Tag Archives: Truong Diep

Quick update before moving on

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Bolsavik

A lot of things happened last week while the Bolsavik was out giving and grading final exams. So, let’s catch up on some pending items. * In Westminster, Penny Loomer conceded to Truong Diep after it began to look like … Continue reading →

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Wesminster City Council: Truong Diep caught up

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Bolsavik

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?

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Bolsavik

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

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Bolsavik

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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Truong Diep chances getting slim

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Bolsavik

With only a few hundred mail-in ballots to count in Westminster, and the entire batch of provisional ballots still untouched by human hands, Assemblyman Van Tran‘s staffer and Westminster City Council candidate Truong Diep is behind the winning line by … Continue reading →

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Steve Ngo expands lead, Andrew Do catches up, Truong Diep gets close

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Bolsavik

The fates of Viet candidates are looking better, as more and more of the mail-in and paper ballots are counted. In San Francisco, Community College Board candidate Steve Ngo (pictured) seems locked to win the open fourth seat, with his … Continue reading →

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Margie Rice now rules Westminster

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Bolsavik

I stand corrected. She doesn’t rule Westminster.

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Bolsavik interview: Truong Diep, Westminster council candidate

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Bolsavik

Considered by many a shoo-in to win one of two seats at stake on the Westminster City Council, Truong Diep (pictured) tempered the expectations and told the Bolsavik that he’s “cautiously optimistic” of victory, in an interview conducted over the week-end. … Continue reading →

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