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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.

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CUSD Strike Concludes

April 27, 2010 1

“It is the courage and determination of CUEA members on the picket lines and the thousands of supportive district parents and community members that resulted in the tentative contract agreement with the CUSD Board of Education,” said CUEA President Vicki Soderberg.

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Rep. Loretta Sanchez on Countdown Re: Arizona Immigration Law

April 25, 2010 3

On Friday April 23rd Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed the state’s immigration bill into law. It is considered to be among the toughest legislation in the nation. Arizona’s law orders immigrants to carry their alien registration documents at all times and requires police to question people if there’s reason to suspect they’re in the United States illegally.

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Capistrano Unified – Corruption Galore

April 25, 2010 4

The district is working, the teachers are the reason why our schools are competitive and the students are high achievers as well as passionately involved parents. Pacific Research Institute would like you to think otherwise, that communities like Capo are dysfunctional.

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Another Report from the Frontlines at CUSD’s Teacher Strike

April 23, 2010 22

Attendance on the line was down in some ways, and up in others. Some teachers had their layoff hearings today and couldn’t be there, but on the bright side, several teachers who worked yesterday came out and struck with us today – awesome! Think about that – teachers who are under risk of being laid off are striking. This should indicate just how serious this whole strike is to the future of our profession.