community activist in Boyle Heights
Writer and community activist in Boyle Heights, he blogs at Just a Random Hero
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Erick Huerta
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FROM Erick Huerta
Which Way, L.A.?
Will a New Helicopter Noise Law Make Anyone Happy? When President Obama signed the federal budget, it included a new law that attempts to reduce the noise from helicopters in Los Angeles County. It exempts both fire and police helicopters from any restrictions. Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff is the author. He comes from Burbank and represents parts of the Hollywood Hills and the San Fernando Valley.
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Trump plays scolder-in-chief with NATO allies At the opening of NATO’s dramatic new headquarters in Brussels today, President Trump acknowledged that Article 5 — promising that “an attack on one nation is an attack on all” -- has only been invoked one time: in the aftermath of September 11. But the President failed to provide what 27 other Alliance members have been waiting for: a re-commitment by America’s new leader to Article 5. Instead, they got a scolding.
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Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don’t As the Senate deliberates replacing Obmacare, health coverage for millions of people is at stake. There've been no public hearings, and a draft measure won't be made public. Is the House version so unpopular that that Senate is hiding a version that looks much the same?
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Ex-FBI Director Comey tells his side of the story Today, former FBI Director James Comey came close to calling the President who fired him a liar. The White House denied the claim and called it insulting, but Republican Senators did not challenge Comey’s truthfulness. Many questions remain: did the President try to obstruct a federal investigation? Later, we’ll go behind the “velvet rope” for a look at 5-Star health care for the richest Americans.