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Domestic Policy

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    OC Dream Coalition Holds First-Annual Immigrant Youth Empowerment Forum at UC Irvine

    A coalition of Orange County Dream Act advocates will hold the first-annual Immigrant Youth Empowerment Forum at the University of California Irvine this Saturday. The forum consists of a series of workshops dedicated to educating immigrant high school students about how to apply for financial aid a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Accused Orange County Terrorism Suspect: FBI is Using Secrecy to Mask a Bad Case

    A lawyer representing an Orange County CVS pharmacist accused in 2011 of lying to the FBI about her role in funding international terrorism claims the government's case is weak and that prosecutors are abusing foreign intelligence secrecy rules.Defending Oytun Ayse Mihalik against the charge when th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    California Dream Act Repeal: EPIC FAIL!

    ​Supporters of a state initiative to repeal the California Dream Act Governor Jerry Brown signed into law last year announced today they failed to obtain the 500,000 signatures required to get a proposition on the ballot. See what happens when you have your Mexican gardener's wife distribute petit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2011

    [UPDATED WITH CITY'S NEAR CLUELESS REACTION] Long Beach Pot Ordinance Ruled Illegal: Cannabis Activists Winning?

    ​UPDATE, OCT. 7, 12 P.M.: Long Beach city officials are scratching their heads about how to respond to an appeal court decision that appears to overturn the city's medical marijuana ordinance. According to an article by Greggory Moore posted yesterday evening on Long Beach Post, the city attorney ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Reefer Madness: Marijuana Now Accounts For More Than Half Of All Drug Arrests in U.S.

    ​According to statistics released yesterday by the FBI, 2010 saw more people arrested in the United States for marijuana than any other year, with pot cases now accounting for more than half of all drug arrests in the country. Specifically 853,838 people were placed into custody for marijuana rela ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Foothill-South Toll Road Foes Call Bullshit on TCA's Jobs Creation and Economic Stimulus Ploy

    ​Foes of the 241 Foothill-South toll road carving through San Clemente are calling bullshit on the Transportation Corridor Agency's latest ploy to win public support: propping up their unpopular project as a statewide job creator, economic stimulus and deficit buster.

  • Columns

    September 8, 2011

    My Daughter, the 13-Year-Old Terrorist

    [Hey, You!] What OC bank told the feds their teen customer was evil?

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Jerry Brown Signs Half of California DREAM Act; Illegal Immigrants Now Eligible For Private College Scholarships

    ​Having made a campaign pledge to do so, Gov. Jerry Brown signed the California DREAM Act yesterday.  Well, half of it.During a town hall meeting at Los Angeles City College, Brown signed AB 130, the part of the two-bill package that gives illegal immigrants who live in California and at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Marijuana Activists to Protest Orange County Raids at Supervisors Meeting Tomorrow

    ​In December 2010, the Orange County Board of Supervisors passed a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas of the county. Then, for a few months, nothing happened. Cannabis collectives that had been operating on county turf continued to to so without being raided or even fine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Chris Norby Gaining Prominence in Marijuana Decriminalization Debate

    ​Chris Norby, the Republican state assembly member from Fullerton, is giving James P. Gray, the former Orange County Superior Court Judge, a run for his money when it comes to providing the conservative voice of marijuana reform. As an LA Times story points out today, there's a wave of legislation ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Obama Administration Announces Ban On New Offshore Drilling; Thank The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

    Hopefully not for at least another 7 years.​In direct conflict with its previous proclamations, the Obama administration today announced that there will not be any further new offshore oil drilling along the Atlantic Coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico or the Pacific Coast. At least, not for th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Tancredo vs. Arellano: Where to Watch--Here!

    ​Starting at 6:30 p.m. PST tonight, come back to Navel Gazing (fresh post will be at the top also!) to find where we will be live streaming from Colorado the Tancredo vs. Arellano debate on immigration.Tancredo is a former Colorado congressman known for his, uh, extreme stance on immigration refo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    Dueling Sides on Prop 19 Trot Out Research

    ​As California voters weigh whether to support legalization of marijuana on the November ballot, forces for and against Prop 19 are stepping up the studies, statistics and rhetoric aimed at propping up their respective sides.

