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Standing Up to the Minutemen Agenda!

April 28, 2010 2

People wonder after the passage of SB 1070 if there has ever been a successful challenge to the Minutemen Agenda in the United States. As a matter of fact there was an instance where the community stood up and made it clear the Minutemen’s message of hate was NOT welcome in their community, their hacks were not welcome in public office and they did something about it.

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Rep. Loretta Sanchez votes to block Congressional pay raise

April 28, 2010 2

“Families in my district have been forced to make hard decisions and cut spending to make ends meet. Why shouldn’t Members of Congress do the same?” said Rep. Sanchez. “Our focus must be on getting people back to work, strengthening our economy, and reducing the deficit. That’s what I will continue to fight for in Congress.

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Senator Correa Backs Effort to Help Homeless Women & Children

April 27, 2010 1

State Senator Lous Correa, together with Assemblyman Curt Hagman, took part in yesterday’s kick-off of the “Essentials for Young Lives” campaign at State Capitol. The campaign seeks to collect baby items for homeless mothers and their kids.

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DPOC installs Gerrie Schipske as new Executive Director

April 27, 2010 2

On Monday night, the Democratic Party of Orange County installed Long Beach City Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske as their new Executive Director. Schipske comes to the DPOC with a terriffic background of work in democratic politics. Schipske has a long history of working with the community of organized labor.

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CUSD Strike is Over

April 27, 2010 1

We have received a complaint that verbage related to our coverage of this strike was inserted into a letter to the editor at the OC Register. Now the Register does have a right to “edit” Letters to the Editor for brevity, (but anyone who reads them regularly knows accuracy is quite another issue).

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Santa Ana’s Claudia Alvarez vs. Freedom of Speech: The Verdict!

April 27, 2010 8

Earlier this month I wrote about my concerns related to Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez and her conduct of the public comments portion of the April 5th City Council meeitng. It looks like I was right when I pointed out that Alvarez was playing a bit fast and loose with the Brown Act.