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Brown serves up Californian austerity

admin — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 06:44:25 +0000

Brown serves up Californian austerity
Jerry Brown was sworn in as California’s governor on Monday, returning to a job he held nearly three decades ago, and pledged a “tough budget” to turn around one of the most financially strapped U.S. states.

What to watch in today’s elections

admin — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 06:44:34 +0000

What to watch in today’s elections
WASHINGTON (AP) – How early will America know if it’s a Republican romp or if Democrats somehow minimized their damage? There should be plenty of clues Tuesday evening – and long before bedtime.

How now, Jerry Brown? Past may be prologue as his third term begins

admin — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:57:03 +0000

How now, Jerry Brown? Past may be prologue as his third term begins
At his inaugural Monday, the new governor will be 72 — exactly twice the age he was at his first swearing-in, when Richard Nixon was president. This time, Brown confronts a deficit that is twice as large as the entire state budget was during his final term as California s 34th governor.

Whitman holds Fresno event with Louisiana’s Jindal

admin — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:11:09 +0000

Whitman holds Fresno event with Louisiana’s Jindal
Associated Press – September 24, 2010 8:34 PM ET FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate for governor who faced criticism for her comments about Fresno this week, visited…

Veterans Group Criticizes Whitman For Poor Voting Record

admin — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:10:58 +0000

Veterans Group Criticizes Whitman For Poor Voting Record
A small group of veterans is asking Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman to explain why she failed to vote for most of her adult life.

Meg Whitman Breaks US Campaign Spending Records

admin — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:11:41 +0000

Meg Whitman Breaks US Campaign Spending Records
Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate for California governor, has surpassed New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for the highest personal contribution in American campaign history.

Meg Whitman breaks U.S. campaign spending records

admin — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:10:07 +0000

Meg Whitman breaks U.S. campaign spending records
Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate for California governor, has surpassed New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for the highest personal contribution in American campaign history.

Meg Whitman is Biggest Self-Funder in Political History

admin — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 17:08:42 +0000

Meg Whitman is Biggest Self-Funder in Political History
Meg Whitman is the biggest self-funding political candidate in U.S. history, having spent $119 million of her own cash in her campaign to become governor of California.

Meg Whitman breaks political spending record

admin — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:09:42 +0000

Meg Whitman breaks political spending record
Former eBay boss Meg Whitman has now contributed more to her campaign for California governor than any other political candidate in American history.

Whitman sticks to claims on Brown’s gov spending

admin — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:09:58 +0000

Whitman sticks to claims on Brown’s gov spending
Associated Press – September 14, 2010 9:44 PM ET CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) – Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman is sticking by her criticism of Democrat Jerry Brown’s spending record…

AP Enterprise: Whitman exaggerates Brown spending

admin — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:09:58 +0000

AP Enterprise: Whitman exaggerates Brown spending
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman often criticizes rival Jerry Brown’s excessive spending record when he was governor.

Morning Vid: Jerry Brown Skewers ‘Lying’ Bill Clinton

admin — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:09:35 +0000

Morning Vid: Jerry Brown Skewers ‘Lying’ Bill Clinton
Backed into a corner and wilting under the assault of GOP candidate Meg Whitman’s formidable political machine, California gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown has been forced to address a “devastating” new attack-ad that shows Bill Clinton belittling the former governor in 1992. The Whitman ad , which shows Clinton saying that Brown “raised taxes” as California governor and left the state with a …

Meg Whitman Uses Bill Clinton Against Rival Jerry Brown

admin — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 17:11:43 +0000

Meg Whitman Uses Bill Clinton Against Rival Jerry Brown
In a New Ad, California GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Meg Whitman Employs Old Footage of Bill Clinton Criticizing Democrat Jerry Brown

40 Years of Political Experience…

admin — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:09:24 +0000

40 Years of Political Experience…
…also means 40 years of tape. A rather brutal Exhibit A from California’s gubernatorial race: Update: Brown spokesman Sterling Clifford e-mails this response: “This is just more of the same from Meg Whitman. The kind of nasty and cynical attacks that are the foundation of voter disgust with today’s politics. She can continue to slash [...]

