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Join the Democrats at the HB 4th of July Parade Sunday

July 3, 2010 1

This Sunday, Independence Day, July 4, join the proud Democrats of Orange County in the great Huntington Beach Independence day parade. Help show some of our numbers and diversity and have a good fun time and a great start to the Fourth at the same time.

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Obama Weekly Address: A Solar Recovery

July 3, 2010 2

In this week’s address, President Barack Obama announced that the Department of Energy is awarding nearly $2 billion in conditional commitments from the Recovery Act to two solar companies. These projects will create more than 2,000 construction jobs, and over 1,500 permanent jobs as the plants produce millions of state of the art solar panels each year.

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Mickadeit at the Zoo

July 2, 2010 0

Some posts just write themselves.  While we certainly don’t see eye to eye on everything, especially politics in Irvine, one has to admire the moxy […]

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Rep. Loretta Sanchez Introduces New Federal Stalking Legislation

July 2, 2010 3

“Physical stalking, cyberstalking, and other acts of intimidation are serious crimes that deserve serious consequences,” said Rep. Sanchez. “Unfortunately, existing federal law doesn’t do enough to protect victims and empower prosecutors. My bill would do both by strengthening existing laws to ensure all forms of harassment are taken seriously in the eyes of the law.”

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OC Republican Delegation Says Tough Luck To Unemployed and Troubled Homeowners

July 1, 2010 7

UPDATED: “House votes to extend jobless benefits” – On Tuesday, House Democrats revived legislation to extend unemployment benefits after previous legislation failed to pass the Senate. The new House bill, HR 5618, only addresses the unemployment extension. If approved, it would have allowed the more recently-unemployed to continue getting extended benefits and Fed-Ed aid through November. It would be retroactive to May and June.