Waiting until the last minute, late yesterday Governor Schwarzenegger took action on the hundreds of bills sitting on his desk. Each of the bills signed into law will have an impact on our state, but two in particular will impact our society and our children. SB 54 (Leno) will require California to recognize all out-of-state same-sex marriages performed before Proposition 8 was passed last year. SB 572 (Leno) will require the governor to declare every May 22 Harvey Milk Day.

Proposition 8 was such a controversial and emotional topic, you’d think the governor would be wise enough to step back from the issue for a while. But instead, he flouted the will of the people who have twice overwhelmingly declared that they intend only traditional marriage be recognized in California. By signing SB 54, Governor Schwarzenegger told Californians that he has no regard for their decision. That is a dangerous precedent to set for the governor and his successors. Distrust of… Read More

Stop the Pension Increase – Sign the Letter today!

If you live in Orange County, Los Angeles, Ventura, Riverside, San Bernardino or San Diego Counties…prepare to get soaked.

While your Water rates have increased by more than 20% in the past year, the agency who supplies that water is set to give 2,000 of their employees a Pension increase that would give the workers 75% of their annual salary upon retirement – without the workers paying a single dime into the system.

The Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Water District is set to vote on this issue next Tuesday, October 13th at a public hearing in L.A., and they need to hear from you.

It’s time to say: “No New Pensions.”

With just one click, you can OPPOSE the Pension hike by signing onto a Letter courtesy of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, who will see to it that your Letters are delivered at the public hearing. Sign the Letter today.

And don’t think the Metropolitan Water District will stop at this Pension hike.

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The Governor’s deadline approaches for this year’s body of legislative work that made it tohis desk. Hehas only a coupledays left to wield his pen over a signature or a veto message on each of the bills…and word is that he may veto most or all of themunless he receives asolution to the water crisis.

I’ve long been an advocate for new water supply and storage in this state andI do appreciate that the Guv has kept it asone of his priorities. I share his frustration that the intractible nature of this debate hasfound us years later with no real solution. The closest we came to funding for new storage wasin 2006 during the Big Bond debates on flood, schools, transportation, and housing. Bond proposals were flying all over the Capitol, ringing up to a total of $100 Billion at one time, scaring the heck out of taxpayers and financial advisors all over. However, Republicansand some Valley Dems vowed to make no deal on a ‘water bond’ that did not includereal water storage.

Alas, as negotiations go, the half-Billion that wasthe main focus of the water bond was negotiated out of the deal,… Read More

Earlier this week Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, perhaps startling to feel a little bit anxiety over becoming a lame duck as the race for his replacement heats up, lashed out at the term limits law that keeps him from running for re-election next year. Californians have established (and several times now voted to defeat) the weakening of the state’s term limits which limit Constitutional Officeholders (like Schwarzenegger) to two-terms in office, State Senators to two terms, and Members of the State Assembly to three terms.

Californians support term limits because they feel that we should not have career politicians in Sacramento. Those who create legislation in Sacramento should have to then return back to their local community and live under the laws they create. “Schwarzenegger is unwittingly serving the interests of the political… Read More

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Check out the attached .pdf. We’re off to the races!… Read More

This came in today to the Facebook Friends of RecallAdams.org:

“We just turned in another 22,000 signatures yesterday which brings our total count to approximately 57,000! Ironically, the folks who live closest to Adams and know him best are signing the Petition by an almost 2 to 1 margin over those who live in the LA County portion of the 59th.

I must have all petitions in my hand this coming Monday, the 12th, as Tuesday the 13th is our final day to turn in so please pass the word to anyone you know in the 59th. I firmly believe we will exceed our goal of 60,000 signatures. This is a HUGE first step in turning things around for California.

Thank you for your support!

Tim Whitacre

Campaign Manager”… Read More