Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation requiring candidates for U.S. President and California Governor to disclose their income tax returns in order to appear on California’s primary ballot. SB 27, by Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) and Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), requires a candidate for U.S. President or California Governor to …continue reading
Infrastructure Task Force Member Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) and New Democrat Coalition Members joined Infrastructure Task Force Co-Chairs Representatives Stacey Plaskett, Jason Crow, Elissa Slotkin, and Salud Carbajal in a letter to the President urging him to recommit to working with Congress on comprehensive and bipartisan legislation to …continue reading
Former U.S. Representative Ed Royce endorsed Michelle Steel, Vice-Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, in her bid for California’s 48th congressional district. Ed Royce served 13 distinguished terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and is a former Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. “Michelle Steel …continue reading
On July 24, entertainer Bette Midler found herself mired in controversy when she referred to black Trump supporters as “blackground.” It seems that if a minority isn’t a Progressive Socialist, they are verbally belittled and sometimes viciously attacked. Closer to home, Vietnamese-born Amy Phan West, who is running for Congress …continue reading
The Top Ten Stories for July 21 through July 27 include West Grove entertainment upgrade, a free summer concert, and a cold-case homicide. The Top Ten Stories for July 21 through July 27 the most-read stories at Orange County Breeze over the last week (excluding weather forecasts and events): Starlight …continue reading
Congressman Mark Takano is the latest high profile elected official to endorse Scott Rhinehart’s campaign for California’s 73rd California Assembly District. Takano, Representative for California’s 41st Congressional District, was a classroom teacher for two decades before being elected to Congress in 2012. He is the Chair of the Committee on …continue reading
As the Trump administration prepares to roll back emission standards for light-duty cars and trucks, a consortium of automakers and California have agreed on a voluntary framework to reduce emissions that can serve as an alternative path forward for clean vehicle standards nationwide. Automakers who agreed to the framework are …continue reading
In a decision split along ideological lines that saw Justice Stephen Breyer try to cut the baby in half, the United States Supreme Court stayed a lower court’s injunction against the Trump Administration’s attempt to fund building the southern border wall by transferring funds from the Pentagon to the Department …continue reading
Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) joined Rep. Michael Waltz’s (R-Fla.) bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives to wash the Vietnam Veterans Memorial by hand to show respect and gratitude for Vietnam veterans. The gathering was a symbol of gratitude for the fallen and a unifying exercise on the last day …continue reading
Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3877, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. “I am pleased that the House, Senate, and White House came together on a bipartisan basis to provide a path forward to fund government operations, avoid the threat …continue reading
Congressmen Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) and Mark Pocan (WI-02) joined with 27 of their House colleagues to introduce a House Resolution honoring the 71st Anniversary of Human Rights Day and the 1948 ratification by the United Nations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). “Seventy-one years ago, our nation signed …continue reading
The House overwhelmingly voted to pass H.R. 3375, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act. In addition to provisions strengthening the government’s ability to reign in obnoxious unwanted robocalls, the bill included a provision co-authored by Rep. Harley Rouda (CA-48) which would empower the Department of Justice to stop robocallers from defrauding …continue reading
U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik announced she has officially endorsed Orange County Supervisor Michelle Steel for California’s 48th congressional district. Representative Stefanik, who served as the National Republican Congressional Committee’s Recruitment Chair last cycle, was first elected to Congress in 2014 and at the time was the youngest woman ever elected …continue reading