With 41,767 ballots cast, two votes separate the top candidates in the County Board of Supervisors special election.
Tuesday is election day in the race to pick a new First District county supervisor. Patch has your polling place location.
Vice President Joe Biden will conclude his Southern California trip in Irvine today at a conference for patient safety and technology.
Local lawmakers reacted to the State of the Union Speech with partisan vigor, but did the president say anything that resonates with you?
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that despite rumors that he could run for Barbara Boxer's seat, he has no interest in the senate.
Opponents of a pending ban on plastic bags in California submitted more than 800,000 signatures seeking a referendum on the ban.
Longtime Orange County Rep. Darrell Issa couldn't resist a profane pun.
Orange County will see a changing of the guard.
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Signature gathering has begun.
To be successful, the effort needs the signatures of 504,760 registered voters by Dec. 29 to qualify for the ballot.
The Imitation Firearms Safety Act aims to curb the use of replica guns that look like the real deal.
The law will start to take effect in July 2015.
"[W]hen the dog is injured it is akin to having one’s own body compromised.” Now, owners of attacked guide dogs are eligible for assistance.
The bill appropriates $500K for the state Department of Veterans Affairs to complete preliminary design work.
The Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Awareness plate will fund the “Every Woman Counts” program.
However, it stops short of favoring largely symbolic proposal to oppose a state plan to add two toll lanes to the freeway.
A group formed to oppose the toll lanes attracted like-minded thinkers at a forum last week.
Venture capitalist Tim Draper isn't ready to give up, though.
The governor has until Sept. 30 to veto the bill or sign it.
The 'Cell Phone Kill Switch Bill' is meant to keep help keep smartphone owners from being mugged or robbed for their phones.
The bill appropriates $500,000 for the Department of Veterans Affairs for a study on planning for the cemetery at the Great Park in Irvine.
Taxpayers wishing to appeal their assessed values need to file an Application for Changed Assessment with Orange County by Sept. 15
Todd Spitzer said it was unfair to attribute prosecutorial misconduct on a stressed budget.
With the economic benefits of legalized marijuana working for Colorado, is your state the next in line?
Sheriff Sandra Hutchens wanted to electronically monitor some inmates at home to relieve jail congestion.
Local dog owners called the move "good news."
While a preliminary junction isn't approved, a trial is scheduled for a later date.
The 50,016 total in Orange County amounts to 113 percent of the 44,392 estimated for the region during the enrollment period.
John Alpay's and Ken Lopez-Maddox's race for countywide office was over before it started.
KeeptheAngels.com is encouraging baseball fans to lobby Anaheim officials to keep the team in Orange County. A workshop on the team's future is set for Thursday.
So says the American Lung Association in a report released today.
The county is extending its marriage ceremony hours on Feb. 14.
Brown called for a collaborative effort to restrain water use, urging Californians to conserve in every way possible.
Californians will see an increase in minimum wage, enhanced bicycle safety and new rules allowing transgender students to choose which restroom to use.
Everyone has a list of top stories at year-end. Here's what Caltrans considers the biggest transportation news in Southern California.
Cases of abuse are scattered through the files of California's privatized foster care system, according to a City News Service report.