President Barack Obama seeks more than $2 billion of US taxpayers to respond to the flood of immigrants illegally entering the U.S. through the Rio Grande Valley area of Texas and ask for new powers to deal with returning immigrant children apprehended while traveling without their parents. With Obama looking to Congress for help with…
Are You Ready? Disaster can strike quickly and without warning, sometimes isolating entire neighborhoods. As Hurricane Katrina reminded us, neighbors may need to rely on each other and their own resources for several days before help arrives. Authorities strongly urge each family to be self-sustaining for at least five days. Neighbors Helping Neighbors is a…
When workers from San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) cut chains on a gate and demanded that vehicles be moved on a ranch in the 3300 block of Gird Road so they could begin work on the property, the owners said they were “stunned” as they have pending legal action in process with the California…
As firefighters bravely fought fires throughout Southern California, many taxpayers were receiving a third round of “Fire Prevention Fee” bills. Given the raging fires, one might think the revenue raised would be used to help pay for hoses, trucks and planes — anything to aid the fire suppression effort. Think again! State Responsibility Area (SRA)…
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