Apr 13, 2018 | National Issues, Policy, State Issues
(See the Facebook post) April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)! Particularly in the wake of #MeToo, OCYD encourages the efforts being made this SAAM to create institutional and cultural change on the individual, local, and state levels to ensure Orange County...
Apr 2, 2018 | National Issues, Policy
(See the Facebook post.) The Orange County Young Democrats are deeply alarmed by the Trump Administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The move is the latest in a series of actions the Administration has taken against communities of...
Mar 28, 2018 | Local Issues, Policy
(See the Facebook post.) The Orange County Young Democrats strongly condemn the recent actions taken by the Orange County Board of Supervisors and Orange County Sheriff’s Department to reject and skirt California state laws designed to protect the rights of immigrants...
Mar 4, 2018 | Local Issues, Policy
The Orange County Young Democrats applaud the agreement reached two weeks ago between the County of Orange and the attorneys representing homeless residents in the Santa Ana Riverbed. The deal, which the Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved,...
Feb 12, 2018 | Local Issues, Policy
Facebook Link >> The Orange County Young Democrats are deeply troubled by recent reports documenting widespread inmate abuse at the Santa Ana City Jail. We urge the Santa Ana City Council to convert the facility to serve other purposes, including treating mental...
Feb 11, 2018 | Policy, State Issues
Facebook Link >> Last week, Governor Brown signed into law protections for staff in CA’s state senate and state legislature who report instances of sexual misconduct in our state government. The bill, which was sponsored by Assemblymember Melissa Melendez and...