Other Political Parties Angling for Space on California’s Ballot

Infinite Love Flag

This is the flag of the Utopia Manifesto Political Party, which, as the name implies, champions creation of a utopian society.

“The flag is red for love and white for purity and in the center is a heart inside a heart — meaning our heart inside the Sacred Heart of Jesus — over red Infinite Love Waves,” according to the party’s website.    Read more »

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State Government Is Not as Bloated as Meg Whitman Claims

(Editor’s Note: California’s Capitol was preparing a posting about GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman’s assertions that axing 40,000 state employees will help rein in the state’s excessive bureaucracy. As the chief correspondent’s former colleage at the San Francisco Chronicle points out at California Watch, it isn’t so:)

March 15, 2010 | Robert Salladay

Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman wants to chop the state’s workforce by 40,000 employees, a pledge she made again this weekend at the state GOP convention.    Read more »

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Changes Ordered in Description of Open Primary Proposition

In a response to a lawsuit brought by the California School Employees Association, a Sacramento Superior Court judge has modified the ballot description of Proposition 14 on the June ballot, an initiative that would create a so-called open primary.

Supporters of the measure, which would have the top two primary vote getters regardless of party affiliation advance to the November general election, argued that the changes sought by the union and the lawyers representing it were aimed at making the measure appear less attractive to voters.    Read more »

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More Information About the ‘We Like Women’ Party Platform

(Editor’s Note: There has been an unprecedented clamor by California’s Capitol viewers to learn more about the We Like Women political party, which is attempting to qualify for a place on California’s ballot and was the subject of a March 10 post.

While the same can’t be said of the chief correspondent of California’s Capitol, this site’s management is both conscientious and responsive to the concerns of readers, particularly those who pay to advertise.    Read more »

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The Platform Is Easy to Remember and Membership Universal

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An Interesting Fundraising Twist — Math Not Withstanding

***** Assemblyman Jose Solorio

Cordially Invites You to Celebrate His 10 Years of Public Service in Our Community

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

at The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art (In John Lee Court)

2002 North Main Street

Santa Ana, CA 92706

5:30 – 7:30 PM

Platinum Sponsor – $3,900

Gold Sponsor – $2,500

Silver Sponsor – $1,000

Bronze Sponsor – $250

Please Remit Checks to:

Solorio for Assembly 2010

ID# 1314073

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Millions for Nonexistent Higher Education Enrollment Growth

The University of California and the California State University system would receive $112 million in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed budget for the state fiscal year beginning July 1 to pay for increased enrollment even though UC, CSU – and the governor’s own spending plan – shows enrollment will decline next year.    Read more »

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Legislative Analyst Predicts Short Term Job Loss from AB 32

Implementation of AB 32, California’s landmark greenhouse gas reduction law, will cause job losses in the near term, according to the state Legislative Analyst.

In a 10-page letter dated March 4 requested by Sen. Dave Cogdill, a Modesto Republican, the analyst questions the modeling used by the state Air Resources Board in its assessment of the law’s long-term impact and predicts that, at least in the short term, energy prices will rise as a result of the law.    Read more »

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Legislation to End State Furloughs Sooner Is Sent to Governor

On a bipartisan vote, legislation ending furloughs for state workers in departments that aren’t paid out of California’s cash-starved general fund was sent to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger by the Senate on March 8.

The measure, SBX8 29, was sent to the GOP governor on a 27 to 7 vote by the 40-member upper house.    Read more »

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Lawmakers Tell Lobbyists to Do as We Say, Not as We Do

Lawmakers placed Proposition 15 on the June ballot. They titled it the “California Fair Elections Act of 2008.”

The measure requires lobbyists and their employers – irrespective of whether they work for private sector entities or local government – to pay an annual $350 fee that would be used to offer public financing for candidates for Secretary of State, who licenses lobbyists, among other professions.    Read more »

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