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• Trustee Area 4: Bob Harden* Orange Unified School District • Trustee Area 1: Andrea Yamaski*, An gela Williams.
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune In a reversal of the dead lock from the marathon meeting that extended from Wednesday evening to early Thursday morn ing, the Westminster City Council on Friday after noon voted to place before voters on Nov. 8 the ex tension of the Measure SS one-percent sales tax. Those voting in favor were Mayor Tri Ta, Vice Mayor Carlos Manzo and Councilmembers Kim berly Ho and Chi Charlie Nguyen.Councilmember Tai Do abstained.Ifapproved by voters, the extension would run for 20 years and expire – unless again extended by voters – on March 31, 2043.The estimated annual revenue to the city would be $16 million. At the previous meeting, Ta, Nguyen and Do voted to abstain, while Manzo and Ho voted in favor of an extension. But the meeting was adjourned to Friday at 11 a.m. giving councilmembers a chance toAfterreconsider.hearing hours of public comments, all urg ing placing the Measure
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OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW In onSalesReversal,TaxIstheBallot Ta and Nguyen don’t abstain on key decision n WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL Thirty-eight candidates seeking area school, special district seats Printed in Garden Grove, California n orangecountytribune.com n Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022 n orangecountytribune@gmail.com Continued on page 2 Weather Forecast Saturday: 90/69 sunny Sunday: 91/69 sunny Monday: 90/69 sunny Tuesday: 90/69 sunny 90 / 69WEEKEND EDITION HHH For breaking news and sports all week long, go to www.orangecountytribune.com Continued on page 2
The next step has been taken by 38 can didates seeking county and school dis trict offices in the West Orange County area. to the Orange County Reg istrar of Voters, here are the persons who have qualified for the ballot in the Nov. 8 general election as of 5 p.m. on Friday. Incumbents are marked with an aster isk*.
A 26-year-old Stanton man has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit and run accident that took place Thursday afternoon in Garden AccordingGrove.toSgt. Royce Wimmer of the GGPD, the incident – involving an automobile and a pe destrian – took place in the 9500 block of Lamp son Avenue near Gilbert Street around noon. Arriving officers found a man in the roadway with “life-threatening” injuries. He was taken to a local hospital where the man –identified as a 77-year-old Garden Grove resident –was pronounced dead. The suspect fled in his on page 2 on page
Garden Grove Unified School District • Trustee Area 2: Mark Anthony Pere des and Lan Quoc Nguyen*.
The average number of new coronavirus cases daily in Orange County bounced up in Friday’s re port, ending improvement shown in the three previ ousStatisticsreports. are issued by the county health care agency on Tuesdays and Fridays.Thelatest report, which covers the three-day peri od from Aug. 9-11, shows confirmed new cases at 2,308 for a daily average of 769.33. That’s up from Tuesday’s report of 745 and down from previous averages of 955 and 927. Deaths increased from 12 to 15. Hospitaliza
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• Trustee Area 2: Megan Willis
• Trustee Area 2: Tina Gustin-Gurney*
Continued from page 1 Sales tax extension makes it to ballot Continued from page 1 SS extension on the ballot, Ta and Nguyen voted in favor Fri day afternoon. Ta said, “I still oppose any tax increase, but I respect the com munity. I honor one’s right to vote to decide the future of our community.”Beforecasting his vote, Nguy en said, “I had the chance to talk to a lot of people and came up with the decision to vote yes.”
