Clock is Now Running for John, Mark and Joan, Et. Al

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued the following proclamation today, declaring November 3, 2009 the date for a special election in California’s 10th Congressional District (located in Contra Costa County including portions of Alameda, Solano and Sacramento counties), to elect a congressional representative to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Congresswoman Ellen O.    Read more »

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Budget Progress?

Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg and Senate GOP leader Dennis Hollingsworth had a 20-minute tete-a-tete the evening of July 2 at a table at Gallaghers, an Irish pub near the state Capitol on July 2.

What the two men discussed is unknown but the conversation was not lubricated with alcohol so it couldn’t have been that good.      Read more »

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A Budget Deal Will Be Soon, Senate Leader Says

Democrats, abandoning their quest to increase taxes on cigarettes and oil producers in the face of GOP opposition, said on July 2 that a budget compromise could occur in a few days.

Lawmakers and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger are struggling to close a $24 billion hole in the budget for the fiscal year that began July 1.    Read more »

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Failed Budget Bills Give Schools Small Reprieve in Cuts

California’s 6.2 million public school students, 290,000 teachers and 1,050 school districts dodged a $1.3 billion budget bullet when the Legislature failed to pass three cost-savings bills by midnight June 30.

GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he would veto the bills anyway since they solved only a portion of what was estimated on June 30 to be a $24 billion gap in the budget for the fiscal year that began July 1.    Read more »

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A Travelogue And Fundraising Appeal from Chuck DeVore

Subject: How 3 dollars can save Chuck’s life

Just after the historic election of President Barack Obama, when hopes for advancing conservative principles appeared at their lowest point since the election of FDR in 1932, I decided to declare my candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 2010.  Since that day in mid-November, I have traveled the length and breadth of California, making 96 campaign stops, seeing 16,000 people, traveling some 13,000 miles, and gaining the support of more than 7,000 contributors.      Read more »

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Budget Deadline Looms – No Side Has Yet to Blink

At approximately 3:05 pm on June 30, with less than nine hours remaining in California’s current fiscal year, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he would veto three measures, which would save more than $3 billion but must be acted on before midnight, unless budget deal is reached.

For several days the 40-member Senate has been trying to convince two GOP lawmakers to vote for the measures, which require a two-thirds majority to pass.    Read more »

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Tom’s Not Alone — Comes Now Dean Florez and Alberto Torrico

Subject: Need Your Help: 48 Hours Left

 Friends:

 If you’re getting this email, it means that I have ONCE again reached into my personal email address book–because time is running out.

 I need your help in these last 48 hours before campaign reports close.

 I first want to thank the many who have responded with wonderful campaign contributions and words of encouragement.    Read more »

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Tom Campbell — End of the Fiscal Year Fundraising Solicitation

Dear Friend,

 California is in the most serious economic trouble since the 1930’s. But we can turn it around. I’m doing all I can, by running for Governor. And we can win.

 Several well known columnists have said I’m the best qualified of the Republican candidates to be Governor. I’ve given more than fifty speeches, dozens of interviews on radio and television, and conducted tele-town hall meetings in which thousands have participated.    Read more »

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Baby Bipartisan Budget Steps

Lawmakers took a few bipartisan budgetary baby steps June 25, as the Assembly approved bills that cut money for schools and universities this year by $3 billion, defer state payments to them of more than $3 billion and allow $350 million in redevelopment agency funds to be redirected to schools.

The measures reduce the state’s payment obligations in the near term but do not close the estimated $24 billion gap between revenue and spending commitments in the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1.    Read more »

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Assembly Democratic Leadership Taking No Chances on Budget Vote

Although a vote has yet to occur on a package of bills aimed at balancing the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, Assembly Speaker Karen Bass is taking no chances members of her caucus will be off-message.

Each Assembly Democrat received an e-mail June 23 which had the following Budget Talking Points attached:

BUDGET TALKING POINTS FOR JUNE 24, 2009  

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