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Kim and McCaul Welcome Prime Minister Modi

By South OC Times Report | Jun 27, 2023

House Foreign Affairs Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim (CA-40) and Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (TX-10) issued the following statement welcoming Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Congress.

Rep. Young Kim Bill to Improve Wildfire Information Sharing Gains Traction

By South OC Times Report | Jun 27, 2023

On June 22, 2023, the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee passed out of markup H.R. 369, the NIST Wildland Fire Communications and Information Dissemination Act.

Rep. Young Kim Introduces Bill to Support Pregnant and Postpartum Women

By South OC Times Report | Jun 27, 2023

On June 21, 2023, U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) introduced the Protecting Moms and Infants Reauthorization Act to provide resources for pregnant and postpartum women with substance abuse disorders.

Kim Statement on Schiff Censure Resolution

By South OC Times Report | Jun 24, 2023

U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) released the following statement after voting to censure Rep. Adam Schiff.

Young Kim Leads Wildfire Tech DEMO Act

By South OC Times Report | Jun 24, 2023

On June 21, 2023, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) introduced a bipartisan bill with Rep. Jason Crow (CO-06) to expand access to wildfire technologies.

Home sales during week ending June 17 in Orange County

By South OC Times | Jun 24, 2023

There were 365 reported residential sales in Orange County in the week ending June 17, according to BlockShopper.com.

Young Kim Works to Stop Chilean Gang Home Invasions, Protect Public Safety in Orange County

By South OC Times Report | Jun 23, 2023

On Friday, June 16, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) welcomed Speaker Kevin McCarthy to Orange County to meet with local and federal law enforcement hosted by Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer to discuss the ongoing increase in home invasions in Southern California by Chilean nationals as part of South American Theft Groups (SATGs).

Kim, Salazar Statement on China Military Training Facility in Cuba

By South OC Times Report | Jun 23, 2023

On June 20, 2023, House Foreign Affairs Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim (CA-40) and Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman Maria Salazar (FL-27) released the following statement on reports that China and Cuba are negotiating building a training facility on the island.

Young Kim Leads Indo-Pacific Subcommittee to Hold Assistant Secretary Kritenbrink, State Department Accountable for PRC Visits

By South OC Times Report | Jun 21, 2023

As first reported in the Washington Examiner, today, House Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim (CA-40) led Subcommittee members in a letter demanding answers from Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink for his and the State Department’s unwillingness to engage with Congress on their high-level visits to the People’s Republic of China.

Adam Schiff abused his position as Chairman of the Intelligence Committee to pursue a political vendetta: Young Kim

By South OC Times Report | Jun 20, 2023

U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) released the following statement on H.Res.489:

Rep. Young Kim, Colleagues Demand Answers on Chilean Gangs in Orange County

By South OC Times Report | Jun 19, 2023

U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40), Lou Correa (CA-46), and Mike Levin (CA-49) from Orange County sent a letter today to Biden administration officials on the lack of enforcement of vetting requirements Chilean nationals seeking entry into the U.S. through the Department of State’s (DOS) Visa Waiver Program (VWP).

Weekly recap, week ending June 10 home sales in Orange County

By South OC Times | Jun 17, 2023

There were 285 reported residential sales in Orange County in the week ending June 10, according to BlockShopper.com.

Orange County home prices fell in Q1

By South OC Times | Jun 14, 2023

The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2023 in Orange County fell by $60,000 while total sales decreased by 36%.

Orange County home prices rose in 2022

By South OC Times | Jun 14, 2023

The median sale price of a home sold in 2022 in Orange County rose by $135,000 while total sales decreased by 29.1%.

Orange County home prices rose in the second half of 2022

By South OC Times | Jun 14, 2023

The median sale price of a home sold in the second half of 2022 in Orange County rose by $50,000 while total sales decreased by 38.7%.

Orange County home prices fell in May 2023 compared to May 2022

By South OC Times | Jun 13, 2023

In May 2023, the median sale price of a home in Orange County fell by $15,000 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 24.6%.

Orange County home sales in week ending June 3

By South OC Times | Jun 10, 2023

There were 350 reported residential sales in Orange County in the week ending June 3, according to BlockShopper.com.

There were seven professional licenses issued in Orange County during May

By South OC Times | Jun 9, 2023

There were seven professional licenses issued in Orange County during May, according to California’s Department of Consumer Affairs.

Reps. Kim, Bera Lead Bipartisan Resolution to Remember Victims of 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre and Condemn Crackdown on Human Rights in China and Hong Kong

By South OC Times Report | Jun 4, 2023

On June 1, House Foreign Affairs Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim (CA-40) and Ranking Member Ami Bera (CA-06) introduced a bipartisan resolution to remember the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and condemn the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s continued crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Hong Kong.