Tag Archives: Janet Nguyen

A funny thing happened on the way to $350,000

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Bolsavik

The Orange County Board of Supervisors generously voted 4-1 in favor of a monument near Little Saigon to feature American and Vietnamese history, but the small Viet nonprofit that received the six-figure grant wasn’t exactly clear on what to do … Continue reading →

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Janet Nguyen under fire over restaurant vote

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Bolsavik

A mildly controversial vote against requiring restaurants to post letter grades from health inspection is becoming a hot potato in OC Supervisor Janet Nguyen‘s hands – as some of the Bolsavik’s readers have pointed out. The vote by a majority … Continue reading →

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Dana Rohrabacher touts communist’s endorsement

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Bolsavik

Just a day after Assemblyman Van Tran held a press conference (also attended by Westminster City Councilman Andy Quach) in which he had people accuse OC Supervisor Janet Nguyen of being a commie (all over again), U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher sent … Continue reading →

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Janet Nguyen and Van Tran kumbaya

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Bolsavik

The Bolsavik saw the picture of the above mailer over at the Orange Juice blog. So he went through his stack of junk mail and, sure enough, there it is, Van Tran and Janet Nguyen kiss and make up, on … Continue reading →

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Westminster to vote on Bolsa bridge today

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Bolsavik

The pedestrian bridge across Bolsa Avenue, cleverly dubbed the “Freedom Bridge” (artist’s concept above), is up before the Westminster City Council again tonight. This will be the last time for Westminster to accept the $2.5 million Proposition 1B money for the … Continue reading →

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A Janet – Margie rift?

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Bolsavik

The Westminster City Council’s delay in considering the bridge across Bolsa Avenue (read here) may cause a rift between OC Supervisor Janet Nguyen and her ally Westminster Mayor Margie Rice, according to a story by Deepa Bharath in the OC … Continue reading →

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Dina Nguyen on the record opposing Bolsa Bridge

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Bolsavik

Taking a more aggressive stance than when she was running for OC Supervisor, at yesterday’s Westminster City Council meeting Dina Nguyen spoke out against the proposed bridge (artist’s rendering, above) across Bolsa Avenue, even though the Council already pulled the … Continue reading →

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A funny line in Janet Nguyen’s financial disclosure

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Bolsavik

Remember how the Bolsavik said (here) that the candidates in the June elections still had to file another financial disclosure statement even though the election’s over? August 1 was the time to file. The reports by Janet Nguyen and Dina … Continue reading →

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