BY LAURA OLSON / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Published: March 15, 2014 Updated: March 16, 2014 9:10 a.m.
BURLINGAME – After years of declining party registration and minority status in the state Capitol, California Republicans are celebrating a pair of key victories and focusing their firepower on local races – including several battles in O.C. – as they attempt to re-establish the party.