The time to apply
for Obamacare is coming to an end. By Monday 03/31/14 everyone who wants to benefit
from Obamacare must have applied by then. After this the question is what to do
with the people who failed to enroll or those who weren’t eligible. Many of
these people are poor or undocumented. There are some counties that are
ignoring this issue and are leaving it up to the free clinics there are.
However, Los Angeles is trying to set up some type of health care system for
them, but is not sure how it will look like or will be funded. Every Tuesday
they will meet up to talk about this system and see how it will be funded and
if this will actually help the people. It I estimated by UCLA and UC Berkeley
researchers that 3 to 4 million people in California will still be uninsured 5
years from now even after the Affordable Care Act is in effect. There are doubts
that this plan will get far.
http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-obamacare-undocumented-20140331,0,706064.story#axzz2xbcxHt36
Monday, March 31, 2014
Increase in Tax
There is a plan to increase the sales tax on things
to help repair the damaged roads. The plan is to increase half-cent on the
sales taxes which will produce $4.5 billion in 15 years. Increasing the tax is
the only way to help repair the damage roads there are in Los Angeles. Public
transit people are voicing out their worries because they worry that a city tax
increase could jeopardize their proposal for a countywide sales tax for transportation
projects. It’s said that if voters approve this in November the tax rate within
Los Angeles’s city limits would go up to 9.5 cents on every $1 of retail sales.
On Wednesday there will be hearing to talk about to see if people agree to
increase the tax. If so, this will appear in the November ballot. However, most
people think it’s better to go with the transit tax because it would be more beneficial.
http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-0401-transportation-taxes-20140401,0,5346445.story#ixzz2xbj5KFEO
http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-0401-transportation-taxes-20140401,0,5346445.story#ixzz2xbj5KFEO
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Concealed Weapons
In San Diego sheriffs will continue to review applicants
for permits which will allow them to carry guns. “Despite a court ruling that
struck down California’s concealed weapons statute, the San Diego county Sheriff’s
Department” will continue to give out permits to those who meet the standards. People
will continue to apply for permits and then those applications will be reviewed
to see whether they’re capable of carrying a concealed weapon. On Thursday the
ruling by a “three-judge panel of the 9TH Circuit Court of Appeals
found that the statute, as applied by the San Diego department, was overly restrictive
and violate the 2nd amendment”.
Those that don’t meet the standards will be denied their permit. Many people in the San Diego area support this
ruling and don’t have a problem with it. For example, Tony Kravic, a republican,
tweeted his support for the ruling that was made on Thursday.
Sunday, February 9, 2014
West Hollywood Rainbow Flag
On June 2013 there was a rainbow flag that was hung
above City Hall. Now the West Hollywood City Council has responded to a growing
criticism of the removal of that flag. The flag will be removing, but there
will be a compromise. In order for the flag to be moved, there will be another
flag hung that incorporates rainbow colors into the city logo. In a last week meeting
the council members agreed to this change. On January the flag was removed due
to a unanimous vote by the council. As soon as the flag was removed they got complains
from the residents because 40% of the people living there identify themselves
as gay or lesbian and four the council members are gay men. The new flag that
will have a rainbow city logo, this logo is already displayed on city vehicles
and on the vehicles of Los Angeles County sheriffs’ deputies in the West
Hollywood Station.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Not Defending Gay Marriage
On Thursday newly elected Virginia
Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced a voter-approved ban unconstitutional
and said that his office will no longer defend gay marriage. Although the state
will continue to enforce the already existing laws he said his office would
join sides with two gay couples that sued to overturn the ban. Herring said
that this was a violation of the 14th amendment and that the law was
discriminatory. The decision made makes Virginia the key battleground between
the Democrats and Republicans. Virginia has always been on the side that loses
civil rights cases. He said that the people have always had to make their own
stand fighting for civil rights while their leaders stood against them, but
this no longer was the instance. The suit is trying to overturn all the bans
that are on gay marriage and want it to be legal. People didn’t expect Herring
to hurt their; they wanted the law to be upheld.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-gay-marriage-virginia-20140124,0,7591917.story#axzz2rYXwr6WK
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Crime Rate
For the 11th year the crime in Los
Angeles has dropped again in 2013. On Monday Los Angeles’s Mayor Eric Garcetti
and Police Chief Charlie Beck announced that final LAPD statistics showed that
crime has fallen 5.2% in the whole city. There are double-digits drop in
violent crime, homicides, reported rapes, and gang violence. Although the rate
of crimes have gone down there are still neighborhoods that are dangerous and
hear gunshots at night. They still read about tragedies in the newspaper when
they wake up in the morning. Garcetti still wants to work with the Chief to
help lower the crime rate even more and make it safer for the people living in
L.A. The officers are credited for the work they have done to help lower the
crime rates in the community. Before this city was known as the “City of Gang
Violence”, but now it’s known as the “Home of the Solution to Gang Violence”.
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Immigration Bills
The speaker of the House John A. Boehner is trying
to make immigration laws his priority. He said on Wednesday that he will soon release
a document of conservative “principles” on the immigration issue that would make
the Republicans pass a series of bills this year. However, Boehner is facing a
lot of challenges because there are a lot of parties that are conservatives.
The house Republicans oppose to the fact of giving citizenship to about 11
million immigrants who are here in the U.S illegally. It is very clear that
this is not a choice the Republicans can make; it’s something that is set and
will actually happen. Although the document is kind of vague it is clear that
this will really help the immigrants. The document is the first step that GOP
leaders are taking to consider other immigration documents by April. There are
certain Republicans that are on Boehner side and do support him.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-gop-immigration-20140109,0,5532597.story#axzz2pyZCEwjw
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