Tag Archives: Tyler Diep

Redistricting: Strong Viet Assembly district, split Congressional

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Bolsavik

Before the redistricting process even began, Tyler Diep jumped up and announced his intention to run for the Assembly. In some district. Didn’t know which one yet, but running nonetheless, Diep said then. That turns out to be a clever … Continue reading →

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Tony Lam returns to politics

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Bolsavik

The first Viet ever elected to political office in the U.S. is jumping back into the fray, running for the local sanitary board. When Tony Lam won his seat on the Westminster City Council in 1992, he was the first … Continue reading →

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Happy anniversary, Andy Quach

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Bolsavik

Andy Quach’s booking photo Today is the first anniversary of the arrest of Andy Quach on DUI charges, a reader emailed the Bolsavik to remind him. And apparently Chris Prevatt at theliberaloc also remembers. One year ago in the wee … Continue reading →

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Splitting the Black April baby, and Janet Nguyen got the wrong end

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Bolsavik

OC Supervisor Janet Nguyen and her allies were on the losing end Wednesday night at the Westminster City Council meeting, when the council decided to divide the use of the Vietnam War Memorial, forcing the two factions to time-share. What … Continue reading →

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No charges against Citryst

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Bolsavik

The restaurant/bar at the center of the controversies involving Westminster Councilmen Andy Quach and Tyler Diep is not facing any criminal charges, despite failing to maintain video security as required by its beer and wine permit, the Bolsavik was told. Last … Continue reading →

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Audio recording: Tyler Diep tried to stop inspection of bar

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Bolsavik

Audio files posted on the OC Register web site here shows Tyler Diep to be more knowledgeable of what he was doing than the image of an inexperienced new council member he made himself out to be on Vietnamese-language media. He … Continue reading →

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Tyler Diep’s pre-emptive apology

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Bolsavik

Apparently having learned a lesson from Andy Quach‘s false denial, his fellow member on the Westminster City Council Tyler Diep (pictured) decided to come clean on an issue that has not even been made public yet. In today’s issue, Diep speaks … Continue reading →

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