The Future of Voting in California
Kim Alexander, Executive Director of the California Voter Foundation, spoke in Sacramento Monday at a hearing held by Secretary of State Debra Bowen on the […]
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Will the Tax-Cheat Endorse the Carpetbagger?
Blogger asks a curious question of unethical parties.
Mayor Kang’s 2010 State of the City Address for Irvine
Irvine has really weathered the storm of the current economic downturn due to smart fiscal planning and by squeezing more from every tax dollar. Progressive […]
OC Supervisors put leash on sheriff over reorg plan
Today the Orange County Board of Supervisors slammed Sheriff Sandra Hutchens over her reorganization plan announced last Friday. In that plan Sheriff Hutchens lays off […]
Steve Young Announces for Newport Beach City Council
This just in from Steve Young: Steve Young filed a “Candidate Intention Statement†with the Newport Beach City Clerk’s office. He is running for City […]
Ezra Klein points out that GOP’s health-care policy ideas are in Health Care Reform Bill
At this point, I don’t think it’s well understood how many of the GOP’s central health-care policy ideas have already been included as compromises in the health-care bill. But the GOP’s “Solutions for America” homepage lays out four planks. All of them — are in the Senate health-care bill.
Rep. John Murtha Dies
The complete story is here, but longtime Pennsylvania congressman John Murtha has died. He was the first pro-military Democrat to come out against the Iraq […]
Teacher performance should not be measured by a series of multiple-choice questions
By teaching to a test we end up teaching as though we are programming a computer for limited and simple functions rather than teaching students the full spectrum of knowledge necessary to be productive and involved members of society. Life is not a series of multiple-choice questions and our students are not monkeys trained to use a #2 pencil to fill in bubbles on a sheet of paper.
Daly releases first round of endorsements for Supervisor
“I am humbled to earn the support of so many respected local leaders,†said Daly. “As County Clerk-Recorder and former Mayor of Anaheim, I’ve built a reputation as a strong fiscal conservative and a problem-solver who delivers results. I will bring this common sense approach to the County Board of Supervisors.â€