Tag Archives: Election 2008

Viet candidate, treasurer face FPPC fine

A former Viet candidate for OC Supervisor and his treasurer (also Viet) may face a fine for failing to report almost all of a quarter’s spending, reports the OC Register here. The expenditures were not disclosed until a new treasurer took … Continue reading

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Recount in Westminster

It’s official. The third-place finisher in the race for two seats on the Westminster City Council has filed a request for a recount, reports the OC Register‘s Martin Wisckol on Total Buzz here. Final tally shows Penny Loomer behind Truong Diep … Continue reading

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Van Tran’s questionable number

Squeaking through a tight(-ish) race, Assemblyman Van Tran decided to shore up his support base in the Vietnamese community by pulling an Obama, saturating the Viet airwaves and newspapers over an entire weekend last week. The spot ad was played … Continue reading

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More Viet exit polling data

Just received from Taz Ahmed, the Policy Manager at OCAPICA, the preliminary report on exit polls for Viet voters in Southern California, here. It is the Vietnamese portion of the exit polling of Asian-American voters, previously reported here. The report … Continue reading

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Steve Ngo won – first Viet officeholder in San Francisco

First-time candidate Steve Ngo (pictured) won the one open seat on Board of the City College of San Francisco, becoming the first Vietnamese-American officeholder in that city-county. Four seats were at stake, with the first three won by incumbents seeking … Continue reading

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Wesminster City Council: Truong Diep caught up

As the counting in the oh-so-close Wesminster City Council race continues, Truong Diep got into winning territory for the first time, flipping yesterday’s 22-vote trail into today’s 22-vote lead. Which raises the question: If Diep’s lead holds, will challenger Peggy … Continue reading

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Westminster mail-in ballots counted; recount coming up?

With the mail-in ballots all counted, Westminster City Council candidate Truong Diep is still in third place. On Friday, Diep made up only 6 votes, garnering 28 to second-place winner Penny Loomer’s 22. The Registrar’s office is moving on the … Continue reading

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Truong Diep teetering on the brink

The phrase “teetering on the brink of” has never been so value-laden. One could say that Truong Diep (pictured) is teetering on the brink of victory, or that he is teetering on the brink of defeat. Both possibilities are achingly … Continue reading

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