• Chemical Weapons, President Clinton and Syria (June 14, 2013)

    Last year, as a candidate for Congress, I advocated having the United States and its NATO allies establish a “No Fly Zone” over Syria. I believed such a policy to prevent the Syrian government from using its air power to brutally slaughter its own civilians was not only the humane thing to do, but would…

  • End Partisanship in IRS Investigation! (May 23, 2013)

    The three scariest letters in the English language are IRS. It’s intimidating enough to have to deal with the IRS on the most mundane of tax matters. But scary takes on a whole new meaning when the possibility exists that the massive power of the Internal Revenue Service could be used in a political manner…

  • Support Students Over Special Interests (April 25, 2013)

    Whether you have a child or know a child who attends a school in the Los Angeles Unified School District, you are affected by what happens in the largest school district in the state. Hundreds of thousands of children attend school in LAUSD. Too many are trapped in a school that is simply not doing…

  • The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (April 15, 2013)

    I want to take this opportunity to update you on some important developments – and Congressman Henry Waxman’s role in them – at both the national and local level in recent weeks that impact our nation’s finances and the quality of California’s public schools. The Good After four years, the United States Senate finally passed…

  • A Victory for Reform: Senate Finally Passes Budget (Mar. 28, 2013)

    I’d like to draw your attention to a real victory for reform that occurred this past weekend. The United States Senate finally passed a federal budget after four years of failing to do so. This budget was passed through the Senate after many delays and by only one vote – 50 to 49. Yet, this…

  • Kate Anderson for LAUSD Board (Feb. 7, 2013)

    Community leader, local businessman, philanthropist and former Independent Congressional Candidate Bill Bloomfield today announced that he is enthusiastically endorsing Kate Anderson for the District 4 seat on the Los Angeles Unified School Board in the March 5th election. Anderson is a parent, the founder of a non-profit child advocacy organization that works statewide on education…

  • Reforms are shaking up political status quo (Jan. 30, 2013)

    Last week the Sacramento Bee newspaper ran an opinion piece I wrote about how recent political reforms I worked hard to pass are shaking up California politics and making politicians more accountable. This is good news for all of us, regardless of party. In case you missed it, I’ve included a copy of the op-ed…