Among Vietnamese refugees in the United States and in many other countries, the week of April 30 is referred to as Black April and is used as a time of commemoration of the fall of Saigon. . The event is approached from different perspectives, with arguments that the date was a sign of American abandonment , or as a memorial of the war and mass exodus as a whole.
UPDATED: A new poll from Lewis Consulting shows that incumbent Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens is locked in a dead heat with challenger Bill Hunt, a retired sheriff deputy. Hutchens polled at 21 percent, followed closely by Hunt at 20 percent in a sampling of 400 voters taken between April 23-26.
The nonprofit environmental group SkyTruth warned that the growing disaster “could soon surpass the sorry benchmark 20 years ago set by the 11 million gallon Exxon Valdez spill.”
Environmentalists say the oil is likely to hit the delta and a series of barrier islands that have still not fully recovered from hurricane Katrina six years ago and which are home to more than 400 species.
BP was at the forefront of recent lobbying of the US government against stronger safety controls for offshore drilling.
California continues to face unprecedented budget challenges. Legislators need your input in this process in order to make tough choices on what to fund, what to cut, and where to find the needed revenues. This is an unprecedented opportunity for you to be engaged in the state budget process within our representative democratic framework.
The Democratic Party of Orange County at its monthly meeting last Monday, April 26, 2010, endorsed two Democrats in County-wide non-partisan races. Tom Daly and Kevin Vann were endorsed in their races for Clerk-Recorder and Public Administrator respectively.
“As the ranking female on the House Armed Services Committee, I am committed to getting our men and women in uniform the resources they need to do their jobs safely and effectively,†said Rep. Sanchez. “At the same time, we also have an obligation to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in government.â€
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and Assemblyman Jose Solorio have made the right choice on who to support for Lieutenant Governor in California. As Matt Cunningham would say, these came over the transom today. All we need is Lou Correa to endorse and all of the big three in Orange County will be backing Janice for LG! This should hand her a big victory in Orange County, which has over half a million registered Democrats. Below are the Press Releases.
“Come all to fight with Young Democrats from across California for Phu Nguyen, a fellow Young Democat and Orange County native running in the 68th […]
Meagan Barth! Are you there? And where are you Chuck DeVore. DeMint! You were just in OC. Hey Van Tran, I can tell you apart […]
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