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California State Of The State, West Oc Lawmakers React

No Author — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:00:00 Pacific Time

California Governor Jerry Brown today delivered his 2012 State of the State address. This OC180NEWS special report includes the full text of Democrat Governor Brown�s remarks, plus prepared statements of reaction by West Orange County�s two Republican lawmakers � Assemblyman Jim Silva and State Senator Tom Harman. Since the Governor�s speech is much longer than either of the two reaction statements, we will present these statements first, followed by the text of the speech.

Two Orange County Residents Get Gov. Appointments � Salary $111,000+

No Author — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:00:00 Pacific Time

SACRAMENTO � Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. yesterday announced the following OC appointments.

An Open Letter To The People Of California

No Author — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:11:00 Pacific Time

When I became Governor again�28 years after my last term ended in 1983�California was facing a $26.6 billion budget deficit. It was the result of years of failing to match spending with tax revenues as budget gimmicks instead of honest budgeting became the norm.

Gov Brown Proposes Jobs Package, Democrats React

Dolores Barr, Editor and Publisher — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 06:00:00 Pacific Time

California Governor Jerry Brown proposed on Thursday what according to him is a job creating package. Shortly thereafter, state Republican leadership was out with their reaction. In this OC180NEWS report, we bring our readers both sides of this important issue.

Who Will Be Our Next State Senator?

Dolores Barr, Editor and Publisher — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:00:00 Pacific Time

Certainly not our current State Senator, Tom Harman, he�s term limited out. But, with the changes in electoral boundaries approved this week, the ultimate outcome is even less certain than it would have been.

Orange County Woman Gets $111,185 Governor Appointment

No Author — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:36:00 Pacific Time

Juliet Macaulay, 43, of Yorba Linda, has been appointed to the Board of Parole Hearings. Macaulay has served as a deputy commissioner with the board since 2004. Previously, Macaulay was an attorney in private practice from 1997 to 2004 after serving as a law clerk from 1995 to 1997.

RE: West OC Legislators React To Budget Stand Off, Loss Of Paychecks

No Author — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:42:00 Pacific Time

(Editor�s note: We received the following letter from Senator Tom Harman in response to our article of June 24, 2011. In that article, we inserted our own comments in a bracketed box in the middle of his statement. This is something we almost never do because our editorial policy is to present the statements of politicians in whole, without spin, so readers may form their own opinions.

West OC Legislators React To Budget Stand Off, Loss Of Paychecks

Dolores Barr, Editor and Publisher — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 06:00:00 Pacific Time

In the twisted world of Sacramento budget politics, the Democrat legislature is mad at the Democrat Governor for vetoing their budget and the Democrat State Controller for docking their pay, The Republicans support the Governor and controller, and the people are vindicated.

Redistricting Commission Proposes Moving Rossmoor And Los Alamitos Congressional Districts To Long Beach � Public Hearing Tomorrow

No Author — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:46:00 Pacific Time

The Citizens Redistricting Commission has released the first drafts of the new Congressional, State Senate and Assembly districts. Rossmoor is ok for now for the Senate and Assembly districts, but the first draft proposes moving Rossmoor and Los Alamitos from Ed Royce's Orange County Congressional District to Congresswoman Richardson's Long Beach district.

Sacramento Legislators Pass Budget, Protect Paychecks

Dolores Barr, Editor and Publisher — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:00:00 Pacific Time

When Governor Brown vetoed the State of California budget yesterday, Sacramento legislators accomplished something obviously important to them � they protected their paychecks from being docked. Even though Governor Brown did not immediately say he would reject the spending plan, since it violated almost all of his budget principals, it certainly could not have surprised very many in the state capitol when he did.