California’s Healthy Families Program will continue serving nearly 700,000 kids after a rescue package made it through the state legislature Thursday, September 3. Governor Schwarzenegger has said he will sign it. The program had been deeply cut in the effort to balance the state budget. Read more: San Jose Mercury-News California Progress Report Los Angeles [...]

(A follow-up to our March meeting topic, “Rebuilding the middle class through the Employee Free Choice Act”) The AFL-CIO’s president is apparently allowing some ‘wiggle room’ in the effort to pass the Employee Free Choice Act, which was the topic of EDC’s March meeting. The bill has been stalled in Congress because of intense opposition [...]

Ever wonder why America observes Labor Day? Think back on what organized labor has done for you: Unions have made life better for all working Americans by helping to pass laws ending child labor, establishing the eight-hour day, the five-day week, and protecting workers’ safety and health.  Unions also helped create Social Security, unemployment insurance and the [...]

by Chris Nava, VP for Political Action After my descent into Hades last Wednesday at the Darrel Issa town Hall event, yesterday’s send off rally to bid Senator Dianne Feinstein and other members of congress back to Congress with a loud message that public option must be part of healthcare reform, was in sharp contrast [...]

Contact President Obama and your Senators today and DEMAND that the ‘public option’ be saved! Contact information can be found in the links at the lower right of this page. Do it TODAY!  Get the latest CORRECT information on health care reform from the White House website:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/faq

10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 12 Escondido Library, Turrentine Room (upstairs) With the August recess over and the battle to shape health care reform in full force, EDC welcomes the North County health care coordinator of Organizing for America (the successor to Obama for America), Dave Roberts, to its September 12 meeting. Roberts has held a [...]

What has been rumored for months was announced September 3. Solana Beach councilman and former mayor Dave Roberts is seeking the Democratic nomination for the 50th Congressional District seat now held by Rep. Brian Bilbray, a Republican. By coincidence, Roberts is the featured speaker on health care reform at the Saturday, Sept. 12 Club meeting. UPDATE: See [...]

President’s Message by Margaret McCown Liles (See links to news coverage of the event at the end of the story.) Last night (September 2) I attended what was billed a “Town Hall” meeting for Congressman Darrell Issa. Turns out it was an event promoted by the right wing radio talk show host Rick Roberts on [...]