Do you think that a foreign national who is in this country illegally (that is to say that they have violated our laws by sneaking into America instead of going through the normal immigration process) should be issued a California Driver’s License? Well, if that is the way you think, than this cracker is YOU. At least according to State Senate President Don Perata. Click through to Shane Goldmacher’s California Observer website for more…… Read More

I’ve written before about the ongoing recall in Rosemead centered on the approval and soon to be open Wal-Mart in Rosemead. See here.There is a parallel effort in court to stop the Wal-Mart or at least punish them. Attorney General Bill Lockyer has filed a brief against Wal-Mart contending it created a public health risk because people drive there. Read the story here.

Soon to come are briefs against churches, any new shopping mall, the beach and Disneyland.… Read More

The Schwarzenegger campaign is pushing a story about how Angelides should refund some of the contributions he has received from doctors because they might have given the money after reading an email from some lawyers. That is as much of the story anyone needs to know.

But you can read John Howard’s story in the Capitol Weekly if you care to.

There are so many knocks on Angelides, it not very smart to attack him for something outside of his control. For instance I don’t think the Governor should return any contributions he might have received from Mel Gibson just because Gibson is a drunk driver and an anti-Semite.

I don’t care if someone wrote a check to the Angelides campaign at gun point. Unless they ask for the money back, I would recommend against it.

It is not the responsibility of the candidate to know the motivation of his donors. Some donors give because they like the guy, others give because they want something. It doesn’t matter as long as the candidate doesn’t make any promises for getting the money.… Read More

The Schwarzenegger for Governor campaign these days is like the Energizer Bunny on steroids. There isn’t a two hour block of time that goes by during the day where you don’t hear from the campaign, defining Scharzenegger, or defining Angelides (who keeps trying to redefine himself with little success). There is enough volume coming off of the Team Arnold transom that it is sometimes hard to appreciate all of it. But every once in a while, I get something from them that is worth passing along.

Today I got what may be their best "Typical Phil" release yet, themed around outrageous and Over The Top comments made by Phil Angelides or his lackeys (usually Bob Mulholland) about the Governor, or Republicans.

A couple of examples are below, but open the attachment to see all ten!

Way to go Team Arnold – this stuff is great.

OVER-THE-TOP #3: Angelides Compared Governor Schwarzenegger To Segregationists Angelides Compared Governor Schwarzenegger To George Wallace And "Many Other Segregationists." "By vetoing the Civil Marriage and Religious Freedom Protection… Read More

There is a lot to digest in terms of California political news today – you might find yourself spending more time than usual perusing the news. WILL JAN SCULLY PUT ROB REINER IN FRONT OF A GRAND JURY? I have featured on the main page today the lead editorial from today’s San Diego Union Tribune because it highlights an important criminal investigation taking place that has managed to slide off of the ‘public radar screen’ – the investigation of Rob Reiner and his role with the state’s First Five Commission. You’ll recall that a lot of controversy swirled around this issue – eventually leading to Reiner stepping off of the commission. There was a lot of monkey business going on (things like Reiner’s Commission spending taxpayer dollars to run pro-preschool advertising on TV at the same time that Reiner was gathering signatures for his preschool ballot measure). Ultimately the criminal investigation into Reiner’s activities ended up in the lap of tough prosecutor Jan Scully,… Read More

There is a lot to digest in terms of California political news today – you might find yourself spending more time than usual perusing the news. WILL JAN SCULLY PUT ROB REINER IN FRONT OF A GRAND JURY? I have featured on the main page today the lead editorial from today’s San Diego Union Tribune because it highlights an important criminal investigation taking place that has managed to slide off of the ‘public radar screen’ – the investigation of Rob Reiner and his role with the state’s First Five Commission. You’ll recall that a lot of controversy swirled around this issue – eventually leading to Reiner stepping off of the commission. There was a lot of monkey business going on (things like Reiner’s Commission spending taxpayer dollars to run pro-preschool advertising on TV at the same time that Reiner was gathering signatures for his preschool ballot measure). Ultimately the criminal investigation into Reiner’s activities ended up in the lap of tough prosecutor Jan Scully,… Read More

OK, this is more ‘gossipy’ than substantive, but I thought I would share:

Necklace Envy By Mary Ann Akers Roll Call Staff August 2, 2006 House and Senate aides are buzzing about a late-night lobbying incident last week involving Rebecca Cox, the wife of former Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Calif.), who now serves as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.… Read More

Jeffers Dodge is the Republican Nominee in the 47th AD. The 47th is a Dem dictrict represented by Karen Bass. It takes in big parts of LA, Culver City and Westwood. It actually takes in the apartment Ilived in when at UCLA. Jeffers Dodge comes out of the entertainment industy, which is a big part of that district.

Jeffers is more than a candidate fillinng a slot. To prove it he has Ann Coulter coming out to headline a fundraiser for him this Friday.. See information here.

This is the kind of candidate the party should get behind and make a run at growing the party in this area. I know it has bad registration etc… But if not when we have a candidate that can put stuff together, when will we try to become a majority.… Read More