Tuesday Must Read: Jerry’s Union-Oakland Problems; SmartMeters Buzz Household Electronics

admin — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:09:36 +0000

Tuesday Must Read: Jerry’s Union-Oakland Problems; SmartMeters Buzz Household Electronics
Stories you shouldn’t miss: 1. Meg Whitman is now portraying Jerry Brown as being beholden to Big Labor, the Chron reports.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Reality check: Analyzing campaign ads

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:13:36 +0000

Reality check: Analyzing campaign ads
Meg Whitman’s latest radio ad slams Jerry Brown’s tenure as Oakland mayor.

Read more on San Jose Mercury News

Deborah Burger: What They Could Be Saying to the Joe Miller Republicans

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:10:07 +0000

Deborah Burger: What They Could Be Saying to the Joe Miller Republicans
Though Joe Miller is dismissed by some as an anomaly among Republicans, along with fellow tea party candidates Rand Paul in Kentucky and Sharon Angle in Nevada, his views parallel the more convention wing of the party.

Stiff challenges ahead for governor, Senate contenders

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:10:43 +0000

Stiff challenges ahead for governor, Senate contenders
With California’s marquee races set to pick up steam this month (read: even more TV ads), here’s a Labor Day look at where each contest stands and the key tests facing the candidates over the final two months.

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Meg Whitman Jury Duty: Governor’s Race Can’t Get Candidate Out of Serving

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:10:16 +0000

Meg Whitman Jury Duty: Governor’s Race Can’t Get Candidate Out of Serving
What’s Your Reaction? A tall blonde from Atherton showed up Monday afternoon for jury duty at the Hall of Justice and Records in Redwood City.

Farr touts ag industry’s potential in annual visit

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:09:12 +0000

Farr touts ag industry’s potential in annual visit
Calling San Benito County and the tri-county area one of the country’s best areas for agricultural business, Congressman Sam Farr told a capacity crowd of more than 200 people inside the San Juan Bautista Community Center Hall on Tuesday night the county needs to focus on what it does best – produce agriculture.

George Shultz challenges California to lead

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:13:59 +0000

George Shultz challenges California to lead
Voters should defeat Proposition 23 and fight global warming, the former secretary of State says. Former U.S. secretary of State George P. Shultz believes it’s crucial to fight global warming to protect national security.

Marcos Breton: We’re part of Mexico ‘s drug war

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:12:02 +0000

Marcos Breton: We’re part of Mexico ‘s drug war
It sometimes seems that California is sharing a border with Iraq or Afghanistan instead of Mexico .

Read more on The Sacramento Bee

California still hiring, but work force number stays flat

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:08:51 +0000

California still hiring, but work force number stays flat
California state government’s “Help Wanted” sign drew nearly 23,000 new employees in the past year and a half, although the overall size of the state work force remained relatively flat.

Read more on The Sacramento Bee

Cassidy: Former Sun chief Scott McNealy s better idea for school text books

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:13:58 +0000

Cassidy: Former Sun chief Scott McNealy s better idea for school text books
Former Sun chief executive Scott McNealy thinks he has a Silicon Valley solution to a challenge that’s costing schools billions. His Curriki initiative would move textbooks and much more onto the Web, where it would be free for the taking. Now he just needs to convince the rest of the world to go along.

Read more on San Jose Mercury News

It’s Politics: Surfing Facebook and Twitter for the latest in election news

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:11:43 +0000

It’s Politics: Surfing Facebook and Twitter for the latest in election news
Sometimes there’s no better way for a reporter to keep track of the locla pols than social media. The best tool I’ve found is at kurrently.com which aggreates Facebook and Twitter posts from around the globe.

Governor Chris Christie: GOP Darling

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:14:38 +0000

Governor Chris Christie: GOP Darling
New Jersey Governor Christie is a rising national star. By taking on his state’s bloated budget, he embodies the New Austerity. Will voters hate him for it?