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The expiration of the sales tax approved by voters – with a sixyear sunset clause – in 2016 threatened a severe financial cri sis for Westminster and possible municipal bankruptcy, a theme echoed by many who spoke on Friday.Resident Terry Rains slammed Ta, Chi Charlie Nguyen and Tai Do, and directed the strongest criticism at Do. “I am the most disappointed in you,” she said. She said that he had lost many supporters, including herself, for what she called his “asinine, obstinate and unjustifiable refusal to let us vote on this.” She vowed that there would be a political backlash against Ta, Do and Nguyen who are run ning for higher office in the Nov. 8 general election if they didn’t change their stances on the is sue.“There will be hell to pay,” she said.Vincent Tran called refusing to put the matter before voters is like “putting a bag over people’s faces, you cannot talk; you have noHevoice.”added, “What is the legacy you’re leaving?” and said that the end of Measure SS would deprive residents of Westmin ster of “basic services.” run fatal accident from page 1 vehicle – a black Subaru Impre za – but was located in Stanton a short time later. George Wahba was booked into Orange County Jail in Santa Ana for felony hitare asked to call In vestigator Dan Mihalik at (714) 741-5925. cases tick up from page 1 rose from 271 to 291, and the use of intensive care units to treat COVID-19 patients climbed from 40 to 44. To date, Orange County has had 648,871 confirmed cases of coronavirus cases, of which 617,736 are considered recov ered. Deaths are at 7,262. Across the nation, The New York Times is reporting that – over a 14-day period – new coronavirus cases are down 17 percent, but deaths have in creased by 8 percent. Hospital izations have declined 3 percent. In California, new cases have fallen by 39 percent over a twoweek stretch, reports Los Ange les Times. Deaths have risen by 10 percent. special districts from page 1 Trustee Area 4: Madison Klovstad Miner
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• Trustee Area 7: Mike Nguyen, Sean Griffin, Rick Ledesma* Huntington Beach Union High School District (vote for three)
• Trustee Area 5: Julie Norton, Paul Morrow* Ocean View School District (vote for three)
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• Morgan Westmoreland, John Briscoe*, Patricia Singer*, Dan Pearce, Jack Souders* Westminster School District
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The City of Stanton is launching an effort to create a parks master plan. The plan will help in developing priorities and actions needed to meet the city’s recreational needs. Go to MasterPlan.comStantonParksto learn more. Here’s free food, free diapers There will be free food distribution and a diaper giveaway on Saturday in Stanton from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Stanton Park, 7800 Katella Ave. The event is sponsored by Friends of Families, Life Christian Church, and Community Action Partner ship-Orange County Food Bank. It’s first-come, first-served while supplies last. Elks host hot rod show Garden Grove Elks #1952 will host its 18th annual “Hot August Days Car Show on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 “Roll-in”p.m.isat 6 a.m. There’s free public admission to the show and live music. There will be vendor booths, Tiki bar, food, raffle prizes, awards for Best of Show and a silent auction. For more information, contact Chris Garland at (562) 500-9800. The lodge is located at 15511 Trask Ave. at Newhope. College students earn honors Universities and colleges are conferring recogni tion and degrees on local students.
Universary of Health Sciences & Pharmacy (St. Louis)•Ann Nguyen of Garden Grove was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2022 semester. Emerson College (Boston) • Brooke Holder of Huntington Beach was named to the dean’s list as was Kelsey West, also of Hun tington Beach, for the spring 2022 semester. To our readers: Send your news items to us at orangecountytribune@gmail.com. Send photos at jpeg files and make sure to include details such as time, place (address), phone number, hours, costs and website for more information as well as e-mail address.
In celebration of the Foods of Garden Grove’s one-year anniversary, the City of Garden Grove will host an Instagram giveaway, offering users the opportunity to win gift cards to local eateries, such as Brodard Chateau, Garlic and Chives, Louie’s on Main, Sabroso! Mexican Grill, and SteelCraft Garden Grove. Foods of Garden Grove is a list of 150 select restaurants that make up Garden Grove’s diverse food culture. Participation instructions for the giveaway will be shared on the Foods of Garden Grove Instagram @food sofgardengrove, on Friday, Aug.19, at noon.“What began as a program to assist select local restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic by showcasing their food, drinks, and service on the city’s website and social platforms has grown into one of the most successful engagement programs with the com munity,” said Garden Grove Mayor SteveSinceJones.itslaunch on July 1, 2021, the Foods of Garden Grove Instagram has gained over 2,000 organic followers, with an approximate audience reach of 95,000 from over 200 posts. The TikTok platform, created on Sept. 1, 2021, has nearly 500 follow ers.The Foods of Garden Grove program shares a number of specialty food and beverage photos and videos from 150 local hand-picked restaurants on social media, as well as the city’s website, at ggcity.org/foodsofgardengrove.Anintegratedmapandcuisine cat egory search option on the Foods of Garden Grove website allows foodies to quickly discover their next place to eat.Users are encouraged to follow @ foodsofgardengrove on Instagram and TikTok, and visit the website to discover new dining experiences. For more information, visit ggcity.org/ foodsofgardengrove or email foodie@ ggcity.org.
