The Boy Scouts of America will now permit openly gay scouts into their organization due to a new change on policy passed today by BSA, but the organization will still ban gay scout leaders. The Washington Post has more details…
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The IRS Should Investigate Tea Party Groups on Non-Profit Applications
by Dan Chmielewski • • 24 Comments
As Republicans continue to gin up the IRS “scandal” of targeting Tea Party groups for claiming non-profit status on their taxes, some interesting omissions from our friends on the Right. The rash of non-profit applications by Tea Party and Right…
Irvine Finance Commissioner Makes Big Mistake on iCHP
by Dan Chmielewski • • 16 Comments
We’ve written about the City of Irvine’s iCHP program before. It’s a terrific program where the city works with several organizations to identify families of limited income and kids under 19 access affordable or even free quality healthcare for their…
Power Play at Irvine City Hall? Lalloway has a Chief of Staff; No One Else Does
by Dan Chmielewski • • 13 Comments
Social media tools like Facebook and Linked In are fantastic for networking and they are telling in making suggestions about who else out you might want to connect with. My LinkedIn account suggested I connect with a David Cordero, so…
Obama’s Routine at Last Weekend’s Correspondent’s Dinner
by Dan Chmielewski • • 3 Comments
Over the weekend President Barack Obama delivered his comedic best at the White House Correspondents Dinner. We are posting his remarks as delivered, along with video of his remarks. Enjoy!
LA Times on Plastic Bag Bans
by Dan Chmielewski • • 7 Comments
Today’s Los Angeles Times editorial pages weigh in on the various proposals in Sacramento to ban plastic bags from stores by calling for a basic fee for their use. This would encourage consumers to be more thoughtful when it comes to using re-usable bags
For Your Summer Reading
by Dan Chmielewski • • 3 Comments
While it’s fashionable among the conservative and libertarian sectors of Orange County, especially when talking about the economies of foreign nations like Greece and Spain, the Austerity Measures are actually delaying any sort of economic rebound. Not so you say? …
