Chris Norby
California Democrats may have total control in Sacramento, but readers are watching them
Local Republicans have found a hero, or California’s Democratic politicians are not as beloved as one might think. Or both.
That could be the takeaway from reading the letters reacting to the harsh treatment visited upon state Sen. Janet Nguyen (R-Garden Grove) for speaking ill of the late left-wing activist and longtime California legislator Tom Hayden on the Senate floor last week. Nguyen, a Vietnamese war refugee, tried to condemn Hayden’s controversial opposition to the American war effort in Vietnam before...
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California Democrats may have total control in Sacramento, but readers are watching them
Local Republicans have found a hero, or California’s Democratic politicians are not as beloved as one might think. Or both.
That could be the takeaway from reading the letters reacting to the harsh treatment visited upon state Sen. Janet Nguyen...
O.C. supervisor's victory heralds rise of Asian American politicians
Few Orange County politicians command the name recognition of Lou Correa, who has held seats in both houses of the California Legislature and on the county's Board of Supervisors.
As he battled to regain that supervisor's seat in recent months, the...
Why political gridlock isn't always a bad thing
To the editor: According to Jared Diamond, a "majority of decent Americans" are so distressed about political gridlock they may turn to authoritarianism to get things moving. Projection, anyone? ("America needs to study the enemy within," Op-Ed, Dec. 26)...
What do Rod Wright's constituents think?
To the editor: I served with state Sen. Roderick D. Wright (D-Inglewood) for three years in the Legislature and found him to be the kind of thoughtful, bipartisan gentleman that Sacramento sorely needs. He served the Legislature with distinction,...
California election results brighten GOP hopes for the future
The Republican Party is alive and kicking after all in California. Not exactly kicking butt — but surviving, thinking and scrapping.
The GOP dodged a potentially fatal Tim Donnelly bullet by advancing the much safer Neel Kashkari to a November runoff...
Former state lawmaker Norby accused of abuse, child endangerment
Former state Assemblyman Chris Norby was free on bail Thursday after being arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse and child endangerment, the latest in a series of domestic issues dating back to his days as an Orange County supervisor.
Norby was...