UPDATE: The Governor VETOED this bill!

Imagine that like many people, your options on your living spacearrangements are limited due to various factors such as income level, marital status, job or school location, or many others that make apartment living the best choice. Unfortunately, the most vulnerable,asingle woman, going to college or trade school may unknowinglyhave a rapist move into her complex.Asingle Mom withyoung childrenliving with her also must contend with the lack of protections for their safety froma known child molestermoving in and livingnext door. A bill,AB 2712, by Assemblyman MarkLeno, D-San Francisco,anotherLate Night Special passed in the Assemblycreates a policy that flies in the face of the strides we’ve made in passing and strengtheningMegans Law. Instead this bill takes Californiabackward in the fight to disclose to innocent citizens where these predators are. 2712 creates immunityfrom civil liability for landlordsthat rent to sexual predators, should one of theseoffenders harmone of theirtenants, a true… Read More

Matthew Dowd, chief strategist for the Schwarzenegger Campaign sent out a memo today to Team Arnold explaining that the recent Field and PPIC polls showing the Gov. up by 10 and 17 points respectfully, are cause for excitement and a sign that their campaign is working, but also suggests that the race will tighten.

The most interesting part of the memo is his analysis of two internal poll questions he releases.

They asked voters if they’ve read about/heard about Angelides’ plan to pull CA National Guard troops out of Iraq if elected. Only 31% say they had heard a lot or some about it, 61% said little or none. And 50% of voters say the proposal by Angelides makes them LESS LIKELY to support him.

It looks like either the Angelides team forgot to poll before they ran with the political stunt or they truly believe its the right thing to do, but the voters disagree.… Read More

The public relations armada behind the Governor is very impressive. When he wants the world to know he is doing something, there are media events, e-mails and faxes out that kazoo, conference calls with reporters, and the spin team is out in force. You know when a PR blitz is taking place with Arnold Schwarzenegger. As a matter of fact, it happens almost every day.

I can tell you that I have I have rolled my eyes on many occasions lately, because it seems that in so many cases, when Arnold lurches to the middle (over over-shoots and just plain moves over to the left) on an issue, they make a huge deal out of it. The ‘production value’ on his signing of the wage mandate on employers was bettered even more by his recent greenhouse gas abatement tour of California, signing bills on Treasure Island (with British PM Tony Blair on hand via satellite) and down in LA, in coastal Malibu.

Then when the Governor happens to do some good things that conservatives like me would like, it often times takes place with a whisper.

I am sure that there is a lot of ‘targeting’ going on in terms of the audience to which the Governor is trying… Read More

The public relations armada behind the Governor is very impressive. When he wants the world to know he is doing something, there are media events, e-mails and faxes out that kazoo, conference calls with reporters, and the spin team is out in force. You know when a PR blitz is taking place with Arnold Schwarzenegger. As a matter of fact, it happens almost every day.

I can tell you that I have I have rolled my eyes on many occasions lately, because it seems that in so many cases, when Arnold lurches to the middle (over over-shoots and just plain moves over to the left) on an issue, they make a huge deal out of it. The ‘production value’ on his signing of the wage mandate on employers was bettered even more by his recent greenhouse gas abatement tour of California, signing bills on Treasure Island (with British PM Tony Blair on hand via satellite) and down in LA, in coastal Malibu.

Then when the Governor happens to do some good things that conservatives like me would like, it often times takes place with a whisper.

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In light of Adam’s post below on the L.A. Times, here is some news that casts into doubt the objectivity of another major California newspaper, the San Jose Mercury News…

When I got an e-mail yesterday from the San Jose Mercury News entitled, "Governor, It’s Time To Set A Date" — I opened it right up. That is and of itself if notable because I get over a thousand e-mails on any given day, and many, many mass-emails go unopened. But it is unusual to get e-mail from the Merc, and even more intriguing because it sounded to me like this large, reputable newspaper was laying out a challenge to Arnold Schwarzenegger! Right under the large, reassuring logo of the Mercury News (I lived in the San Jose Area for a couple of years so logo adorned by front doorstep on a daily basis) was this HUGE logo of the Phil Angelides for the Governor campaign, and then a sarcastic letter that basically attacks the Governor for only… Read More

With the deadline for the signing bills approaching, 40 leaders in Los Angeles’ Antelope Valley held a press conference telling the Governor to veto AB 606 and AB 1056. Both these bills are sponsored by Equality California. Hats off to teacher Scot Sutherland in organizing the event, which featured Assemblywoman Sharon Runner. See the article here.… Read More

I guess the Governor is listening to the Antelope Valley. See here. He vetoed these two high profile bills sponsored by the Gay Lobby for California’s schools. See complete list here.… Read More

The Governor also vetoed SB 1162 Licenses for illegals. See the veto message in Spanish here.The Governor has still not vetoed college grants for illegals SB 160. See alert here.… Read More