting updates daily on the counting as it works its way through mailed-in and dropped-off ballots in the elections.

2 weeks ago | ocregister.com | Michael Slaten

Former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do is expected to learn on Monday, June 9, how long he will stay in prison for accepting more than $550,000 in bribes in a scheme involving the embezzlement of millions in COVID-relief funds. Do — once one of the leading Vietnamese-American politicians in Orange County — is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge James Selna in federal court in Santa Ana.

3 weeks ago | ocregister.com | Michael Slaten

The founder and president of the nonprofit Viet America Society has been indicted on federal charges alleging that he bribed former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do to receive $12 million in COVID-relief funds, the U.S. Attorney’s office announced Friday. Prosecutors accused Peter Pham, 65, of pocketing the bulk of the money and then laundering it to avoid detection by law enforcement.