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Jim Gray, Former OC Judge, Comes Out Swinging in Favor of Prop 19

    ​A law enforcement group claims passage of Prop 19, the marijuana legalization initiative on California's November ballot, would decriminalize an estimated 60,000 drug arrests made in the Golden State each year.So, who is the face of the nonprofit Law Enforcement Against Prohibition? None other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2010

    Judge Knocks Down Meat of Arizona's SB 1070

    She ruled WHAT!?!​A federal judge has blocked the part of Arizona's controversial SB 1070 law that allows police to ask people if they are in the country legally.The tough new immigration law that has sparked national debate is scheduled to take effect Thursday. However, the ask/you'd-better-tell ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Racist OC Register Reader Fustercluck of the Day

    ​ Headline: Westminster Council Debates Arizona Immigration LawComment by HARRYWSMINSTR: What a great idea to leave it to the voters. All in favor say "Si".

  • News

    June 3, 2010

    Badlands: From Ground Zero of the Immigration Crisis Along the Mexican Border

    Tougher border enforcement in California and Texas has spelled disaster for southern Arizona

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Bill Hunt Calls For "Constitutional Revolution" in DC

    There's gonna be a new sheriff in town?​The Washington Times has posted an article featuring Orange County sheriff's candidate Bill Hunt and his pro-gun speech yesterday at the Washington Monument in the nation's capital.

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Healthcare Celebration Today, Healthcare Protest Tomorrow

    ​Supporters of the historic healthcare reform bill signed into law by President Barack Obama will gather in front of the Garden Grove district office of Rep. Loretta Sanchez this afternoon to thank Orange County's only Democratic member of Congress for her yes vote on the controversial legislation ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Deborah Pauly, Villa Park Councilwoman, Needs Health-Care Reform for Her Tushy

    VillaPark.orgOof!​"Applauding this Health Care Bill is like applauding a mugging or a rape. Do you feel sodomized?"-Villa Park City Councilwoman Deborah Pauly, reacting to the House passage of monumental health-care reform legislation Sunday, on her Facebook page, according to the Orange County Re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    OC Sheriff Candidate Hunter Gets Concealed Weapons PAC's Nod

    Craig Hunter, OCCCWS's man​This post tells how OCCCWS, a Costa Mesa-based political action committee (PAC) that aims to expand the distribution of concealed weapons permits, told members funds were being collected to take legal action against Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, who has limited ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    PAC's Fundraising Appeal: We're Suing OC Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, Helping Campaigns to Oust Her

    Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, the one on the right.​Funds are being collected for an upcoming court challenge of Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens. OCCCCW, a Costa Mesa-based political action committee (PAC) that aims to expand the distribution of concealed weapons permits, has posted o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2009

    Republican Assemblyman Republicans Are Targeting for Recall Blames Orange County Republicans, Newport Beach Insiders

    Local Republicans are gunning for Assemblyman Anthony Adams (R-Hesperia). Assemblyman Anthony Adams (R-Hesperia), who has been targeted for a recall election because he voted for a state budget that included billions of dollars in new taxes, swung back at his opponents today, b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    UC Irvine Seeks to Cut Through Healthcare Reform Bullshit

    The AFL-CIO convention in Pittrburgh voted last night to endorse single-payer, universal healthcare for all Americans, and rU.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) just trotted out to reporters his bill to provide non-single-payer, non-universal healthcare for not-quite-all Americans. Coincidence? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Racist OC Register Fustercluck of the Week: Special Kennedy Appreciation Edition

    Until brain cancer ended his career, Senator Ted Kennedy was one of the hardest working legislators in American history, someone who even right-wing ideologues like Orrin Hatch admired and loved for his tireless dedication to public service. Ok sure, he had his faults. The man liked to drink. He cau ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    Orange County Faith Leaders Pray for Immigration Reform

    OCCCO recently held a prayer vigil for healthcare reform. Now immigration reform is the cause.​Orange County Congregation Community Organization (OCCCO) is teaming up with local faith leaders for a prayer vigil calling for just immigration reform Friday evening in the sanctuary at  Immaculate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    Where Have All the Anti-Tax Crusaders Gone?

    When he wasn't running for governor, Fountain Valley's George "Nick" Jesson was associated with the We the People Congress, an anti-tax group that bought an ad in USA Today in 2001 challenging the government's right to tax income. Indeed, Orange County used to be crawling with anti-tax crusade ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2009

    Agran Wants Your Federal Dollars for Great Park

    During his fourth annual State of the Great Park address today at Irvine City Hall, Orange County Great Park Corp. board chairman Larry Agran said federal stimulus funds from the Obama administration are being sought to help pay for $61 million worth of construction beginning there this year.Near th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2009

    John Campbell Targeted By Withering Democrat Copy-Pasting

    The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent out a press release yesterday pointing out that South County U.S. representative John Campbell, by opposing the federal stimulus bill, opposed funding for local transportation projects:Representative Campbell Votes Against Major Road Improvements ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Telcom Critics Could Have Issues With Obama Pick

