According to the California Secretary of State: 99.8% ( 405 of 406 ) precincts partially reported. Alan Lowenthal 92,856 55.4% Gary DeLong 74,729 44.6% Related articles The wrong kind of attention from the Lowenthal campaign (oc-breeze.com) Room with a view: Candidate Alan Lowenthal takes a nice photo (oc-breeze.com) Room with a view: OC Register endorses [...]

I have complained long and frequently that Alan Lowenthal, running for Congress in the gerrymandered 47th District, has ignored the portion of that District that is on the far side of the Orange Curtain, relying on his base of Democratic voters in Long Beach to send him to Washington, D.C. According to information released by [...]

Orange County Breeze does not formally endorse candidates, although I feel free to lob tomatoes or stick on gold stars during the course of elections and over an incumbent’s term. Our November print edition does include candidate profiles, but only for local elections — so no profile of Gary DeLong or Alan Lowenthal. That doesn’t [...]

The Rossmoor Homeowners Association (RHA) has provided a video of their recent candidates forum. Noticeable by his absence was Congressional candidate Alan Lowenthal, who is still ignoring the Orange County portion of the 47th Congressional District. More about Orange County Breeze Did you know that we have a monthly print edition? We do! We also [...]

Immediately after the new supposedly non-partisan Congressional district maps were released, I expressed my unhappiness at how a big scoop of northwest Orange County was smashed onto the side of Long Beach, creating a gift to whichever Democrat chose to run. I predicted that the Democrat would ignore the Orange County portion of the district [...]

The following information was released by Rossmoor – Los Alamitos Republican Women Federated. The Rossmoor/ Los Alamitos Republican Women candidates’ and propositions forum and will be held Saturday, October 20, at 10:15 a.m. at Farmers and Merchants Bank, 12535 Seal Beach Blvd. in Seal Beach. Candidates expected to attend: Dean Grose (Los Alamitos City Council); [...]

Editor’s note: Orange County Breeze live-tweeted the debate at twitter.com/OC_Breeze. As promised, Villa Park Councilwoman Deborah Pauly ran a tight debate as Los Alamitos Mayor Troy Edgar and Huntington Beach financial advisor Travis Allen squared off in the Council chamber in Fountain Valley to draw a clear distinction between themselves, two Republicans running for California [...]

The following statement was issued on behalf of Gary DeLong. One of the most important issues this election is health care reform. My goals for Healthcare legislation are as follows: Improve access to healthcare Make healthcare more affordable Improve the quality of healthcare While the recent Affordable Care Act appears to improve access to healthcare, I [...]

Alan Lowenthal is running for Congress in California’s 47th Congressional District, created by the supposedly non-partisan Citizens Redistricting Commission by jumping the county boundary and taking a hunk out of northwest Orange County. The District covers Cypress, Los Alamitos, Rossmoor and Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base. Seal Beach was spared ten years’ frustration and [...]

The following information is released by Rossmoor Homeowners Association (RHA). Mark your calendar to meet the candidates in Rossmoor. Join Rossmoor Homeowners Association on Thursday, Oct. 11 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Rush Park Auditorium,  3021 Blume Dr. in  Rossmoor to meet and listen to the candidates that will represent you. 47th Congressional [...]

Congressional candidate Gary DeLong sent out a news release announcing that his opponent in the new 47th Congressional District, Democrat Alan Lowenthal, had refused an invitation from the League of Women Voters for a joint town hall questiona-and-answer session at Cal State Long Beach. DeLong suggested that campaign staff shuffling might be the reason. An [...]

The following information was released by Gary DeLong for Congress. Former Long Beach Mayor Eunice Sato, the first woman elected Mayor of Long Beach, has thrown her full support behind Gary DeLong’s Congressional Campaign. To view a complete list of Gary DeLong’s endorsements click here. “Gary’s strong ties and commitment to the Long Beach community [...]