Jerry Brown stumps in San Diego

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:12:19 +0000

Jerry Brown stumps in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown toured a San Diego biodiesel production company on Thursday and discussed the green energy economy and reducing the nation’s dependence on foreign oil.

GOP activists believe Whitman, unlike Schwarzenegger, will lead the party

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:10:37 +0000

GOP activists believe Whitman, unlike Schwarzenegger, will lead the party
For seven years now, Republican activists believe, the California Republican Party has had to fend largely for itself as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger refused to do much for its candidates. Meg Whitman, GOP gubernatorial candidate, is joined on the podium by Sen. Tony Strickland, R- Thousand Oaks, left , GOP candidate for State Controller and Damon Dunn, GOP candidate for Secretary of State at the …

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Obama asks supporters to back Brown for governor

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:10:46 +0000

Obama asks supporters to back Brown for governor
Associated Press – August 24, 2010 5:44 PM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – President Barack Obama is asking his supporters to help Democrat Jerry Brown return to California’s governor’s…

Meg and Jerry’s mud fight for governor

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:08:43 +0000

Meg and Jerry’s mud fight for governor
Call me an optimist, but I’m hoping the debates between gubernatorial candidates Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman will involve specific discussion of ideas for improving the state of California. Until then – the first scheduled is Sept. 28 – it looks like…

Tough Choice: Whitman or Brown Bobblehead?

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:16:06 +0000

Tough Choice: Whitman or Brown Bobblehead?
Forget November. Californias most important vote will be held Friday night when the Sacramento River Cats are taking a poll of sorts by giving away bobblehead dolls of the two major candidates, Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman.

Fiorina: Boxer is part of broken political system

admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:09:19 +0000

Fiorina: Boxer is part of broken political system
Associated Press – August 21, 2010 9:14 AM ET SAN DIEGO (AP) – The two headliners at the California Republican Party convention are promoting themselves as the candidates of fresh ideas.

Roger Gitlin: My money is on Meg Whitman for governor

admin — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:08:52 +0000

Roger Gitlin: My money is on Meg Whitman for governor
Who is Meg Whitman? Is she your typical bored billionaire looking to buy her way into office? I don’t really know, and quite frankly, I don’t really care if she spends millions of her own money to be California’s next governor. If nothing else, her money helps the economy, creates lots of employment and plenty of jobs in media and advertising that wouldn’t necessarily be there if a pauper like …

Prop. 8 backers might be unable to legally appeal judge’s ruling

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:09:44 +0000

Prop. 8 backers might be unable to legally appeal judge’s ruling
If a federal appeals court or the U.S. Supreme Court prefers a different moment in history to take on the scalding-hot controversy over gay marriage, the legal challenge to Proposition 8 is unfolding in a way that provides a tailor-made escape hatch.

Prop. 8 gay marriage delay a ‘good thing’ for eager couples?

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:09:36 +0000

Prop. 8 gay marriage delay a ‘good thing’ for eager couples?
A judge said Monday that same-sex couples have to wait until a December appeal to his Prop. 8 ruling. The decision might have delayed intervention from the US Supreme Court.

Read more on The Christian Science Monitor

Joseph A. Palermo: Remaking California: Reclaiming the Public Good, (Berkeley, California: Heyday Books, 2010), pp …

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:09:50 +0000

Joseph A. Palermo: Remaking California: Reclaiming the Public Good, (Berkeley, California: Heyday Books, 2010), pp …
R. Jeffrey Lustig has compiled (and contributed) to an amazing set of useful essays that examine the many maladies plaguing California’s politics and public institutions…

Let’s see Rick Snyder’s résumé and references

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:10:26 +0000

Let’s see Rick Snyder’s résumé and references
When I was a business man, I saw a lot of resumes and job applications. I personally consider a political ad to be a job application. When I see Rick Snyder’s Superman ad listing as references some of the richest (Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Steve Jobs) and most powerful men on the planet, I have to question his veracity.