    A telecommunications executive today resigned from his director's seat at Newport Beach-based Mindspeed Technologies to work at the White House as Barack Obama's director of presidential personnel.Obama can thus expect heavy scrutiny from net-neutrality advocates fearful of Donald H. Gips' closeness ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    True Liar: Gov. Schwarzenegger brings deceit to real life

    "All [California lawmakers] know how to do is spend, spend, spend . . . Then they realize they are spending too much and so they tax, tax, tax. I will not raise your taxes. I will not cut education."--Arnold Schwarzenegger in October 2003, while campaigning to unseat then-Gov. Gray Davis in a recall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    As State OK's Tough Global Warming Rules Should Diesel Be Next?

    As expected, the state this afternoon put teeth in its landmark regulations enacted in 2006 to combat global warming, adopting the nation's most comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Such emissions must be cut 30 percent by 2020. But that is not enough for the editorial board ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2008

    Surf punks

    Social Distortion, the Adolescents and even bubblegummy Blink-182 are among the bands whose scheduled UC Irvine shows were canceled at the last minute over the years because fraighty cat campus security fretted onslaughts of scary, leather-clad, facially pincushioned punk rockers. A quick glance at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2008

    Times editorial goes straight to Zell

    The Los Angeles Times today on its editorial page gave Tribune Co. Grandmaster and indelicate asshole Sam Zell the finger when it criticized Prop. 98 and asked readers for a big No vote. The Times sent out a press release mentioning how they weren't going to bend to the pressure. While noble, it r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2007

    Funniest Register Poll of the Year...

    ...has to be the one they ran last week asking readers what "is the most effective way to stop illegal immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border?" Reporter Amy Taxin sure knows her audience--of the options available, none included "open the borders ala the European Union," "reform the current immi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2007

    Funniest Quote of the New Millenium

    "They came legally, though." --Idiot Iowa woman whose ancestors invaded the Americas on the Mayflower, in response to the issue of illegal immigration.

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2007

    Monday's Headlines. No Surprises: Shaky ground for the mayor-who-would-be-governor

    Preparing for deportation: In the past fiscal year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement made almost twice as many arrests (30,396) in its fugitive operations program as it did the previous year, reports the Register. ICE also picked up more than 4,000 illegals in workplace raids - up 11 percent fro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2007

    Illegal Immigration: Follow the Bouncing Logic

    When it comes to examining the root causes of illegal immigration, some Republicans work overtime to reconcile their hatred of "illegals" (cough—Mexicans!—cough-cough!) with the Bible—something that's not always easy to pull off given that the Bible preaches goodwill to those who are less fort ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2007

    Unfortunate Acronym of the Day

    Earlier today, representatives from the Arizona Interfaith Network, Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform, Kansas City's El Centro and the United Farm Workers set up a teleconference call to argue why comprehensive immigration reform is necessary. They met under the name Coalition for Comprehensive Imm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2007

    Healthcare and that Jolly Ol' Elf

    There's been a lot of talk about the governor's universal healthcare plan, but once you get past all the talk you discover… well, that plan may be too strong of a word. The governor's universal healthcare good intention may be more accurate. Anthony York explains in the Capitol Weekly. (emp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2006

    Lock Up Your Daughters' Weaponry

    The Senate has decided that trigger locks suck. A trigger-lock mandate, part of a bill limiting the liability of gun manufacturers in liability cases, has been stricken from the language. Who wants to wait a few moments to fiddle with a mechanism in order to activate their gun? In the immortal words ... More >>

  • News

    January 20, 2005

    Im a Complete Intellectual Fraud

    Viet Dinh reveals the truth about himselfand the USA Patriot Actin UC Irvine Speech

  • News

    January 22, 2004

    High Frequency

    A local minister has his sights on Orange County community radio

  • News

    June 5, 2003

    Graham Drubs Dubya

    A local minister has his sights on Orange County community radio

  • News

    February 27, 2003

    Deadly Plants

    A local minister has his sights on Orange County community radio

  • Columns

    May 3, 2001

    Tax day: A Diary of My Pain

    A local minister has his sights on Orange County community radio

  • News

    March 15, 2001

    Welcome to Orange County, Now Go Home

    Cops say they want to bail on INS duty

  • Columns

    May 25, 2000

    No-Show Perot

    Cops say they want to bail on INS duty

  • News

    December 9, 1999

    Bankruptcy? What Bankruptcy?!

    OCs financial meltdown, five years later

  • News

    April 1, 1999

    Shot in the Arm

    Why the poor resort to backroom injections

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