Author Archive for Mike Lawson

Is Measure M measuring up?

This morning’s OC Register has a letter to the editor printed in it from Anaheim resident Robert R. Daoust. Daoust says that Measure M was a great idea that got lost in the bueracracy. My favorite line is “Has anyone…

The textbook battle: SB1437

State Senator Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica, wrote a bill that passed the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday that would require California schools to purchase textbooks that reflect the historical and sociological contributions of gay people. This bill, which is strongly…

¿Dónde Está el Alcalde?

Many Santa Ana residents were asking “Where’s the Mayor?” on Monday during the demonstrations that were happening in downtown. Mayor Miguel Pulido, an immigrant from Mexico, refused to be interviewed, but he released a press statement: “Throughout the day, I…