I don’t very much care for your sympathies. I don’t need it. I suggest you look at your own life…
Yeah, you love talking about lawsuits. But this fact remains until you are convicted, you are not guilty but of…
Oh, Sam. You don't know anything about local politics and elections or local governance. I do. I'll leave it at…
The cost to the registrar or the cost to run the campaigns? The cost to the registrar would not be…
Do you have any idea how much a campaign for the 360,000 district would be? The distinction from a 640,000…
Paying Janet Nguyen more is ludicrous.
If we want better and more transparent elected representatives we simply need to pay them more. Take a look at…
You might be surprised what sort of low-lives would crave a quarter mil job with no professional qualifications and no…
That would just spark even more corruption and only allow independently wealthy people to run and win.
arnold schwarzenegger Archive
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Adios Anthony Adams!
Posted on January 5, 2010 | 1 CommentTime for Assemblyman Anthony Adams to put away the balloons – he is retiring from the State Legislature “Announcing my decision not to run for re-election at this time will […] -
GOP Should Join Burton Against Maldonado
Posted on December 11, 2009 | 12 CommentsIt's a rare thing when the GOP should agree with John Burton. California Democrat Chair Burton has come out against confirming Abel Maldonado as Lt. Governor. Progressive blogger and Democrat activist Robert Cruickshank disagrees, but suggests that Democrats should "[step] out of the way" of Maldonado's confirmation. The GOP should likewise step out of the way because they have little to gain by Maldonado's confirmation. -
Schwarzenegger punks the state GOP again by nominating Maldonado to be Lt. Governor
Posted on November 23, 2009 | 9 CommentsArnold picked State Senator Abel Maldonado to be our new Lt. Governor Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has picked Sen. Abel Maldonado to replace Democrat John Garamendi as our Lt. Governor, pending […] -
Derailment Report
Posted on November 11, 2009 | 16 Comments. . . First Things First: The mass movement to derail the theft, privatization and dismantling of our Fairgrounds continues tomorrow, Thursday morning at 8:30, at the Fairgrounds (Gate 4 […] -
Bah Humbug! State of California to Take Additional 10% Tax Out of Paycheck
Posted on November 3, 2009 | 6 CommentsCalifornia’s State Legislature just ordered coal for our Christmas stockings… Paycheck Income Tax Withholding Increases 10% in November and December, due to Budget Deal last May By the Howard Jarvis […] -
Senator Correa Calls upon the Governor to Approve Vital Small Business Bill
Posted on October 26, 2009 | No Comments(From file: State Senator Lou Correa making a presentation last year during his “How to Improve Your Small Business” workshop in Orange County) News Release For Immediate Release October 26, […] -
Unregistered lobbyist Dick Ackerman lobbied to sell the O.C. Fairgrounds
Posted on October 25, 2009 | 5 CommentsRuh roh! Another Ackerman scandal is brewing! Our friends at the OC Progressive blog are going after him on the issue of the sale of the O.C. Fairgrounds. It turns […] -
Welcome the Forecast Rain
Posted on October 12, 2009 | 1 CommentGovernor Schwarzenegger should be happy about the pending rain… Predictably the T.V. and radio media are reporting in an increasingly alarmist tone that the first significant storm (possibly 2) of […] -
Schwarzenegger signs Harvey Milk Day bill and recognizes out of state gay marriages
Posted on October 12, 2009 | 2 CommentsHarvey Milk Day is now a reality in California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed two gay rights bills, one honoring late activist Harvey Milk and another recognizing same-sex marriages performed […] -
Meg Whitman announces her campaign and starts spending big on advertising
Posted on September 23, 2009 | No Comments“Republican Meg Whitman on Tuesday underscored the advantage of wealth in the 2010 race for governor, launching paid advertisements for her campaign nine months before GOP voters will determine […] -
Meg Whitman promises to roll back Arnold’s global warming law
Posted on September 20, 2009 | 8 Comments“Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay who is running for governor in 2010, has promised that, if elected, she will immediately suspend the job-killing, economy-retarding Global Warming Solutions Act, […] -
Furloughed state workers facing tough times
Posted on August 31, 2009 | 1 CommentCalifornia’s furloughed state workers are suffering too The Los Angeles Times on August 30 ran an article that puts a face and a dose of reality on the 200,000 State […] -
Planning Commissioner Sean Mill prompts Santa Ana to embrace banking program for under-served residents
Posted on August 26, 2009 | 18 CommentsIf this is your only type of I.D., good luck opening a bank account in Santa Ana – until now! Most of us take banks and banking for granted. Many […]
I can draw all the attention I want. It doesn’t bother me. I don’t know why people like to put…