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…
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Paul Ryan Has Granny Issues
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
Rep. Paul Ryan, Chairman of the House Budget Committee has released his budget proposal. As expected , Paulie still has some granny issues. Paul Ryan disrespects his elders in order to score points with the most extreme elements of the Republican Party.
The New Republic Credits Progressives with Solving California’s Budget Crisis
by Dan Chmielewski • • 3 Comments
The New Republic, a publication with a slant to the left, has a story in the current issue that gives full credit to progressives and Governor Jerry Brown for saving California from Republicans who can ony vote “no” on anything.…
Observations from Primary Night
by Dan Chmielewski • • 8 Comments
Primary night has come and gone. And there’s a number of things the results of yesterday’s election reveal. In no particular order, and noting that some results still can change, these observations: In Wisconsin, voters returned control of the State…
Santa Ana Budget Picture Looking Better
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
In large part due to the outsourcing of the Santa Ana Fire Department services to the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), and amendments to employee contracts, Santa Ana’s financial picture is looking brighter than it was several months ago.
Stories of the Year – 2011
by Chris Prevatt and Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
Well, 2011 is just about behind us and a presidential election year is just ahead – time flies. Let’s look back at some of the 2011 stories we covered here in no particular order. We can debate which one is…
Costa Mesa Isn’t Broke After All
by Chris Prevatt • • 9 Comments
Well the numbers are in for the fiscal year ending June 2011 and it turns out Costa Mesa had a $3.8 million surplus. City officials had predicted a shortfall of $1.4 million earlier this year. But what’s a $5.2 million difference among friends?
