Prop 8 Trial Begins Today and will be on YouTube
UPDATE: The US Supreme Court has delayed the transmission of the Prop 8 trial video until Wednesday. The order allows the Supreme Court time to review and […]
Ardy Kassakhian
Anaheim City School District Rejects Race To The Top Mandates
The Anaheim City School District Board of Education declined to submit the state required Memorandum of Understanding to participate in California’s application for Race to the Top education funding. With the release of the state MOU on December 18, Districts were given less than a month over the holiday to examine it.
Maybe Jerry (Amante) Can Host a Telethon for Tustin
One of my biggest complaints about conservative Republicans running for office in Orange County is that they seldom have a record that matches their rhetoric. […]
AFL-CIO President Trumka Visits OC on Listening Tour
In what Orange County Labor Federation Executive Director Tefere Gebre says is the first ever vist by a sitting AFL-CIO President, Richard L. Trumka paid […]
Help Ensure Prop 8 Trial is Televised
UPDATE 1.6.10: Per the San Jose Mercury News, “Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker approved court-operated cameras in his courtroom for delayed release on YouTube, […]
Race To The Top Senate Bill is a Race To The Bottom For California Schools
The California Teacher’s Association is now opposing the Race To The Top bills currently in the Assembly. The CTA-opposed SBX5 4 (Romero) has been split into two bills, SBX5 1 and SBX5 4. The amended version of SBX5 4 contains two of the most objectionable ideas developed in this special session on education: open enrollment and parent trigger.
Schwarzenegger Not Likely to Stop OC Fairgrounds Sale
After meeting with Governor Schwarzenegger today, Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor and Councilwoman Katrina Foley did not seem too optimistic about the chances of the Governor stopping the sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds.
AP’s Top News Stories of 2009
I would have thought the confirmation of Justice Sotomayor would have warranted inclusion, but per the editors of the Associated Press, here are the top […]
Prop 8’s Frank Schubert supports his sister, but not her right to marry
According to the Bay Area Reporter, the lesbian sister of Proposition 8 mastermind Frank Schubert has announced her candidacy for Sacramento County Superior Court judge. […]