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Today President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama fired up thousands of supporters at an Ohio State arena this afternoon for the first big rally of the 2012 election campaign.

On Monday, May 7th the Santa Ana City Council is set to consider the repeal of a city ordinance that prohibits them from soliciting or receiving campaign bucks, or loans of more than $250 for three months following their vote.

Assemblymember Allan Mansoor (R-Costa Mesa), elected in 2010, has so far made a career out of demonizing workers and attacking workers’ rights. From collective bargaining to pensions, Mansoor never saw a cherished worker right he didn’t hate. Last year, he even took time to honor anti-union Midwest legislators, whom he calls “courageous” and with whom he stands “in solidarity.”

“America is a first class country where we can have the best of everything,” stated Lindsey Bui, a Bolsa Grande High School student, who wondered, “Why can’t we have the best education?”

Yesterday, Anaheim officials brazenly jumped over the line in order to conceal disclosable public records and refused to comply with a request from Voice of OC for email records. They did so by demanding $19,000 to provide 60-day old email records.

The final chance to add items to Mayor Pro Tem Jim Righeimer’s proposed Costa Mesa city charter proposal and an Anaheim Community forum on $158 million tax giveaway to hotel developers will occur at community forums in Costa Mesa and Anaheim tonight.