Irvine’s Educational Budget Crisis Needs Real Solutions and Not Gimmicks That Smack of Pandering
I recently sat down with my neighbors to talk about problems with school funding issues facing IUSD schools. IUSD is traditionally one of the best […]
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Claudia Alvarez Calls September 11, 2001 a “Horrible Accident”
Lost in Translation? While commenting at the April 5, 2010 City Council meeting on Mexican Independence Day celebrations Santa Ana City Councilwoman Alvarez remarked that the tragedy that befell our nation on September 11, 2001 was a “horrible Accident.”
Ballot Measure to Repeal Prop 8 Fails to Get Enough Signatures
The effort to place an initiative on the November 2010 ballot to repeal Proposition 8 and restore equal marriage rights for same-sex couples, announced today that the proponents did not gather the 694,354 signatures necessary to place the proposed initiative on the ballot. The group vowed to work toward the repeal of Prop 8 at the next general election in November 2012.
The Republican War on Public Education
Our Public School System is under attack, not just in Florida or San Diego but in Orange County as well. There are experiments happening all over the US to test exactly what the best means would be to destroy our public schools and right now, the easiest seems to be from the inside out.
The AD70 GOP Candidates Can Only Say “No”
Particular humorous is Dr. Steven Choi, as thin-skinned a Republican as they come, using a reference we gave him on this blog as “Dr. No” to hype his credentials for an assembly seat. How’s that new apartment in Woodbridge coming Dr. No? Any furniture in there that didn’t come from Costco?
Ken Calvert Corruption Chronicles – Episode 7: Your Tax Dollars at Work
In 2009, Ken Calvert spent $352,433.07 of your taxpayer dollars on mail from his Washington office. That places him 9th out of 435 members of Congress for highest amount of taxpayer dollars spent on Congressional mail, phone calls, voicemails, and emails.
Obama Weekly Address: Relief for the Middle Class at Tax Time
All across America are good, decent folks who meet their obligations each and every day. They work hard. They support their families. They try to make an honest living the best they can. And this weekend, many are sitting down to pay the taxes they owe – not because it’s fun, but because it’s a fundamental responsibility of our citizenship.
Young Democrats announce endorsements
Here’s the list from last night’s endorsement meeting: The following candidates received the endorsement of the Orange County Young Democrats: U.S. Senate: Barbara Boxer Governor: […]
Justice John Paul Stevens announces Retirement from Supreme Court
Justice John Paul Stevens, one of the oldest members of the Supreme Court, has announced he will step down thsi summer. Elections have consequences and […]