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AG to CalPERS: Divest from Iran Now
2-8-2010 4:02 pm
San Diego County
Dave Maass of San Diego CityBeat posted a story this afternoon that Attorney General Jerry Brown today called on CalPERS and CalSTRS to abide by the law...
NTLC's Lew Uhler Urges Rejection Of Maldonado As Lt. Governor
2-8-2010 1:31 pm
Publisher
One of the most prominent anti-tax organization in California, and across the country for that matter, is the National Tax Limitation Committee.
NTLC's...
CRA Statement on Maldonado Confirmation Vote
2-8-2010 11:10 am
Publisher
CRA Statement on Maldonado Confirmation Vote
The pending confirmation vote for Abel Maldonado as Lt. Governor is a sad day for California. He has not...
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The Lite Guv Intrigue Continues
Source: KQED's Capitol Notes
Feb 8, 2010 6:55 pm
The nominee getting hit from both the left and the right… the urgency, or lack thereof, in having a new #2… and the fact that someone's actually doing the job as we speak. es, another intriguing week in store over a job that never gets an…
February 8 Open Thread
Source: Calitics
Feb 8, 2010 6:00 pm
Links: * Patty Berg is officially out of the Insurance Commissioner Race. She hadn't been really campaigning, and her campaign account shows less than $3,000. Her listed consultants are now informing reporters that she is officially out of the …
As Some Hesitate, Laird Says He Can Win Maldonado's Seat
Source: Calitics
Feb 8, 2010 4:39 pm
I need to say something: I <3 John Laird. There, I said it. Former Asm. John Laird is neither flashy nor overly charismatic. But when it comes to quietly doing the work of the people, nobody works harder, knows his stuff better, or really understa…
The Lite Guv Intrigue Continues
Source: KQED's Capitol Notes
Feb 8, 2010 3:55 pm
The nominee getting hit from both the left and the right… the urgency, or lack thereof, in having a new #2… and the fact that someone's actually doing the job as we speak. es, another intriguing week in store over a job that never gets an…
Recount of Mission Viejo recall announced
Source: OC Register Total Buzz
Feb 8, 2010 3:50 pm
Voters’ recall of Mission Viejo Mayor Lance MacLean will undergo a recount, as MacLean on today submitted his request for a second tally of the Feb. 2 vote in which he lost by 19 votes. Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley said the recount will begi…
If GOP Doesn't Want Maldo as LG, Have a Primary
Source: Dem Majority Report
Feb 8, 2010 3:35 pm
Republican Assemblymember/U.S. Senate candidate Chuck DeVore today became the first Assembly GOP member to say he'll vote against State Sen. Abel Maldonado as LG. No surprise: if the Flash Report says jump, DeVore says how high.
Local activist behind impeach Obama site
Source: OC Register Total Buzz
Feb 8, 2010 3:14 pm
Longtime Republican political activist Jim Lacy of Dana Point has teamed up again with Floyd Brown, author of the 1988 Willie Horton ad that helped bring down Michael Dukakis. This time they want to try to bring down President Barack Obama. And theyâ…
AG to CalPERS: Divest from Iran Now [By Barry Jantz - San Diego County - Flash Report]
Source: FlashReport
Feb 8, 2010 3:02 pm
Dave Maass of San Diego CityBeat posted a story this afternoon that Attorney General Jerry Brown today called on CalPERS and CalSTRS to abide by the law and divest from Iran. This follows CityBeat's story of last week detailing how the two large p…
Dog Meet Your Tail. He'll Be Wagging You Today
Source: Calitics
Feb 8, 2010 2:05 pm
I'm no fan of the current con-con initiative that's being circulated, but if this is true, it is deeply troubling: Repair California, the Bay Area-based business group behind two initiatives that would convene a Constitutional Convention, has accused…
New crime lab analyzes more DNA, faster
Source: OC Register Total Buzz
Feb 8, 2010 1:54 pm
More DNA is being analyzed at a faster pace under a new Orange County forensics program run by Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and county CEO Thomas Mauk, according to a report being presented Tuesday to the Board of Supe…
The Lite Guv Intrigue Continues
Source: KQED's Capitol Notes
Feb 8, 2010 1:46 pm
The nominee getting hit from both the left and the right… the urgency, or lack thereof, in having a new #2… and the fact that someone's actually doing the job as we speak. es, another intriguing week in store over a job that never gets an…
The Lite Guv Intrigue Continues
Source: KQED's Capitol Notes
Feb 8, 2010 12:55 pm
The nominee getting hit from both the left and the right… the urgency, or lack thereof, in having a new #2… and the fact that someone's actually doing the job as we speak. es, another intriguing week in store over a job that never gets an…