Cyclist is killed in HB traffic accident TownsOur Care to play “Cops and Robbins” now?
A bicyclist was fatally injured Tues day evening when struck by an auto mobile in Huntington Beach. According to Jessica Cuchilla, pub lic information officer for the HBPD, the accident took place after 6 p.m. on Pacific Coast Highway, north of Ad miralty Drive. Arriving officers found the cyclist, a 42-year-old man, lying in the roadway in critical condition. He was taken to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.Thedriver of a 2018 Toyota RAV4, Barbara Front, 70, of Huntington Beach, remained at the scene and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Police believe the Toyota was trav eling southbound on PCH and struck the cyclist traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of the roadway.
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Spend some time making friends with Westminster police officers and eating ice cream on Tuesday, Aug. 16 from 3-4:30 p.m. The location is the Baskin Robbins at 6731 West minster Blvd. in the Westminster Center (west of Goldenwest Street). They promise: “No agenda. No speeches. Just ice cream.”
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• Sergio Contreras*, Mark Nguyen*, Ashton Kauwe, Andrew Nguyen* Orange County Water District
• District 1: Dina Nguyen*, Ray Heimstra
• Trustee Area 5: Jeremy Khalaf* Midway City Sanitary District (vote for three)
• District 5: Lee Yo. Filing for office goes into extension to Sat urday as incumbent has not filed for re-election.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The proposed $24 million settle ment between U.S. women soccer players and the sport’s American governing body was given preliminary approval Thursday by a federal judge, who scheduled a Dec. 5 hear ing for final approval. U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner granted the motion for approval filed by the play ers. “Most significantly, the unop posed settlement agreement accomplishes the plaintiffs’ goal for litigation: equal pay,” he wrote. “The court is satisi fied that the settlement is a fair and reasonable resolution.`` Players, including Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn and Alex Morgan, filed a com plaint with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Com mission in April 2016. The players sued three years later, seeking damages under the federal Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
• District 7: Kelly Rowe*. Results for city election filings will be reported on Monday.
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“Coach Riley, he’s had several guys at the position who are all dudes before, and everybody still got to eat,” said Dye, who rushed for 3,111 yards and 21 TDs for the Ducks. “I’ve been part of teams that have won the Rose Bowl, and I’ve never been on a team with a culture so strong, where all of us have bought into it like this.”
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“USC is a blue blood, simple as that,” Caleb Williams said. “Teams and organizations and things like that, they have rough moments, and that’s all USC has had. And we’re here trying to turn that around, because I know that Shane’s not a loser. I know that I’m not a loser. These guys around us want to win. They have that in them.’’
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The Angels didn’t have such a fun return to play in Anaheim. They managed just four hits: two each by David Fletcher and Luis Ren gifo. Starter Patrick Sandoval (3-8) went five innings and gave up five hits and two earned runs. He struck out four and walked four. The Dodgers and Angels will have the same opponents on Sat urday and Sunday.
New USC coach attracts veterans
The Tribune, in addition to its website –angecountytribune.comwww.or –now publishes an e-paper edition on Wednesdays and Saturdays. If you’re interested in getting a free subscription to the e-paper Tribune, send us an e-mail gmail.comorangecountytribune@at:andwe’llget it started right away. and it’s clear Riley’s staff has amassed a remarkable amount of new talent – and given itself a daunting task to mold it into a cohesive team capable of imme diately contending for a Pac-12 title.“This probably won’t be the way we build our roster in the future,” Riley said. ``Because of the circumstances we were in when we came here, and because of the opportunities afforded to us, we felt that getting play ers in the transfer portal was the best way to get us to where we want to be. In the future, I think we will look more traditional. For now, I’m excited about this group.’’ USC’s unusual offseason was possible because college football is in unprecedented times amid the collision of four factors: a long-awaited regime change at an attractive, underachieving football powerhouse; the stillnew transfer freedom allowing college athletes to play wherev er they please; the opportunity to play for one of the sport’s top coaches without waiting in line behind his hand-picked re cruits; and the chance to hitch a ride on the rising rocket of NIL earnings at schools with USC’s market size and cachet.