EDITORIAL: Thumbs up, thumbs down

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:09:09 +0000

EDITORIAL: Thumbs up, thumbs down
Thumbs up to Wells Fargo & Co., for a partnership with the Fresno Chaffee Zoo that allows free admission to kids ages 2 to 11 the first Wednesday of every month.

Calif. Budget Partisian Clashes

admin — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:09:16 +0000

Calif. Budget Partisian Clashes
Above: We discuss what can be done to create a more functional governing body in California.

Deadline for Comments

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:12:02 +0000

Deadline for Comments
The commission is soliciting comments and testimony on the nominations.

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Poizner on John and Ken: Whitman ‘can’t have it both ways’

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:08:46 +0000

Poizner on John and Ken: Whitman ‘can’t have it both ways’
In the latest installment of an intra-GOP feud taking place over the radio airwaves , state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner said on Friday that Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman, who defeated Poizner in…

Newsweek: Calif. pols stay away from Prop 8

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:09:47 +0000

Newsweek: Calif. pols stay away from Prop 8
California is a metaphor for the country’s political tension this year, pitting right-wing, business-centric conservatives against establishment incumbent Democrats. The fights over the state’s governorship and U.S. Senate seat are among the fiercest in the country. But there’s one thing both sides seem to agree on: no one wants to touch Prop 8. United States – California Proposition 8 …

Whitman To Keep Investing In Campaign

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:14:21 +0000

Whitman To Keep Investing In Campaign
Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman spoke at a high-tech firm in Folsom Tuesday about her plan to create more jobs for Californians, and said she’d continue to invest in her campaign.

Marijuana legalization receiving fewer contributions than previous drug-related propositions

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:10:25 +0000

Marijuana legalization receiving fewer contributions than previous drug-related propositions
Many big-money donors, such as George Soros, played a major role in the state’s pathbreaking 1996 medical marijuana initiative. But this year, Proposition 19 has attracted few large donations. Two years ago, when Californians were voting on an initiative that would have trimmed prison time for nonviolent drug offenders, Bob Wilson, a wealthy New York City investor, spent $2.8 million on the …

Gay marriage a minor issue in major races

admin — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:12:35 +0000

Gay marriage a minor issue in major races
Candidates chose words carefully in response to Prop. 8 ruling. Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman oppose U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker’s ruling overturning California’s ban on gay marriage; Jerry Brown and Barbara Boxer support it.

Gay marriage again rears its head as wedge issue

admin — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:10:29 +0000

Gay marriage again rears its head as wedge issue
Less than 24 hours after Judge Vaughn Walker gutted Proposition 8, California’s largest gay rights group begin circulating an online petition aimed at pressuring Republicans Meg Whitman and Steve Cooley not to defend the marriage ban in court if elected.

Gay marriage again rears its head as possible wedge issue

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:10:43 +0000

Gay marriage again rears its head as possible wedge issue
Less than 24 hours after Judge Vaughn Walker gutted Proposition 8, California’s largest gay rights group began circulating an online petition aimed at pressuring Republicans Meg Whitman and Steve Cooley not to defend the marriage ban in court if elected.

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Union-backed groups spent $5.9 million against Whitman

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:09:50 +0000

Union-backed groups spent $5.9 million against Whitman
Three union-backed groups targeting Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman have spent a total of $5.9 million, nearly 10 times what Whitman’s Democratic rival Jerry Brown has spent.

Read more on The Sacramento Bee

Whitman: Arizona immigration law OK for Arizona

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:09:50 +0000

Whitman: Arizona immigration law OK for Arizona
Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman – who has campaign billboards and Spanish-language ads in California declaring “NO to the Arizona law” – told talk show hosts Wednesday that the same controversial immigration law should be allowed to stand in Arizona.

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Fact check: Whitman capital gains plan questioned

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:08:48 +0000

Fact check: Whitman capital gains plan questioned
Republican Meg Whitman wants to eliminate the capital gains tax in California if she is elected governor in November, a key part of her plan to boost state employment. Her sales pitch: Cutting taxes for the wealthy will encourage them to create private-sector… Meg Whitman – California – Tax – Capital gains tax – United States