Article from the Whittier Daily News, please see full story HERE
edited by: Adam Haverstock,
California Editor
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has called for another special legislative session dealing with another issue, which means this is the sixth such declaration he has declared for 2009 alone.
The Governor has sent out a Press Release on his call for special legislative session dealing with the water crisis:
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the [...]
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It’s a problem with politically active Republican Women. If you remember the commercials from the 80’s – Where’s the Beef? There's the analogy...
Meg Whitman has received a self-inflicted media beating over [...]
Brian Calle over at the OC Register asked me to cross post his article onto Red County. I think it is a very well thought out piece that points out just a few of the flaws with Michael Moore's new movie. Here is the article:
As we go into the 2010 election cycle, there is no doubt that spiraling, unsustainable public employee pension costs will and should be an important factor.
It matters what candidates for office are saying about this issue.
Red County readers should closely read this editorial from today's' [...]
(The Fail Whale is property of Twitter and signifies when the system fries from too many messages or a server outage - Multiple fail Whales can lead to an Epic Fail)
It hasn't been the five positions on Prop 8, supporting taxpayer-funded abortion, not raising taxes "right now",' [...]
Sierra College may be a small junior college in a corner of Placer County; however, this week they had a demonstration of something that is all too common in our nation’s public colleges and universities… they celebrated “Social Justice Days” (link here).
Professor Matt Archer along with a number of [...]
IF you own a business - you know what I am referring to. The Department of Compliance, Business Filings Division, Corporate Filings Division...
It seems now, right in the midst of his Gubenatorial Campaign, Jerry Brown is aggrivated. I have been getting these solicitations for about four Years. [...]
For those of you scoring in Southern California - Logue is from AD-03. The North State is important to people south of the Kern DMZ as what happens up here affects your water prices and food prices. Some Counties have unemployment over 40% because of the Delta Smelt and the [...]
California Secretary of State is a state Constitutional Officer position with responsibilities serving as the state's Chief Elections Officer, Charter of Corporations, Maintaining Business Filings, Commissioning of Notaries Public and serves as a Trustee of the California Museum for History, Women and the Arts.
Debra Bowen is the current California Secretary of State posted the' [...]
I know my Republican friends south of the Kern Parallel are engrossed in the race to replace Assemblyman Spanky.
We have a whole bunch of stuff jumping off in Norcal - Facebook is a great resource to look at campaign info without filling your inbox.
CD05 - It [...]
I am still holding my sore neck.
The entire blog post is linked here for attribution. The portion about Whitman is pasted below - even Whitman's people can find humor in this...
As the eMeg turns: The funniest and best written second day story on Meg Whitman’s belated [...]
SEIU Local 1000 President Yvonne Walker sent a message to 95,000 State of California Union Employees (according to SEIU Website):
A message from Local 1000 President Yvonne Walker
Local 1000-Represented Employees:
There has been some anxiety and fear about taking Columbus Day as a holiday. I am asking every employee represented [...]
Meg Whitman Showed Little Interest in Politics until Barbara Boxer Came Along
Posted by Leon H. Wolf (Profile)
Read the post here in its' entirety, it makes a really good point.
I am personally wondering why the GOP Leadership is up in arms defending a' [...]
I’ve got whiplash – as the Stories Mount, do we finally see leadership!
WOW! Those of us in the North state have to pinch ourselves. We have grown accustomed to seeing Republicans getting tarred and feathered in the Sacramento Bee.
Now, some in the GOP establishment – you [...]
Kern's longest serving DA to step down, speaks on controversial career (Bakersfield Californian)
District Attorney Ed Jagels, who is a household name in Kern County where he's been the chief law enforcement officer for 27 years, has confirmed he will not run for re-election in 2010.
Stanislaus [...]
I am posting George Skelton's Column in its' entirety -
The premise of this column is solid - It states that Whitman doesn't know what she's talking about. (again) The very best part of this column is at the end.
The political novice who would be governor calls state [...]
Meg Whitman talks about being disengaged from the process and "Like many Americans I had a Job and a Family"... In the course of explaining herself, she called her behavior atrocious. Too Bad she doesn't understand that many Americans with jobs and families registered to vote. In the course' [...]
