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The LiberalOC has learned that an organized group of Tustin residents will serve Tustin Mayor Jerry Amante with a recall petition at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting.

A group of Orange County residents are planning an unorthodox welcome to a group which opposes equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) citizens. The Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) has opposed protection for LGBT people under hate crimes legislation and worked against equal marriage rights for same-sex couples.

The House Majority approved an amendment yesterday introduced by Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47) to help struggling families stay in their homes. The amendment encourages banks to provide loan modifications and foreclosure prevention help to qualifying homeowners.

Governor Jerry Brown announced on Tuesday that he has terminated his negotiations with Republicans in the state legislature over a budget plan. Brown pointed out that while he had proposed drastic cuts to address half of the budget deficit, the Republicans refused to budge on tax cuts for corporations that ship jobs out of California and a special election in June where voters would be asked to extend existing tax increases.