See an award-winning documentary film by Eric Byler and Annabel Park based on America’s explosive battle over immigration policy in Prince William County, Virginia. The film was the 2009 Best Documentary at the St. Louis International Film Festival and at the Charlotte Film Festival. Best-selling author John Grisham said of the film: “9500 Liberty makes [...]

In an appeal from Chair of the California Democratic Party, John Burton, is asking fellow Democrats to help change an undemocratic and outdated loophole that allows the minority of Republicans to block any budget from passing. As it stands now, it takes only a 33.4% vote to block the majority! Burton refers to it as “hostage taking” [...]

Editor’s note: We try to provide background information that makes it easy for our readers to get up to speed on the important, and complicated, issues that dominate the public policy discussion. After passing health reform, the national agenda will turn to new topics. We have prepared for two: immigration and financial regulation. We have [...]

by Margaret McCown Liles, Secretary and Past President I came out of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors meeting on Wednesday, when the Stonegate/ Merriam Mountains project was declined, with a tremendous feeling of relief. Finally, the politicians in this County seem to understand that there may indeed be a limit to our natural [...]

EDC President Paul McNamara and Vice President for Membership Jason Everitt are quoted in a story about the 50th Congressional District race between Tracy Emblem and Francine Busby. Also quoted is EDC member Dave Roberts, a former candidate in the race who suspended his campaign. The story, by Hoa Quach, was posted to the San Diego News [...]

The California Assembly Health Committee has advanced a bill that could control some health insurance rate hikes. AB 2578 addresses rate hike abuses by insurance companies by requiring approval for increases exceeding seven per cent. The recent federal reforms do not address rate hikes, and this measure would rectify that omission for California. Although the [...]

Public opposition does get heard, even by the County Board of Supervisors! The Merriam Mountains development, which would have crammed 2,630 homes into an area approved for about 300, was killed yesterday in a 3 – 2 vote. North County Supervisor Bill Horn voted FOR the project, along with Supervisor Greg Cox, who represents Southern [...]

President Obama has signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Read the transcript of President Obama’s remarks. NEW: A Gallup Poll, published in the March 24 USA Today, shows 49 percent think passing the bill was “a good thing,” while just 40 percent think passage was bad for the country. Get details from USA Today. [...]