In this column in the Wall Street Journal, my colleagues and I explain why voter initiatives are NOT the source of California's budget problems.
With the Golden State still struggling to balance its books, politicians from both sides of the aisle have come up with a nifty way to avoid [...]
House passes valley water provisions (Modesto Bee)
Could a bill to restore bay-delta area be next?
Friant Dam releases water to begin river rebirth (Fresno Bee)
Attorney sides with Taft city manager in pay dispute (Bakersfield Californian)
I decided to pick these two articles out of the literally dozens of articles following Meg Whitman's CRP Convention disaster where she had a meltdown in a press conference. This was in Palm Springs, so maybe the temperature contributed.
Fox and Hounds was prophetic:
Channel 3 - features [...]
Dianne Feinstein writes for the Fresno Bee. Says the state water issue is "complex." Please...
Take a look here
Fresno Co. won't run part of Sheriff's ops (Fresno Bee)
Supervisors voted Tuesday not to study possible savings from moving information technology and fleet services from the Sheriff's [...]
We’ve all heard the Democrats’ refrain that the Republican Party is made up of nothing but old, white men. But don’t tell that to 18-year-old Claira Guerra, who just recently became the youngest Central Committee member in California.
Ron Nehring, the chairman of the California Republican Party, honored Guerra’s achievement [...]
I had previously written here about the anemic campaign by Barbara Alby for Board of Equalization. I had also reported about the money chase here. Upon doing further investigation, I was shocked to find that Barbara Alby's $75,220 included $40,000 in loans from her to her campaign on the final day of [...]
City work a 'passion' for Visalia City Manager Steve Salomon (Visalia-Times Delta)
City manager has overseen much growth in Visalia since taking job in 1996
One prison expansion off; two moving forward (Bakersfield Californian)
The state has called off an expansion of Tehachapi's state prison to relieve [...]
Meg Whitman's second ever appearance at a California Republican Party convention was met with a hail of media.
Whitman's pattern has it's genesis in the past well before she was a Republican. While at Ebay, she was invloved in stock spinning, stock dumping ($30+Million!?), construction of a special' [...]
Last Thursday, The Sacramento Bee opened the floodgates, which created a firestorm of discussion among California GOP Activists relative to GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Meg Whitman's spotty voting record.
Yesterday, Mrs. Whitman was grilled at a press conference held at the California Republican Party Fall Convention in Indian Wells. You can read the story from the [...]
Florez speaks out on SmartMeters (Bakersfield Californian)
Modesto council candidates make their cases (Modesto Bee)
Cataline attacks Olsen votes as 'wasting' money
Poochigian confirmed to state appeals court (Fresno Bee)
No word on city manager selection (Stockton Record)
City Council interviews four for interim position
[...]
County will continue battle for right to preserve farmland (Modesto Bee)
Stanislaus County will ask an appellate court to restore a controversial farmland preservation requirement, county leaders decided Tuesday on a relatively rare 3-2 vote
Drought makes Kern a designated natural disaster area (Bakersfield Californian)
The U.S. [...]
Hi All - I am sure many of the insiders that read this blog got the email. I am sure some of you wish you had the 60 seconds of your life back after listening to her new radio ad that is airing statewide.
Without rehashing her abysmal record [...]
November will bring up much to vote on in Stanislaus County (Modesto Bee)
1st council by district, advisory growth measure among items
Public input on PG&E land sought (Stockton Record)
The fate of thousands of acres of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. land along the Mokelumne River [...]
Hmmm... This has to be a major setback for Whitman.
Link to FlashReport Story
The following is an exceprt which is the thesis behind the YRFC endorsement of Poizner:
First, YRFC quickly dispelled any argument that there was not a values candidate deserving the endorsement of a [...]
A quick note to anonymous Team Whitman commenters who seem to outnumber this blogger at the moment. (Whitman has spent a lot of money so far) There is more to the Poizner story than just his failed assembly campaign of 2004.
Poizner's campaign in 2004 failed... that should be' [...]