Caleb Williams and Addison are the two biggest names to join Riley, but the transfer group also includes the likes of line backer Shane Lee, who played three seasons at Alabama; run ning back Travis Dye, who re turns to his native LA area after a stellar career at Oregon; and four-year Colorado cornerback Mekhi Blackmon. With so many new faces, play ing time is thoroughly up for grabs in camp. Dye is the big gest name in a running back room with only one returning contributor, but he isn’t worried about anyone being left out be cause of Riley’s reputation for managing personnel.
It’s still early in camp, but Ri ley is already at work on build ing camaraderie and ownership among players who largely didn’t know each other until this spring. The Trojans are holding several practices at the Colise um, partly to get the players fa miliar with their venerable home as it hosts a football season un like any of the previous 99. “It’s weird, yeah,`` Black mon said. “Some of these guys I’ve played against. Me going against (ex-Colorado receiver Brenden) Rice mostly every day in practice last year, (and) he’s my teammate again. I’ve played against (ex-Stanford running back) Austin Jones, (ex-Wash ington receiver) Terrell Bynum and people like that. They’re my teammates now. ... Everybody’s coming together. It’s crazy.”
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The Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers each had a day off on Thursday and went into Fri day’s games with a winning streak. That’s where the similarities end ed. The Angels had their threegame string snapped in a 4-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins, while the Dodgers stretched their streak to 11 games with an 8-3 win over the
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – When Brett Neilon looks around Southern California’s locker room, the Trojans’ sixth-year center sees a few teammates who were with him all the way from the heights of a Pac-12 title to the depths of this storied foot ball program’s worst season in 30 years. Neilon also sees the nation’s top receiver at Pitt in 2021, Oklahoma’s former freshman quarterback sensation, an exAlabama linebacker and a few dozen other guys he just recent ly met, all wearing new cardinal jerseys and preparing to restore the Trojans to glory this fall. They aren’t quite an expansion team, but college football also hasn’t really seen anything quite like these Trojans. From his vantage point between two eras of USC football, Neilon loves the“Itview.kind of feels like a whole new team,’’ Neilon said. “There’s a lot of excitement. There’s some of the best players in college football in there. It’s all a melting pot for a really fun, exciting season.” Most of the Trojans share Neilon’s mix of uncertainty overwhelmed by excitement about what Lincoln Riley is at tempting in his first season at USC. Rebuilding after the Trojans’ worst season in 30 years, Riley dug deep into the newly flush transfer portal to add 24 veter ans from across the country. Many are elite skill-position players – including Biletnikoff Award winner Jordan Addison, ex-Oklahoma receiver Mario Williams, and two prolific run ning backs and two receivers from other Pac-12 schools. The centerpiece of the group is Caleb Williams, who passed for 1,912 yards and 21 touchdowns at Oklahoma last year. The quarterback said he rejoined Ri ley “to be a part of something historic. I mean, being a part of USC is already historic, but try ing to get USC back to what it was is also historic.’’ This massive influx is joining a USC roster with 71 return ing players from last season’s 4-8 team, but only 37 lettermen and just eight starters. Add in at least a dozen true freshmen, Kansas City Royals on the road. The Dodgers were locked in a scoreless duel until the top of the seventh when they scored five runs. Trayce Thompson hit a three-run homer and went 3-for4 on the night, scoring twice and driving in three runs. Freddie Freeman added a solo home run. Tony Gonsolin (14-1) pitched well, lasting 6.2 innings and giv ing up just two hits and one earned run. He walked three and struck out three. Continued on page 5
