Meet 48th Congressional Dist. Candidate Omar Siddiqui AND OC Sheriff Candidate Duke Nguyen

In the first segment CA 48th Congressional District candidate Omar Siddiqui talks policy in the final week before the CA June 5th Primary election.

In the second segment (min 33:52) is, Duke Nguyen, one of three candidates running for Orange County Sheriff in an open race this year.

As with the previous coverage, the focus remains on policy. Orange County residents can confirm their registration at: https://www.ocvote.com/registration/.

Meet 74th Assemblyman Matt Harper AND 48th Congressional Dist candidate Hans Keirstead

CA 74th Dist. Assemblyman Matt Harper, a Republican, running for reelection on the Primary 6/5/18 California Primary Ballot, talks about state level policy. The 74th includes: Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, and Laguna Woods.

In the second guest (minute 26:08), covering federal policy is Hans Keirstead, Democratic candidate in the CA 48th Congressional District, which is centered in Huntington Beach and includes coastal cities from Seal Beach to Laguna Niguel, taking in parts of Westminster, Garden Grove. It also includes Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Newport Beach, Aliso Viejo, and Laguna Beach. Yesterday was your last day to register, unless you head to the OC Registrar of Voters desk in Santa Ana.

Meet 74th Assembly Dist Candidate Cottie Petri-Norris and CA 45th Congressional Dist Candidate Brian Forde

Sample ballots, voter pamphlets, and vote by mail ballots have all landed in our homes for the California Primary Election 6/5. The show’s first guest will be Cottie Petrie-Norris, Democratic candidate for the CA 47th Assembly District which includes this station, South Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Laguna Woods, Costa Mesa, and most of Irvine.

In the second half of the show (min 25:11), in another installment in the CA 45th Congressional race, we’ll get acquainted with Democratic candidate Brian Forde. The 45th includes: Irvine, Tustin, North Tustin, Villa Park Orange Anaheim Hills, Laguna Hills, Lake Forest; and parts of: Aliso Viejo, Laguna Niguel, Rancho Santa Margarita, and Mission Viejo.

One More Look Under the Irvine General Plan Hood AND Climate Solutions Summit; Live at the Beckman

Returning to the show is City of Irvine Bill Jacobs with General Plan updates, all of which are facts on a map that eventually become facts in the ground that affect anyone residing, working, or visiting our fair city. More information is available at: GPUpdate2035@ci.irvine.ca.us or 949-724-6581.

In the second segment (min 28:43), Samantha Leigh and Kendra Walters, Ph.D. candidates at UCI’s Dept. of Ecology and Environmental Biology talk about the Climate Solutions Summit open to the public on May 30th from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Beckman Center. Registration deadline is 5/21; details are available at: http://ecoevo.bio.uci.edu/climate-solutions-summit/.

As The Korean Peninsula Churns AND Voting in the OC June 5th

UCI political scientist Bob Uriu returns to carefully examine the tea leaves missed and newly served with the international summits on the Korean Peninsula. He breaks down the roles and leadership dynamic between: Moon Jae-in of South Korea; Kim Jung-un, of North Korea;  Xi Jinping, of China; Shinzo Abe, of Japan; and Donald Trump.

In the second segment (min 30:05), Orange County Registrar of Voters, Neal Kelley returns for his ritual pre-primary election visit to present all that we voters are not even thinking about, including how much postage is needed for the absentee ballot (pssst, it’s 71 cents) and the cyber security of our election infrastructure. The Registrar of Voters office is located at 1300 South Grand Avenue, Building C Santa Ana; 714-567-7600. On their website are several different useful tabs for ease of navigation: https://www.ocvote.com/early for early voting details; https://www.ocvote.com/verify to verify your registration in OC; and https://www.ocvote.com/track for your OC Ballot Express tracking envelope. https://www.ocvote.com/ is also useful in tracking all deadlines for processing your ballot.