tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56219872008-01-24T19:17:20.232-08:00Marc Valdez, Candidate for California GovernorMarchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-50184194133995953242008-01-24T19:17:00.001-08:002008-01-24T19:17:20.264-08:0030 Years Of Proposition 13, And The Loss Of Local Control
And that evil thing is still there: Proposition 13 celebrates its 30th birthday this year. Revolting against out-of-control property taxes that outpaced growth in wages, 65 percent of California voters passed the anti-government measure and state constitutional amendment on June 6, 1978. It not only rolled back property taxes, but forced Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-86882715407856300222008-01-07T12:09:00.000-08:002008-01-07T12:10:10.343-08:00The Rumor Cheryl Heard....
....Looks increasingly like it might have legs... Embattled Congressman John Doolittle, the focus of a federal corruption probe, will announce that he will not seek re-election paving the way for former State Sen. Rico Oller for the 4th District Congressional seat, the California Majority Report has learned. The move, first noted back in November in the Stockton RecordMarchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-52779869561494146682007-06-20T01:31:00.000-07:002007-06-20T01:32:12.997-07:00Angelyne Fights The Man
Looks like it's time for the Candidates' Forum to ride to her aid!: Angelyne can barely squeeze into the 8-foot-wide storage room. And not just because she's the buxom, bigger-than-life billboard queen of Los Angeles.
Boxes of printed posters and placards depicting her in glamorous poses fill the Hollywood self-storage space she is renting while she feuds with city Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1161848640997494642006-10-26T00:42:00.000-07:002006-10-26T00:44:01.013-07:00Becca's Article Is Out!
Here's the link to Becca Costello's column regarding the Sacramento preview of 2003 California Gubernatorial candidate Lorraine (Abner Zurd) Fontanes' movie "The Day Arnold Schwarzenegger Kissed My A**".
Sorry, that's "The Day Arnold Schwarzenegger Kicked My A**" (we'll have to wait for the sequel for the former).Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1161824864476635672006-10-25T18:06:00.000-07:002006-10-25T18:07:44.480-07:00"The Day Arnold Schwarzenegger Kicked My A**"
One very nice evening!
Fellow Historical Figure (and current member of the California Mines and Geology Board) Cheryl Bly-Chester, her daughter Erica, and myself met with Becca Costello from Sacramento News and Review at the Pyramid Ale House on the K Street Mall in downtown Sacramento. Lorraine (Abner Zurd) Fontanes dropped in on the way to her Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1161213457796541842006-10-18T16:17:00.000-07:002006-10-18T16:17:37.806-07:00Party Like It's 2003!
You are all invited to a PARTY! The fun starts at 6 p.m., where Fellow Historical Figure (and current member of the Schwarzenegger Administration) Cheryl Bly-Chester and myself will play host to Becca Costello from Sacramento News and Review at the Pyramid Ale House on the K Street Mall in downtown Sacramento. Over fries and beer, Becca will ask a few questions about the Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1160722327292525762006-10-12T23:50:00.000-07:002006-10-12T23:52:07.300-07:00The 2003 Candidates Confer....
...About Ab Zurd's new movie "The Day Arnold Schwarzenegger Kicked My A**":Diana Foss: The movie is great! And I'd say that even if I didn't make a microsecond appearance in it. (As if I'm the only one!)
Doesn't 2003 seem like a long time ago?
Marc Valdez: Have you seen the movie, Diana? How many boxes of Mentos does it rate? Has anyone else seen it?
Diana Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1160686432258718892006-10-12T13:53:00.000-07:002006-10-12T13:53:52.270-07:00"The Day Arnold Schwarzenegger Kicked My A**"
Last night, while walking my dog, Sparky, near the musical theater rehearsal space for Sacramento's Runaway Stage Productions, I started reading a fresh copy of the weekly, Sacramento News and Review (SN&R). Sparky started coughing as he snuffled through the leaves, and I started coughing as I snuffled through the ads and movie listings in SN&R - Ab Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1160628892097875242006-10-11T21:53:00.000-07:002006-10-11T21:54:52.113-07:00"The Tonight Show" Flaunts The Law - Again!
So, Jay Leno is resisting inviting Democrat Phil Angelides to come on "The Tonight Show," as he is legally-required to do if Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger appears.
I remember the 10 seconds of shouting-in-unison we other candidates were so graciously allowed in the 2003 campaign.
Sorry, NBC must follow the law. If they don't, penalties must Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1159301589696557972006-09-26T13:11:00.000-07:002006-09-26T13:13:09.706-07:00People Who Can't Remember S***
Keith Drum describes a world where no one remembers even the basics about how things happen. Wasn't it FDR who said that, in the political world, nothing happens by chance? Rachel Morris describes how White House staffers have been trying to figure out where the Talk Radio kerfuffle regarding illegal immigration came from: Staffers listened to hours of talk radio Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1149378090994827512006-06-03T16:41:00.000-07:002006-06-03T16:41:31.006-07:00Backing Down Under Pressure
Strange things are afoot with the Board of Reclamation. First, there is the matter of the River Islands Project in the Delta, which has become oddly-controversial, not for the merits or demerits of the project per se, but for manner in which the meetings are conducted and how the Board is constituted. Senator Dean Florez recently proposed a bill in the State Senate Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1148368594841501042006-05-23T00:16:00.000-07:002006-05-23T00:16:34.853-07:00More Trouble in River City
The Reclamation Board will meet to reconsider its vote:The state Reclamation Board plans to reconsider an April vote that moved toward allowing luxury homes to be built on top of levees on a Delta island.
