USA Today: Taxes are Lower for Third Straight Year
If you talk with just about any Republican, or any member of the Tea Party, taxes are too high. And for many of these people, […]
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Rep. Loretta Sanchez Standing Up for Vietnamese Human Rights
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47) on Monday applauded the reintroduction of the Vietnamese Human Rights Act of 2011 by Congressman Chris Smith. Rep. Sanchez is an original co-sponsor of the bill.
Santa Ana’s Mayor Pulido want’s everyone to know your address before you can speak
… A person who wishes to speak before a City Council, or any government body, cannot be required to disclose his or her home address publicly as a mandatory precondition. Such a requirement places them at personal risk of harassment, intimidation, or retaliation.
Updated with Response: Amante Personally Serves 200 Word Response to Recall Petition
LiberalOC sources tell us that Tustin Mayor Jerry Amante, who was served with a recall petition at last week’s Tustin City Council meeting, waited in his car outside the home of recall proponent Charles Horvath to deliver a 200 word response to the recall petition personally. Amante delivered the response a day before it was due.
IPSF Announces Golf Tournament
TheLiberalOC is a pro-education blog and we’re for any organization that helps fund things like science, art, and music in our schools. For kids in […]
Monahan’s transparancy – Clear as a rainbow leading to a pot of gold for his friends
This weekend, Voice of OC’s Norberto Santana, Jr. opened up some transparency on Costa Mesa Mayor Monahan’s openness during previous contracting out processes. It seems the most transparent part of Monahan’s record in this area is that he has no problem pushing to give put contracts exclusively to his friends.
Repair Costa Mesa Releases Second Video – Better Choice
The community group Repair Costa Mesa has put out another video which as been airng on cable in the Costa Mesa. Titled Better Choice, this video questions why the is spending so much on management new hires, no-bid contracts, and perks while issuing layoff notices to 213 city workers.
Restore in Process…
Hello readers, I have managed to restore our historical database. Posts since March 25th are now uploaded to this. If you are a new user you may h\ave to sign up again as the user information since 3/24/11 has been lost. Please let me know if there are any technical difficulties at chris@theliberaloc.com.
Federal Government Shutdown Averted – Policy Riders Dumped
While the Republicans were able to eek out $38.5 billion in spending reductions for the current fiscal year, the policy riders that had been attached to the budget, including termination of funding for Planned Parenthood and limits on the reach of the EPA, were extricated from the legislation.