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Asm. Young Kim will kickoff her reelection campaign on April 23

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Editor Posted in 2016 Elections, Fullerton, Korean-Americans, Republican Party, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Young Kim 1 Comment

Assemblywoman Young Kim is hosting a Campaign Kickoff Celebration on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., at the Northwest OCGOP Headquarters, located at 11296 Beach Blvd., in Stanton. If you have any questions about the event you may email Bryan@YKAssembly.com.

Kim is squaring off again in the June Primary Election against Democrat Sharon Quirk-ilva, a public school teacher that Kim defeated in 2014, when Kim seized the 65th Assembly District, with 54% of the vote as compared to 45% for Quirk-Silva, according to Around the Capitol.

The 65th Assembly District encompasses parts of north Orange County, centered on the city of Fullerton. The primarily suburban district is ethnically and socioeconomically diverse, according to Wikipedia. The cities in the district include: Continue reading→

Korean delegation visits the O.C. Auditor-Controller

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Editor Posted in Eric Woolery, Korean-Americans, Michelle Steel, OC Auditor-Controller, Orange County Leave a comment

Korean delegation visits OC Auditor Controller

ERIC H. WOOLERY, CPA
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER

Contact: Meg McCarthy Waters, Meg.waters@ac.ocgov.com, 714-834-2318

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

KOREAN DELEGATION VISITS ORANGE COUNTY AUDITOR-CONTROLLER

JUNE 2, 2015 – Orange County Auditor-Controller Eric H. Woolery hosted a delegation of 10 provincial and municipal officials from the Gyeonggi Provincial Government in the Republic of Korea. Gyeonggi, which includes the Capital Seoul, is the most populous of the 31 provinces in South Korea. The delegation is visiting several US cities and counties to learn ways to improve audit and inspection practices for the public sector.

The delegation was greeted by Woolery, as well as Orange County’s Second District Supervisor Michelle Steele. The group submitted a number of questions centering on the structure of the Auditor-Controller’s department; Audit practices, communications and corruption prevention. Woolery addressed these topics in a power point that was also translated into Korean. Continue reading→

Asm. Kim is opposing the ACLU’s effort to compel ward specific City Council elections

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Editor Posted in 2016 Elections, ACLU, Fullerton, Korean-Americans, Orange County 2 Comments

Young Kim takes aim at the ACLU

For Immediate Release: May 4, 2015

CONTACT: Bryan Shroyer, (714) 296-9835

Assemblywoman Kim Issues Statement Opposing Bill That Would Increase City Vulnerability to Litigation Over Council Election Process

SACRAMENTO – Today I voted against AB 277 in the State Assembly. The legislation seeks to increase the number of cities that can be sued over their city council elections; lawsuits like Paik v. City of Fullerton. I support the transition to district elections as a way to increase representation of minority communities, but lawsuits like this can have the unwanted effect of undermining race relations.

This lawsuit filed by the ACLU is not reflective of the attitudes of the city’s Korean community at large. I am a proud resident of the city of Fullerton, all four of my children attended public schools in Fullerton, and as a first-time Korean American candidate running against an incumbent, I received over 56% of the vote in Fullerton. Continue reading→

Steel supporter Miller Oh, a Buena Park Councilman, convicted on five felony counts

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Buena Park, Crime, Korean-Americans, Michelle Steel, OCDA, Orange County, Sangjin Miller Oh 3 Comments

Maybe Tony Rackauckas forget to tell Michelle Steel that he was prosecuting Miller Oh?

Maybe Tony Rackauckas forget to tell Michelle Steel that he was prosecuting her supporter, Sangjin Miller Oh?

Sangjin Miller Oh, 50, a Republican Buena Park city council member, was convicted on Friday of repeatedly committing perjury on California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) documents to avoid paying child support to his ex-wife. Miller Oh, a real estate developer, was found guilty by a jury of five felony counts of perjury by declaration and faces a maximum sentence of six years and four months in state prison at his sentencing Aug. 22, 2014, in Department W-8, West Justice Center, Westminster, according to the Orange County District Attorney.

Under state law, Oh is immediately suspended from the council and will have to step down permanently when Judge John Adams certifies the verdicts at sentencing, City Manager Jim Vanderpool said. Conviction of certain laws triggers the removal, according to the OC Register.

Here’s the curious part – why did Michelle Steel, a carpetbagging candidate for the Orange County Board of Supervisors, announce her endorsement by Miller Oh on May 2 of this year, as we reported earlier? Miller Oh has been in trouble since 2012 yet Steel accepted and announced his endorsement? Continue reading→

Students rally for peace with Korean minister in Long Beach

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Editor Posted in Churches, Korean-Americans, Long Beach, Peace 5 Comments

Mr. Man Lee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Amy Nguyen

Cell: 714-584-5114

STUDENTS RALLY TO DELIVER MESSAGE OF PEACE

LOS ANGELES – Hundreds of students from school clubs of UCLA, UC Irvine, Cal Poly Pomona, Pepperdine and Cal State Fullerton rallied together last Friday to promote a message of peace aboard the SS Lane Victory in San Pedro, a fully operational cargo ship and historical museum which was used during the Korean War to rescue refugees. Continue reading→

OCDA will host an info booth at the OC Korean Festival in Buena Park

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Editor Posted in Buena Park, Korean-Americans, Orange County, Tony Rackauckas Leave a comment

OC Korean Festival

Orange County District Attorney Press Release

For Immediate Release: October 10, 2013

OCDA TO HOST INFORMATIONAL BOOTH AT THE 30TH ANNUAL KOREAN FESTIVAL OF ORANGE COUNTY

SANTA ANA – The Orange County District Attorney’s (OCDA) Office is proud to announce its participation in the 30th Annual Korean Festival of Orange County tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, starting at 10:00 a.m. This weekend festival will be hosted in Buena Park in the McCumber Shopping Center off of Beach Boulevard and Malvern Avenue. The festival will include Korean food, cultural performances, and promotional booths. Continue reading→