Is there anything more tragic than the plight of battered women and their children? Thankfully there are many non profit organizations and churches that help this community, but one of those non-profits needs our help.
The Fullerton-based Womens Transitional Living Center – which houses battered women and children as well as victims of human trafficking, is out of money. Apparently they lost $300,000 in funding under the new state budget. So they asked the O.C. Board of Supervisors for help. Their plea fell on deaf ears – with the notable exception of Supervisor Chris Norby.
Apparently Supervisor John Moorlach has no interest in trying to help this group. And even worse, the two ladies on the Board of Supervisors, Pat Bates and Janet Nguyuen, have suddenly gone mute. Perhaps Nguyen is busy playing politics – her latest Supervisor’s email newsletter features at least four pictures of her Chief of Staff, Andrew Do, who is running for the Garden Grove City Council. I wonder if the taxpayers pay to distribute that newsletter? Hmmm….
Whether or not this is an appropriate use of public money is a moot point. You can’t let these folks fall through the cracks. So Norby teamed up with State Senator Lou Correa and Nick Berardino, the head of the O.C. Public Employees Union. They are having a fundraiser on Monday to help this organization.
“Beradino said he’s hosting a fundraiser for the shelter on Monday at 11:30 a.m. at the OCEA headquarters at 830 N. Ross Street in Santa Ana. Berardino said his union is ready to pony up $5,000 and Correa said he’s chipping in $1,000. The famous hot dog cart will be out and organizers expect the lunch crowd to be generous with donations for the shelter, and a hot dog,” according to the Total Buzz Blog.
Kudos to Correa, Norby and Berardino! I will do my best to be there on Monday.
This story broke on Total Buzz. You can read their original post here.
I’m going to go also, my schedule permitting. This is a very worthwhile cause.
Alittle light on your girl janet there Art. I wonder if there is something more about that Andrew Do being on her constituent mailer. Is there anything in it that says he is a candidate? If not it may be a bending rather than a breaking of the rules. It depends on how he is identified in the mailer.
The most dsiturbing point of this whole issue is that neither oneo f the ladies on the BOS even attempted to sway Moorlach to place it on the agenda. Im reading alot of comments from conservatives who are appalled by this lack of action by the BOS.
Im sure that all of the memebrs of the BOS with the exception of Moorlalach will be attending that fundraiser to mug for the cameras. But not one of them except Norby actually tried to do anything about it on the dias.
Shame on them all. And shame on those who will be mugging for the cameras with their paltry 500 dollar donations.
This is a great way for the blogging community to come together and help support those less fortunate than ourselves. Let us show the politicians that there is more to life than aquiring wealth, power and influence. Hope to see you all there.
Shut up, Paul.
SMS
Any good libertaryan would recognize that govt handouts like these even when meagerly supported by the bourgeoisie are immoral and build dependence on handouts. Individuals get what’s coming to em its the law of the market and human nature… these chicks may have invited whatever supposed “abuse” they suffered. They should be responsible individuals and learn how to take a punch. Vote LibertAryan!
Ahh Buffy, succinct as always! Glad to see ya.