Two OC Democrats Makes 40 Under 40 List
In the spirit of celebrating leadership in response to new challenges for changing times, New Leaders Council, the country’s premiere leadership training program, today announced […]
Month: January 2013
Defense Secretary Panetta to reverse restrictions on women in combat Thursday
Major media outlets and members of congress have indicated that Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is expected on Thursday to lift the ban on women in the armed forces working in combat positions. Called the Ground Combat Exclusion, the policy restricts women from participating in approximately 237,000 battalion -level jobs in all branches of the military.
With a vote of 6-1 Santa Ana Council Fires City Manager
On Tuesday evening, after a four-hour long closed session meeting, the Santa Ana City Council decided to fire City manager Paul Walters. The decision puts to rest the weeks of speculation. The final vote was 6-1, with Mayor Pulido in the minority.
Online Petition to Save Paul Walters is a Bust
The Santa Ana City Council may fire City Manager at tonight’s meeting, undeterred by a poor campaign to save Walter’s job. An online petition to save Walters job has garnered fewer than 50 signatures 40 hours after launching when the organizers sought 1,000 signatures.
“Liberal” No Longer a Dirty Word After Obama’s 2nd Inaugural Address
The headlines in today’s New York Times and LA Times proudly proclaim the President’s second term agenda as a Liberal one, focusing on the economy, […]
Obama’s Inaugural Address
President Obama was officially sworn in yesterday but was publicly sworn in this morning in Washington. His inaugural address was no less inspiring than his […]
Rare Sign of OC Bipartisanship on Pension Reform
In the first week of the 113th Congress, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-46) re-introduced legislation to allow for the implementation of an employee pension plan that will address the rising costs of government pensions in Orange County, a growing problem that many local governments are facing across the country.
Note to Register Opinion Writers: Democrats are Pro-Freedom too
Late last year, I had an interesting exchange on LinkedIn of all places with someone from the Register trying to entice me into subscribing to […]
Henry Vandermeir Elected Chair of OC Democratic Party
Last night, the elected members of the Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Orange County (DPOC) met in Orange to be sworn in for their new terms in office and select the officers of the Party’s Executive board for the next two years.