Contact David Dreier
Washington Office
233 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515
Fax (202) 225-7018
District Office
2220 East Route 66 Suite 225 Glendora, CA 91740
Fax (626) 963-9842
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This week, 2004 Political Human Sacrifice Winner, Congressman David Dreier voted against a bill that would cut off U.S. aid to any country that fails to extradite suspects in the killing of federal, state or local law enforcement officers. Read the article here.
Baker’s pay cut by 22.5%
After nearly three hours in closed session, Victor Elementary School District board members cut Superintendent Ralph Baker’s four-year contract by $270,000.
On hearing the decision, most of the crowd of teachers, parents and concerned citizens expressed disappointment in the board’s unanimous decision to reduce the original $1.2 million contract by only 22.5 percent.
“I’m very disappointed. I strongly disagree with the statistics they gave to support their decision,” teacher Carol Hunter-Inman said. Read the story here.
Mexico Denies Stamps Are Racist
Mexico’s government insisted Thursday that a black cartoon character with exaggerated features is a historical icon who deserves to be celebrated on a postage stamp – and that U.S. leaders charging racism do not fully understand Mexican culture.
The country’s postal service this week released a series of five stamps depicting “Memin Pinguin,” a child’s character from a comic book started in the 1945 that is still published in Mexico.
In Washington, the White House objected, saying that “racial stereotypes are offensive no matter what their origin.” The Rev. Jesse Jackson branded the stamp “an insult” and asked Mexico to withdraw it from the market. Read the story here.
Jacko Vacations at Bahrain Palace
Michael Jackson began a vacation at a prince’s palace in the tiny Gulf kingdom of Bahrain, his first trip overseas since being acquitted of child molestation charges, an official close to the royal circle said Thursday.
Jackson and his three children arrived on a private plane from Europe on Wednesday night for an indefinite stay, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because private visits involving the royal family are not authorized to be announced.
Jackson was found not guilty of child molestation in a California court on June 13. Read the story here.
Meth Measure Wouldn’t Burden Shoppers
A day after Riverside County supervisors voted to crack down on methamphetamine producers, county officials said the measure as passed would not include a provision to require people who buy certain cold medicines to provide personal information to store clerks.
County lawyers said the county lacked legal authority to enforce such a requirement because only the state can regulate drug sales. The lawyers said they had removed that provision from a county ordinance before it was tentatively approved by supervisors Tuesday.
Copies of the ordinance made available to the media and public before the meeting included the provision. It would have required retailers and pharmacists selling nonprescription cold medicines containing the drug pseudoephedrine or related compounds to keep a log of buyers’ names, addresses, phone numbers and driver’s license numbers. That version of the ordinance remained on the county website through Wednesday morning. Read the story here.
