Rep John Bohner UNPLUGGED and UNHINGED
House GOP Minority Leader John Bohner spoke recently with the Pittsburgh Tribune Review Editorial Board and laid out the GOP case for why they should […]
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Irvine Approves New City Budget
This came in from Irvine Mayor Sukhee Kang this morning. It’s a responsible budget that draws on the city’s rainy day fund while holding costs […]
Rep. Loretta Sanchez calls on state to release Orange County’s fair share of forclosure-prevention funds
“One of the saddest consequences of the recession has been the foreclosure crisis, which continues to affect the entire Orange County community,†said Rep. Sanchez. “The California Housing Financing Agency needs to hear how badly we’re hurting before it decides how to distribute millions in federal funding. I hope this letter will get Orange County families their fair share.â€
Supervisors approve 2010-2011 county budget
The new budget includes 36 fewer employee positions than in FY 09-10, continuing a trend that has resulted in a decrease of more than 1,000 County employee positions since FY 07-08. In recognition of the impact of the continuing economic downturn on the County, the Board of Supervisors also extended through December 16, 2010 a resolution authorizing elected officials to contribute five percent of their salary to the County and extended a 5% pay reduction for County executive managers.
The November propositions
Calitics is reporting that Debra Bowen’s office has numbered the 10 propositions that will be on the November ballot. You can read their brief analysis […]
New Indictment For Tan Nguyen
The river of trouble for the 2006 GOP nominee in the 47th Congressional district, Tan Nguyen, is getting deeper. New charges have been filed by federal […]
CA Working Families releases new anti-Whitman ad
California Working Families has released a new campaign ad highlighting the differences between the world Meg Whitman lives in and the world the rest of […]
Senator Robert Byrd dies
The longest serving member of the United States Senate, Robert Byrd of West Virginia, has died. See more about the Senator’s career here. He cast […]
LGBT Community and Supporters protest Exodus Conference today at 4 p.m.
Orange County’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community will be ready. They are planning a demonstration for Saturday, June 26th, from 4 to 6 PM at the intersection of Ridgeline Drive and University Drive in Irvine. “Ex-gay therapy is ineffective at best and can be dangerous at its worst.