Some more news from around the state:
• In CA-10, Anthony Woods is hosting a town hall meeting in Fairfield. Info on events page here and on facebook. Joan Buchanan is “on tour.” She’s visiting local businesses because “Buchanan means business.” Details in her “Buchanan Bugle e-Newsletter” or here. For his part, John Garamendi is working on expanding a bike trail, which is “healthy for us and the environment.” Sen. DeSaulnier continues to pick up local labor endorsements. Adriel Hampton has created a NationBuilder site to allow citizens to supply him with ideas and priorities for Congress. Also, a Republican left off the ballot is suing to get back on because of the mere 3-day period given to collect signatures in lieu of the filing fee.
• CA-48 challenger Beth Krom has jumped on Birther John Campbell’s Hardball appearance with an email to supporters. An excerpt:
While we have preferred to focus our campaign on our strengths rather than our opponents weaknesses, the current Representative from the 48th District was featured on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews yesterday defending his decision to co-sponsor legislation requiring candidates for the Presidency to produce a certified birth certificate.
Apparently he considers this issue more important than healthcare, education, the economy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and any number of other legitimate issues.
• MediaMatters calls out NBC News for calling the budget deal “shared sacrifice” and not mentioning how the wealthy actually sacrifice anything in this deal.
• Apparently you can’t take away 15 percent of their income without affecting state workers. Huh, who knew? Well, not Arnold Schwarzenegger…or something like that.
• Kids Will Die. A non-controversial statement of consequences to this budget. They will.
• DiFi lead the effort to defeat Sen. John Thune’s attempt to radically change the way California and other states grant permission to carry a concealed weapon. It went down by a vote of 58-39.
• Sacramento’s office vacancy rate continues to rise.
• We noted the impending increase of CSU fees last week. It became official yesterday.
From sacbee.com tonight:
http://www.sacbee.com/latest/s…
and
On Wednesday, Schwarzenegger defended the Twitter video when asked by a reporter whether it was appropriate at a time when the state is making deep cuts that are affecting the lives of the poor, elderly, children, college students and government employees.
last parag. from above was also a quote from Bee story…posted too fast
Governor, says he doesn’t want to be thought of as “El Stiffo.” He wants to keep up his sense of humor. Nah, never think El Stiffo…
…El Sicko works for me.
No video available yet. But you’re going to want to see it. Jon Stewart just did Beth Krom’s next campaign ad.
I mentioned this before, but I wonder how hard it would be for conservatives to veto a tax that has Palin’s name on it.
Model the tax (heck copy it word for word) from the Alaska agreement with the Oil companies. They want to drill here?? Let them pay through the nose. California needs the money and the price of oil will keep going up.
I think I read that Alaska has a 25% oil severance (which Palin negotiated). I will take that easily. I have heard 10% mentioned as a reasonable proposition as well. Right now we get bupkus, so anything is a good deal for CA. Every other oil producing state has one.
Give the oil companies a choice, either pay the tax or shut down their operations yesterday.
Let’s remember this vote next time Harry Reid whines about not being able to accomplish anything without SIXTY votes. It’s a sham.