We’ve all heard that saying: Where California goes, so goes the nation. But when it comes to getting hitched, the state lags behind many others. Specifically, 5.7 marriages per 1,000 people, according to the latest 2022 figures from the CDC.
But fear not, because Hugh Nguyen is on the case — and has been for more than a decade as the clerk-recorder of Orange County.
“ Basically I safeguard and protect everyone’s records in Orange County,” Nguyen said.
That includes processing passports, swearing in notaries, filing alternate names for businesses. His office also marks life’s big moments…