Quang Pham Drops Out of CD-47 Race
Longshot Republican challenger Quang Pham has dropped out of the race for the CD-47 congressional seat now held by Rep. Loretta Sanchez according to the […]
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California denied new education funds: Torlakson response
According to today’s LA Times, “California was disqualified Thursday from receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in school reform funds when federal education leaders announced […]
OCLNN on UCI rallies against racism, intolerance, and arrests
About 250 people at UC Irvine gathered for a “student solidarity speakout†Tuesday. They protested the university’s recent arrests of students, along with the spate of racist incidents at UC San Diego that targeted black students and another incident last month at UC Davis, which targeted a Jewish student with a swastika carved on her door.
Obama: Put the American People Ahead of Insurance Companies
Democrats and Republicans agree that this is a serious problem for America. And we agree that if we do nothing -– if we throw up our hands and walk away -– it’s a problem that will only grow worse. Nobody disputes that. More Americans will lose their family’s health insurance if they switch jobs or lose their job. More small businesses will be forced to choose between health care and hiring. More insurance companies will deny people coverage who have preexisting conditions, or they’ll drop people’s coverage when they get sick and need it most. And the rising cost of Medicare and Medicaid will sink our government deeper and deeper and deeper into debt. On all of this we agree.
‘Start the Day for Students’ Day of Action
In a groundswell of protests against devastating budget cuts to neighborhood schools and other critical services, California’s teachers, administrators, school employees, parents and students will join a statewide “Day of Action†on Thursday, March 4, to stop the governor and Legislature from cutting billions more from a public school system already reeling from $17 billion in cuts over the past two years – and to tell lawmakers it’s time to close corporate tax loopholes.
Loretta: “Repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Now.”
“I wish we could just get this done and move on as many other militaries have,†Sanchez, D-Santa Ana, said at an Armed Services subcommittee meeting Wednesday afternoon. Sanchez said the U.S. should follow the lead of at least 20 countries in reworking its policy on allowing gays and Lesbians to serve openly. Canada, Great Britain, Australia and Israel are among those 20 nations.
“Patriot†Groups, Militias Surge in Number in Past Year
The number of extremist groups in the United States exploded in 2009 as militias and other groups steeped in wild, antigovernment conspiracy theories exploited populist anger across the country and infiltrated the mainstream, according to a report issued today by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).
Orange County Support for Proposition 15 California Fair Elections Act
Since 2000, over $1 billion has been raised by California politicians, buying special interests unprecedented access but shutting out the rest of us. That’s why polls show nearly three out of four voters want to change the way elections in California are financed. “The California Fair Elections Act will be a big win for California’s citizens,†said Irvine Mayor Pro Tem Larry Agran. “In the seven states that have fair elections systems, legislators were able to pass good laws to benefit their constituents instead of spending half their time raising money for the next campaign. The California Fair Elections Act will put Sacramento back to work for California.â€
UPDATE: Assemblyman Applauds State’s Schools Chief For Releasing QEIA Education Funds
SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblyman Jose Solorio’s (D-Anaheim) call to California’s Superintendent of Schools Jack O’Connell to release Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) funds immediately apparently […]