Imperfect Paradise: Voter Game Plan Part 4 — What you need to know about the key Orange County races

About this episode

The episode discusses key primary races in Orange County, including allegations against candidates and the impact on taxpayer spending and education.

In the fourth installment of our Voter Game Plan series, we cover a number of hotly contested primary races in Orange County. These include races for jobs that determine how the county spends billions of taxpayer dollars, to another that oversees the county’s education system, serving nearly a half million students. Plus we dive deep into two OC races where multiple candidates are facing troubling allegations. LAist reporters Jill Replogle, Elly Yu and Yusra Farzan have been covering the OC primaries and join the show to share their reporting. Content Advisory: This episode contains graphic imagery about workplace sexual harassment allegations against an Orange County candidate around the 25:11 mark. Listener discretion is advised. Check out the Orange County Voter Game Plan guides on LAist.com . Grow your business–no matter what stage you’re in. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at SHOPIFY.COM/paradise Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.

People in this episode

Guests: Jill Replogle, Elly Yu, Yusra Farzan

Topics covered

• Orange County elections
• voter guide
• primary races
• taxpayer dollars
• education system
• allegations against candidates

Keywords

• Orange County
• voter game plan
• primary races
• taxpayer dollars
• education
• allegations
• workplace harassment

Sponsors

SHOPIFY, Gordon and Dona Crawford

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LAist, Orange County

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