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As we reported earlier this week, Democratic Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva is introducing legislation to resolve the dispute between the County of Orange and the State of California over VLFAA property tax funds. The enabling legislation will be introduced in the Senate today. The legislation allows Orange County to maintain a balanced budget and avoid further cuts to critical public services provided by the county.

Another potential giveaway of hundreds of millions of dollars in city assets and future revenue was launched last night by the Chamber of Commerce controlled City Council majority of members Murray, Eastman, Kring and Brandman.

TheLiberalOC has confirmed that Barbara Coe, the head of the California Coalition for Immigration Reform (CCIR), has passed away of cancer this past Saturday.  Notes […]

If you happen to have access to the Orange County Register, either through print or online, you may have heard that Diane Harkey announced a possible deal to resolve the loss of $54 million in Vehicle License Fee (VLF) revenues. Unfortunately for the Register, Harkey had nothing to do with the deal.

In this Labor Day message, Robert Reich, the former Secretary of Labor and subject of the upcoming documentary “Inequality for All,” breaks down what it’ll take for workers to get a fair share in this economy…

The Democratic Party of Orange County announced yesterday the honorees for the 19th Annual Truman Award Dinner scheduled for October 19, 2013. Harry S Truman Award Honoree: Assembly Speaker, John A. Perez

In case you missed the key speeches from yesterday’s 50th anniversary commemoration of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, we have assembled those clips for your to view.

How do you plan to celebrate Labor day this year?

We suggest joining your brothers and sisters of the Orange County Labor Federation at the Santa Ana Zoo this Saturday, as they celebrate the value and highlight the struggles of everyday working people.

Dr. King laid down a challenge, one which we have yet to meet all the way. Today, there are those in the Republican party who would like nothing more than to drag our country back to the good old days of the 1960’s. We need to take up Dr. King’s challenge once again, and fight for equality, fight for justice, fight for jobs, and fight for the right of all Americans to vote, without the need for a government issued id.