FlashReport: Lew Uhler, President of the National Tax Limitation Committee, calls for the rejection of Abel Maldonado as LG http://bit.ly/cV639M
Source: Flashreport Twitter Feed
Feb 8, 2010 12:34 pm
FlashReport: Lew Uhler, President of the National Tax Limitation Committee, calls for the rejection of Abel Maldonado as LG http://bit.ly/cV639M
NTLC's Lew Uhler Urges Rejection Of Maldonado As Lt. Governor [By Jon Fleischman - Publisher - Flash Report]
Source: FlashReport
Feb 8, 2010 12:31 pm
One of the most prominent anti-tax organization in California, and across the country for that matter, is the National Tax Limitation Committee. NTLC's President, Lew Uhler, just sent over the following statement to publish on the FlashReport concer…
O.C. GOP chief to rally Republicans, Tea Partiers
Source: OC Register Total Buzz
Feb 8, 2010 10:39 am
Republican eagerness to tap into the Tea Party phenomenon continues to grow, and county GOP Chairman Scott Baugh will continue his efforts to bring the two factions together with a rally on Saturday. The road to this hybrid is slipperier than a 2010 …
CRA Statement on Maldonado Confirmation Vote [By Jon Fleischman - Publisher - Flash Report]
Source: FlashReport
Feb 8, 2010 10:10 am
CRA Statement on Maldonado Confirmation Vote The pending confirmation vote for Abel Maldonado as Lt. Governor is a sad day for California. He has not exhibited the honor, integrity or principles that merit support for this position. A confirmation w…
Slate mailer racks up $84,000 fines [By James Lacy - Political Law - Flash Report]
Source: FlashReport
Feb 8, 2010 9:07 am
The Nonpartisan Candidate Evaluation Council owes the Secretary of State over $84,000 in fines for failing to disclose its finances. I was a little stunned by this report. As readers may know, I am involved in the slate mail business as well as run…
Projections Moving Faster than the Trains [By Hon. Bill Leonard - Statewide - Flash Report]
Source: FlashReport
Feb 8, 2010 8:41 am
In the face of the state's perpetual budget crisis, some Californians are beginning to regret their votes in favor of the $9.9 billion high-speed rail bond last year. Even though proponents of the train have now admitted the bond was only a down paym…
Big Insurance Company Wants To Rewrite Law They've Been Breaking
Source: Calitics
Feb 8, 2010 7:00 am
There may be no better illustration of how corrupt our politics have become than the efforts of the Mercury Insurance Group to change a landmark consumer protection law that they are apparently violating on a regular basis. In 1988, California voters…
FlashReport: California Republican Assembly, state's largest, conservative GOP group, comes out strongly this morning against Maldo for #CALLtGov
Source: Flashreport Twitter Feed
Feb 8, 2010 6:31 am
FlashReport: California Republican Assembly, state's largest, conservative GOP group, comes out strongly this morning against Maldo for #CALLtGov
FlashReport: Prominent GOP lawyer makes the case for why Whitman's tactics vis a vis Poizner may have crossed legal line... http://bit.ly/bxi79S
Source: Flashreport Twitter Feed
Feb 8, 2010 6:29 am
FlashReport: Prominent GOP lawyer makes the case for why Whitman's tactics vis a vis Poizner may have crossed legal line... http://bit.ly/bxi79S
FlashReport: Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assoc. comes out strongly against Prop. 14, the "open primary" - It WILL lead to higher taxes: http://bit.ly/9xZbaP
Source: Flashreport Twitter Feed
Feb 8, 2010 6:28 am
FlashReport: Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assoc. comes out strongly against Prop. 14, the "open primary" - It WILL lead to higher taxes: http://bit.ly/9xZbaP
Obama to GOP: Come to health meet on TV
Source: OC Register Total Buzz
Feb 8, 2010 5:55 am
President Barack Obama has invited Republicans to a Feb. 25 health care summit that he says he wants played out on television. At the start of the debate on health reform, Obama promised the American public that there would be complete openness in cr…
FlashReport: More time to build opposition! RT @KQED_CapNotes: Assem. conf hearing 4 #CALtGov nominee Maldo moved back 2 Tues, according 2 Speaker's ofc.
Source: Flashreport Twitter Feed
Feb 8, 2010 5:39 am
FlashReport: More time to build opposition! RT @KQED_CapNotes: Assem. conf hearing 4 #CALtGov nominee Maldo moved back 2 Tues, according 2 Speaker's ofc.
FlashReport: Just heard from GOP Assemblyman Chuck DeVore who will be voting against confirming Maldonado.
Source: Flashreport Twitter Feed
Feb 7, 2010 10:43 pm
FlashReport: Just heard from GOP Assemblyman Chuck DeVore who will be voting against confirming Maldonado.