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* Several big labor unions have come up with a new IE<\/a>: California Working Families 2010. That is a quite a mouthful, but so is the coalition. It will have the backing of SEIU, the state building trades, and the firefighters, amongst others.<\/p>\n * The LA County Democratic Party’s ballot measure committee voted unanimously to oppose Prop 16<\/a>, PG&E’s scheme to buy a monopoly. Considering that PG&E recently gave $175K to the LACDP, there were some uncomfortable moments. But hey, long live Jess Unruh<\/a>!<\/p>\n * Mercury Insurance Group, who has funded Prop 17, got a tongue lashing from a report out of Steve Poizner’s Department of Insurance<\/a>. Seems they have been charging too high of rates for quite some time. Some customers will get rebates if they were overcharged.<\/p>\n * Sen. Boxer has a big fundraising lead over her Republican rivals<\/a>. She has an approximate 8-1 cash on hand advantage for right now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Links:<\/p>\n * Several big labor unions have come up with a new IE<\/a>: California Working Families 2010. That is a quite a mouthful, but so is the coalition. It will have the backing of SEIU, the state building trades, and the firefighters, amongst others.<\/p>\n * The LA County Democratic Party’s ballot measure committee voted unanimously to oppose Prop 16<\/a>, PG&E’s scheme to buy a monopoly. Considering that PG&E recently gave $175K to the LACDP, there were some uncomfortable moments. But hey, long live Jess Unruh<\/a>!<\/p>\n * Mercury Insurance Group, who has funded Prop 17, got a tongue lashing from a report out of Steve Poizner’s Department of Insurance<\/a>. Seems they have been charging too high of rates for quite some time. Some customers will get rebates if they were overcharged.<\/p>\n