[Funny, Joe Justin and I both posted on the same topic – if this isn’t a clarion call for action – making a donation to Matt – what is?]

Matt Rexroad is a good buddy of mine. For years he has toiled on behalf of conservative candidates and causes. He has served his country honorably in the military, and served many years working in the State Capitol. Right now, Matt is the Mayor of the city of Woodland, which is in Yolo County, right near the Sacramento Airport. Matt is making a run for Yolo County Supervisor, and with a lot of hard work, he is well on his way to retiring an ineffective incumbent.

I was quite pleased to read this morning that the Sacramento Bee has endorsed Matt’s candidacy for Supervisor, and so I will share with you what they said. No matter where you live in California, or nationally — if you believe that the people who make sacrifices on behalf of conservative values should be rewarded, take a… Read More

A federal judge has prohibted Redondo Beach from enforcingits ordinanceto stop day laborers fromsoliciting work. Now you are free to solict work or contribution on steets or highways. Maybe we should do that in front of the judges house. We’ll see what happens. See the article here.… Read More

One of the great Republicans of San Diego County has been appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger to serve on the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Commission. 49 Mark? I never would have guessed. The release:

Mark McMillin, 49, of El Cajon, has been appointed to the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Commission. He has served as co-chairman and chief executive officer of The Corky McMillin Companies, a home building and real estate development business, since 1979. McMillin is past president of the Building Industry Association of San Diego County and has served on the Board of Directors for the National Association on Homebuilders. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $50 per diem. McMillin is a Republican.… Read More

It is certainly exciting news to have two elected officials on the blog team, but let me be the first to warn Congressman Campbell and Assemblyman LaMalfa – any spin will be met with an avalanche of pain.

You see, the GOP base out here has about had it. We are tired of the spending, seeing airhead Democrats win policy debates, the failure to secure our borders, and the lack of willingness to fight our political adversaries. So…….. this may be not much of a welcome, but to the extent you can demonstrate to your readers exactly what you are doing to change the culture in Washington and Sacramento, respectively, you have a great opportunity here to pick up a lot of support.

As a grumpy old veteran of California politics the first thing I do is check rhetoric against actions, like the actual introduction of legislation or votes on key issues.

Give us the unvarnished truth – good or bad, and you will soon be loved more than you already are.

I look forward to the dialog.… Read More

Who would have thought my trip to speak to the La Habra Republican Women Federated would give me the chance to meet the legendary UNLV Basketball Coach Jerry Tarkanian?

Last week I had the chance to speak as a surrogate for my friend Sheriff Mike Carona. The Sheriff was at another GOP Women’s meeting and I was happy to fill-in.

This time of year Republican clubs like Women’s Federated and California Republican Assembly as well as Central Committee meetings always have a host of candidates for various offices.

On Thursday of last week the La Habra crowd included Mike Lebeau a candidate for OC Assessor, Chriss Street, the leading candidate for OC Treasurer-Tax Collector and some other surrogate speakers for their respective 3rd tier candidates for Sheriff.

I sat at a table up front next to Yorba Linda Mayor Mike Duvall (its not secret I think he’s a good guy and I hope he makes it to Sacramento).… Read More

Howdy there FR gang, this is my first post in Bloggerdom so go easy please. I’ve greatly enjoyed viewing this siteand really appreciate Jon inviting me to be your Nor Cal ‘correspondent’, it’s a great site to participate in.So let’s have some fun.

Last Thursday on the Assembly floor was "take your child to work day". At the end of session we were informed that Monday would be a "Check-In"only day, instead of a regular session where we could process the 40 or so bills that are on the file at that point. We were aware that the so called Great American Boycott was coming up Monday, [personally I don’t see anything Great or American about it but hey….]and we were not ‘informed’why there would be no session. The fearless Assemblyman Dennis Mountjoy (pictured) stood up and cut to the chase on the issue, [those exploits you can find on the FR in previous posts] and… Read More

This week, I am pleased that we will be welcoming two great to correspondents to our acclaimed FlashReport Weblog on California politics. As you know, the blog is where over fifteen different contributors each from different parts of the state (or with different ‘beats’ such as "State Capitol" or "Political Law") all post their thoughts, observations and analysis of current political events in California. Today we welcome to the blog longtime FR friend Doug LaMalfa. Doug will be our new northern California correspondent, which really means Sacramento to the Oregon border. He actually asks that we call him the ‘North California’ correspondent, probably because it sounds like its own separate state! Doug is a fine conservative who is a rice-farmer from Butte County. He and his wife, Jill, are the proud parents of four kids. Doug will be bringing us some great news and insights… Read More

This week, I am pleased that we will be welcoming two great to correspondents to our acclaimed FlashReport Weblog on California politics. As you know, the blog is where over fifteen different contributors each from different parts of the state (or with different ‘beats’ such as "State Capitol" or "Political Law") all post their thoughts, observations and analysis of current political events in California. Today we welcome to the blog longtime FR friend Doug LaMalfa. Doug will be our new northern California correspondent, which really means Sacramento to the Oregon border. He actually asks that we call him the ‘North California’ correspondent, probably because it sounds like its own separate state! Doug is a fine conservative who is a rice-farmer from Butte County. He and his wife, Jill, are the proud parents of four kids. Doug will be bringing us some great news and insights… Read More