Board President Ben Carter announced his intention to reconsider the vote at the board's meeting Friday (May 19) in Merced. He cited concerns that the decision Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1147478031503011422006-05-12T16:53:00.000-07:002006-05-12T16:53:51.523-07:00Furtive Rumors
That the documentary about the California Recall 2003 alternative gubernatorial candidates will come out sometime this year, but nothing hard yet.... That would make for some interesting watching. I hope it appears soon!Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1147458082890647842006-05-12T11:21:00.000-07:002006-05-12T11:21:22.903-07:00Recall Candidates Getting Feisty Again
It must be the political season: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides didn't know it, but when he dropped in on UCSD College Democrats yesterday, he was not the only one in the room who has sought the top job in California politics.
Sitting with about 40 other students – and armed with the toughest question of the day – was Daniel Watts, one Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1147378610159615472006-05-11T13:16:00.000-07:002006-05-11T13:16:50.170-07:00Cheryl Responds
It is clear the Sacramento Bee's Dan Walters wanted to place the Board of Reclamation's vote into an established, simplified story line. These matters often have convoluted histories, however, so maybe it's a square peg in a round hole.
My personal view is that development needs to be severely restricted in the Plumas Basin and elsewhere along the Sacramento River, and in the Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1147310855179247162006-05-10T18:27:00.000-07:002006-05-10T18:27:35.193-07:00Let Us Proceed, Quibbles Aside!
Former California Recall 2003 gubernatorial candidate Diana Foss points out that former California Recall 2003 gubernatorial candidate Cheryl Bly-Chester is making waves again: Last year - on Sept. 16, to be precise - the state Reclamation Board, a relatively obscure state agency that oversees flood protection levees, approved a potentially far-reaching policy to Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1146174744566226842006-04-27T14:52:00.000-07:002006-04-27T14:52:24.576-07:00Phil Angelides For Governor
Angelide's been State Treasurer for some time now, and a real estate developer as well. He understands how the state works. I'm worried that he might be a bit too rigid or unimaginative, but better that than Steve Westly's misplaced, enamored response to Arnold Schwarzenegger. And Angelides understands that it's time to make investments in the state's Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1146117962033321452006-04-26T23:05:00.000-07:002006-04-26T23:06:02.043-07:00Dr. Frank Is Running Again!
I didn't realize until I got the Democratic primary ballot tonight in the mail that Dr. Frank Macaluso, Jr., from Visalia, is running for Governor again. Dr. Macaluso was one of the 135 candidates running for Governor in the 2003 California Gubernatorial Recall campaign. Dr. Macaluso is positioning himself as the budget-conscious Democratic choice in 2006. Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1144054200042211522006-04-03T01:49:00.000-07:002006-04-03T01:50:00.066-07:00Jon Zellhoefer, Candidate
Here's an entirely too-modest Jon Zellhoefer (candidate, 2003 California Recall Election) regarding his run for Assembly Seat, District 34. According to former candidate, Daniel Watts, the district leans Republican, so Jon might do better than many expect: So why run?
"I really expected that (Maze) was not going to run," Zellhoefer said.
Like many, Zellhoefer expectedMarchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1143665716387077412006-03-29T12:55:00.000-08:002006-03-29T12:55:16.400-08:00Howard Kaloogian, Faker
That's funny! Howard Kaloogian, noted Republican hatchet type (particularly in the 2003 California Recall campaign), and current candidate for Congress from San Diego, has been misrepresenting photos of Istanbul as Baghdad, trying to show what a normal place that Mesopotamian hell is these days. Exactly the kind of Congressional Representative a scandal-burned Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1142621269117233782006-03-17T10:46:00.000-08:002006-03-17T10:47:49.130-08:00Moth, And The Light
At FOX News, they have a video clip concerning Mary Carey's latest effort to run for Governor of California.
There's no question there's great theatrical allure in such a candidate, but porn stars in politics are unlikely to make a serious dent in a political campaign unless they address serious issues of some sort - an approach that HAS worked in Italy and Hungary, for Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1142319503315391962006-03-13T22:58:00.000-08:002006-03-13T22:58:23.326-08:00Is Jon Zellhoefer A Shoo-In?
According to former 2003 California Recall gubernatorial candidate Daniel Watts, Assembly District 34 leans heavily Republican. Maybe Jon will get in after all!Congratulations, Jon!
I Googled Assembly District 34, and it looks like you're a shoo-in if you can get through the primary (48% Republican to 33% Democrat).
Good luck with the campaign!Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1142119095924332462006-03-11T15:17:00.000-08:002006-03-11T15:18:15.933-08:00Jon Zellhoefer, Candidate
Jon Zellhoefer (R), former CA Recall 2003 gubernatorial candidate, announces that he is going to run for State Assembly District 34.
The best of good fortune, Jon!Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1141077124783125722006-02-27T13:51:00.000-08:002006-02-27T13:52:04.796-08:00Gerald Gorman, Candidate
Former 2003 California Recall candidate Gerald Gorman is in the running again, for State Assembly: Yep, I've got my hat back in the ring again. This time it is for the State Assembly seat that will be vacated by Joe Canciamilla at the end of the current term due to term limits. Interestingly enough, even though I ran for Mayor of San Bruno in 1991, and for Governor in Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621987.post-1138306775843549872006-01-26T12:19:00.000-08:002006-01-26T12:19:35.856-08:00Clements' Taking
Logan Darrow Clements, young libertarian and former 2003 California Recall gubernatorial candidate, was in the news recently, trying to use eminent domain to seize the property of U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, in order to score political points: "This is in the tradition of the Boston Tea Party and the Pine Tree Riot," Organizer Logan Darrow Clements said, referring Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03785152329271982791noreply@blogger.com