AD05 - Update:
Andy Pugno made two important public appearances at the American River Republican Women in Folsom and at the Red Meat Roundup (south of AD05 in Laguna area). The Red Meat Roundup is the annual event for Support the Platform, the conservative group that now has [...]
STEVEN MAVIGLIO: Part-time legislature won't solve anything (opinion piece from the Fresno Bee)
Outlook sunny for solar power in Valley (Fresno Bee)
Residents use rebates, pay lower prices for panels
Board votes in new dean at UC Merced (Modesto Bee)
Lawyers help kids' [...]
This just came in from Assemblyman Curt Hagman:
Assemblyman Curt Hagman Demands Audit and End to Any California Funding for ACORN
Assemblyman Curt Hagman – “Suspend ACORN funding immediately.”
Sacramento--Today, Assemblyman Curt Hagman (R-Chino Hills), Vice-Chair of the California State Assembly Public Safety Committee, sent a letter to Governor Schwarzenegger requesting an Audit [...]
Dem health care would mean a bonanza for unions (Bakersfield Californian)
Read the full article here
Fresno County's Capitol display to target water crisis (Fresno Bee)
Board lets coalition highlight effect on farms
Furloughs begin; 22 S.J. judges to donate pay (Stockton Record)
Twenty-two of' [...]
Taft investigating city manager actions (Bakersfield Californian)
Modesto schools officials discuss budget process (Modesto Bee)
Health-care debate packs Cafe 210 (Visalia-Times Delta)
A standing-room-only crowd at Visalia's Cafe 210, Monday witnessed a subdued version of the health-care debate raging across the country.
Meg Whitman's voting record is horrendous and it keeps coming up, time and again. This will be a serious issue both in the Primary and in the General election should she get the Decline to State to vote for her in the GOP primary.
It seems to be a [...]
The Sacramento Bee compiled an indepth database a list of $833,000 worth of gifts which were given to the Governor and all the way down to members of the state legislature.
The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) requires all office holders, appointed officials and even candidates to file Form 700 according to the Government [...]
Last week Senate President Pro Tem, Senator Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento, District 6) has established a Joint Conference Committee on Water with purpose to formulate a legislation dealing with the issue of water resources (Below is partial Press Release from last week):
The conference committee is scheduled to meet today at 3 p.m. [...]
Jon Fleischman, California Republican Party Vice Chairman - South, has proposed a By-Laws change within the California Republican Party rules to forbid the DTS (Decline to State) voters to participate in the primary election of GOP Candidates.
It has been brought to my attention that Mr. Fleischman has withdrawn the By-Laws proposal for consideration [...]
In a stunning development, this blogger was contacted by an anon source from behind the Orange Curtain...
My informant told me that the Orange County Lincoln Club is set to endorse Steve Poizner over Meg Whitman. This is devastating news for Meg Whitman as her consultant spending spree has [...]
9-11 Remembrance and Service (Modesto Bee)
Planners give blessing to Tejon project (Bakersfield Californian)
Tejon Mountain Village was blessed by the Kern County Planning Commission Thursday night in a marathon meeting.
S.J. board will lay off health workers, rework budget (Stockton Record)
Former Assemblyman Jerome Horton has been confirmed for the vacant BOE-4 seat unanimously by the Senate. Horton still needs to be confirmed by the Assembly, but it is expected they will do so shortly. Horton is the best Democrat taxpayers could hope for in LA County's ultra-liberal BOE-4 seat. If we [...]
Caynons Project approved by city council
At long last, private property rights prevail over the trespassers! After years of attempting to develop their own residentially-zoned property, Bakersfield's "Canyons project" finally reached approval at the City Council over a few lingering but weak protests from trespassers who want to keep using' [...]
This will be a consistent theme - the Van Whitman scandal was made far worse by the lack of information and the deliberate attempts by the Whitman campaign to sequester her. Pundits like myself are left with scant little about how she really feels about anything. It would seem that [...]
1 in 5 Fresno Co. inmates freed early jailed again (Fresno Bee)
At least one in five inmates released early from Fresno County Jail over the past year already has landed back behind bars for crimes including murder and assault.
Stockton officials subpoenaed as panel looks [...]
