That Janet Nguyen stands as a paragon of independence in a county of cluttered masses that dissent and divide by their own hand among themselves; we have a person that stands for independence, and relies not on heavily funded factions.

That Janet Nguyen not only claims to represent all the people of the first district, but that she actually does it is admirable.  That she is a conservative Republican is undeniable.  That she cares for even the "least" (Biblically speaking)  among us is admirable.  That she fights strongly for what she believes is the best for her district becomes more apparent every day; and with every Supervisor's meeting.

She not only cares about the health of her district, she cares about the various factions and has made huge strides in comparison to her predecessors to help each faction, i.e. ALL of the first district.  Unknown to a large segment of OC, this Supervisor has:

- formed a Latino Advisory Group

- held health and safety and housing Fair's in various cities;

- she has Chaired the Children and Families Commission of Orange County;   

- she has hosted town hall meetings in various cities to get direct public input;

- she is a leader in the Civic Center Homeless Task Force

- she supported and voted to approve an agreement for a Cold Weather Armory Shelter Program for the homess with St. Vincent de Paul Society

- Supported the renewal of the Santa Ana Enterprise Zone, calling on Governor Schwarzenegger to support the renewal

- supported and voted for increased park space in the 1st and 4th districts; the 1st district has suffered for many years from lack of park space (National Parks Standards indicate 4 Acres per 1,000 residents and many city's are woefully beneath this level)

- Voted to approve installation of new sewers and replace broken sidewalks in the Unincorporated area of Midway City

- Opposed the building of a casino in Garden Grove

- Opposed the proposed container tax

- Opposed Medical Marijuana ID Cards

- Voted in favor of the performance audit which will review county efficiency

- Currently serves on: Orange County Transportaion Authority and the Committee on Transit Planning and Operations; as an alternate on the Cal Optima Board; as an alternate on the OC Fire Authority Board

In addition to these decisions, Janet Nguyen protested the President of the Communist Government of Vietnam in Orange county and at the United Nations in New York City.  And she brought the County CEO and other County upper management staff to introduce them to Little Saigon.  Many had never been there before.  She showed them the need for the County Community Service Center and why this particular community really needed one.  The Santa Ana residents are extremely close to all their public offices and can virtually walk to any of the County seat's community service offices within minutes.  The Westminster site is pretty remote to the county seat.  She has brought the "mountain" to the people.

The Bridge....the intent is to strengthen the area commerce and improve the traffic.  Most areas in OC are not as conglomerated and crowded as Little Saigon.  If you have ever driven down Bolsa on a weekend and tried to find parking at any shopping location you know what the traffic is like.  Once you find a parking place, be it in the dirt lot at the south end of Moran or in one of the paved lots you really don't want to give it up to park closer to the other side of the very wide Bolsa Avenue.  And the traffic is so thick you nearly have to wave cars down to get them to let you pass (talking about all the right turns into shopping centers).

All admirable for just over a year in office I would say.  Especially with all the distractions she has been made to be responsive to.  But yes, these are just some of the things the people in the first district LIKE about Janet Nguyen.  She works hard to represent EVERYONE.