In this video two Orange County student activists Ethan Matsuda and Jackie Rodarte advocate for the passage of AB 656, Alberto Torrico’s Fair Share for Fair Tuition bill. AB 656 will help reverse the skyrocketing fees and tuition at our UC, CSU and community college campuses. While California is struggling with record deficits and education funding is being gutted, big oil is enjoying historic profits. But California is the only major oil producing state in the country that doesn’t charge big oil their fair share.
Tag Archive for California
Obama Weekly Address: Premiums, Profits, and the Need for Health Reform
by Chris Prevatt • • 4 Comments
The President points to outrageous premium hikes from health insurance companies, especially those already making massive profits, as further proof of the need for reform. Looking ahead to the coming bipartisan meeting on reform, the President urges members of Congress to come to the table in good faith to address the issue.
What Progressives Should Know About John A. Perez
by Editorial Staff • • Comments Off
The openly gay Latino whom Democrats in California’s Assembly recently selected to be the next speaker is, in the parlance of elected office, a “freshman.” But John A. Perez has a depth of experience and adeptness for exercising power that belie his first-term status.
Health Insurance Reform: What’s At Stake
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
On Wednesday the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute released a study, “The Cost of Failure to Enact Health Reform: Implications for States,” underscoring the urgent need for reform and why inaction is not an option for Americans.…
With time, equality will blossom even in Orange County
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
In the annals of the modern gay-rights movement, Orange County has a less than stellar role. The stomping ground of the late state senator and antigay initiative sponsor John Briggs, firebrand former Congressman Bob Dornan, and longtime antigay funder Howard…
Gavin Newsom’s Policies Already Being Implemented
by Claudio Gallegos • • 2 Comments
He has not even gotten the Democratic nomination and already Gavin Newsom’s policies and ideas are being implemented statewide. Imagine my suprise when I get a message from Santa Ana Mayor Pulido announcing a program he is coordinating with Governor…
Rep. Jose Solorio Takes Aim at Nevada – Sponsors a Pro-California Ad Campaign
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
State Rep. Jose Solorio has had it with the State of Nevada’s aggressive ad campaign to woo California businesses that he’s taken the initiative to fight fire with fire according to this report in today’s LA Times. Solorio, upset at…
