Lily Leung – Orange County Register

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Lily Leung

Lily Leung is a reporter who specializes in business news, and legal and database research. Her stories have led to citywide policy changes, government investigations into unscrupulous businesses and a criminal conviction. Prior to joining the Register, Leung was the residential real estate reporter at The San Diego Union-Tribune. There, she was part of a SABEW award-winning team and winner of several national and local awards for her housing coverage. Her work has appeared in several other publications including USA Today, The Miami Herald and nonprofit news site Voice of San Diego.

Even toxics control successes can leave affected Southern California neighborhoods on edge

Even toxics control successes can leave affected Southern California neighborhoods on edge

March 5, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.

With the region’s leading air-quality watchdog facing criticism over a string of high-profile releases of hazardous substances into Southern California neighborhoods, government regulators have eagerly pointed to what they consider...

Anaheim woman struck and killed in L.A., family asks driver to come forward

Anaheim woman struck and killed in L.A., family asks driver to come forward

January 3, 2017 at 6:05 a.m.

Police are seeking leads on a hit-and-run incident in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve that killed a 47-year-old Anaheim woman. The victim, Eugenia Pelagio, left a party around 1:55...

Man arrested in slayings of two women after suspicious Westminster fire

Man arrested in slayings of two women after suspicious Westminster fire

January 3, 2017 at 6:00 a.m.

WESTMINSTER – The bodies of two women were found Monday after a suspicious fire and a man was booked on two counts of suspicion of murder in their deaths. Westminster...

Stench reports spike in Huntington Beach and Seal Beach

Stench reports spike in Huntington Beach and Seal Beach

December 20, 2016 at 8:00 a.m.

Periodically and unpredictably, mysterious chemical-like fumes drift into Rhonda Wainwright’s home not far from Huntington Beach Central Park. The noxious odors have induced headaches, burning of the eyes and throat,...

Election 2016: A tale of three cities reflects national contrasts

Election 2016: A tale of three cities reflects national contrasts

November 21, 2016 at 6:15 a.m.

Hillary Clinton’s stronger-than-expected sweep of California in the Nov. 8 election has been viewed by political leaders and analysts as evidence of a growing disconnect between the nation’s liberal and...

Coin dealer jailed, but victims of his nearly $18 million scam may not get their money back

Coin dealer jailed, but victims of his nearly $18 million scam may not get their money back

November 15, 2016 at 8:00 a.m.

During a 2013 debt-crisis when Washington risked running out of money to pay its bills, some online media outlets warned the U.S. dollar could collapse and urged investors to buy...

Clinton or Trump? Here's how every neighborhood in Orange County voted

Clinton or Trump? Here’s how every neighborhood in Orange County voted

April 17, 2017 at 11:46 a.m.

Donald Trump managed to flip some traditionally blue counties in other states but lost in Orange County, a historically conservative stronghold that’s turning bluer. Hillary Clinton snagged 401,577 votes countywide...

Darrell Issa leads Doug Applegate in House race

Darrell Issa leads Doug Applegate in House race

November 8, 2016 at 8:10 p.m.

Republican Congressman Darrell Issa held a modest lead over Democratic challenger Doug Applegate with more than 183,000 votes counted Wednesday in a Orange and San Diego county race that has...

Voting rules evolving quickly and more people are voting before Election Day

Voting rules evolving quickly and more people are voting before Election Day

November 8, 2016 at 8:00 a.m.

If the idea of waiting in a long voting line today sounds bad, consider the myriad ways you could have cast a ballot before Election Day. “There are so many...

Census: Why more women are deciding that babies can wait

Census: Why more women are deciding that babies can wait

November 7, 2016 at 7:50 a.m.

In her social circle, Hasanah Chhom, a 23-year-old Garden Grove mother of two, is the exception, not the rule. She married at 18 and has two children: James, who turns...