U.S. Representative Young Kim recently hosted House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman in California's 40th District to assess the impact of the Airport Fire, which affected over 23,000 acres in Orange and Riverside counties. The visit included a roundtable discussion with local first responders and community leaders.
The Orange County Sheriff's Department is set to conduct a DUI and driver's license checkpoint in Mission Viejo on Friday, October 18, from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. The location of the checkpoint remains undisclosed.
In August, the median sale price of a home in Orange County rose by $84,000 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 7.5%.
U.S. Representatives Young Kim from California and Wiley Nickel from North Carolina have introduced a new bill aimed at addressing fraudulent practices within the credit repair industry.
U.S. Representative Young Kim of California's 40th district has been honored with the Advocate for American Business Award by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The award acknowledges her leadership and voting record in support of small businesses during the 118th Congress.
This week, Congressman Darrell Issa and Congressman Ken Calvert hosted a Southern California Law Enforcement Roundtable in Murrieta, California. The event also featured Riverside County Assistant District Attorney John Aki.
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration has recently included the California Department of Veterans Affairs' application for a veteran cemetery in Southern California on its FY 2025 Priority List. This proposed cemetery at Gypsum Canyon in Anaheim Hills would be the first of its kind in Orange County.
Congressman Darrell Issa from California's 48th district issued a statement reflecting on the events of October 7, 2023, and the subsequent developments over the past year. On that day, while preparing to travel from Saudi Arabia to Israel with other members of a Congressional delegation, Issa learned about attacks by Hamas that resulted in over a thousand Israeli deaths and many hostages taken into Gaza.
Congressman Darrell Issa and Congressman Scott Fitzgerald have introduced new legislation aimed at reforming third-party financed civil litigation. The proposed bill, known as H.R. 9922 or the Litigation Transparency Act of 2024, mandates the disclosure of parties receiving payment in civil lawsuits.
U.S. Representatives Young Kim, Josh Gottheimer, Joe Wilson, and Lois Frankel have introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning the attack by Hamas on Israel that occurred on October 7, 2023. This move comes as the one-year anniversary of the incident is observed. The attack resulted in over 1,200 deaths and the abduction of 251 hostages from various countries, including seven Americans who remain in captivity.
National Teen Driver Safety Week, scheduled for October 20-26, is a time when the Orange County Sheriff’s Department is urging parents and caregivers to engage in discussions with their teens about road safety. The department emphasizes the importance of safe driving habits to prevent fatalities.
The Orange County Sheriff's Department is urging drivers to exercise caution and stay vigilant for pedestrians during National Pedestrian Safety Month this October. The department emphasizes the importance of reducing speed and being alert to help protect those walking on the roads, aiming to decrease crashes and injuries.
The Orange County Sheriff's Department is urging families and students to participate in "Walk and Roll to School Day" on Wednesday, October 9. This annual event emphasizes the benefits of exercise while promoting pedestrian and road safety.
U.S. Representative Young Kim, representing California's 40th district, has spearheaded a bipartisan effort urging congressional leaders to ensure full disaster relief funding in the Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations. The letter, addressed to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, highlights the need for comprehensive funding to tackle natural disasters across the country.
Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) have called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address censorship issues in Brazil. In a bicameral letter, they urged the State Department to take action against the Brazilian Supreme Court's restrictions on free speech.