How many FlashReport readers are old and wise enough to remember The Marichal Incident in 1965?

Janice and I went to the Angels game last night and stayed all the way to the exciting but disappointing 9-8 loss to the Seattle Mariners.Just about two weeks ago, we also had the opportunity to attend the opening day ceremonies and game at Dodger Stadium vs. the San Francisco Giants.

Though I have become an Angels fan, I was born in the Bay Area, and my dad and grandmother were both born in San Francisco. I rooted for the Giants as a kid, followed intently the Giant/Dodger rivalry thru the 1960s,and didn’t really turn into an Angel fan until the 1979 season when they won their first division title.( I lived in Anaheim for a while near the stadium and remember the days when Nolan Ryan could give up one hit and still be the losing pitcher in a 1-0 game!)

Well, last night, when the opposing and rivalMariners took the field, the Angels fans didn’t boo. And some of the crowdactually applauded when the Seattle players did something exceptional. My wife, a National… Read More

I wasn’t surprised to see the California Democrat Party endorse Proposition 1A. What’s for them not to like? $16 billion in higher taxes and an ineffective spending cap." — Jon Fleischman, Regional Vice Chairman, CA Republican Party… Read More

Last Tuesday, on a Southwest flight to San Jose, I literally ran into my friend John Clarey, a successful businessman from Orange County.. The irony is that John and I work about 30 feet from one another in Newport Beach, in the same office suite.

John is a huge supporter of Meg Whitman’s campaign for Governor, and so it wasn’t a surprise when he told me he was on his way to a Meg Whitman "Call Day" — this is when supporters gather and make fundraising calls from one location, with the candidate on hand to jump on the line. As always, John tried to get me to go along — but he knows as an officer of the state GOP, I have to stay out of contested Republican primaries.

"Call days" were a favorite fundraising technique of Mitt Romney during his Presidential run — so it’s no surprise that Whitman, who was a key player in Romney’s campaign for President (while he lost the nomination, Romney raised a vast amount of money).

Anyways, turns out that Whitman’s "Call Day" event drew 150 political and finance leaders in her campaign — VIP’s ranging from former Governor Pete… Read More

I obtained the audio files of freshman Assemblyman Danny Gilmore, who ran as a conservative, "defending" his support for Proposition 1A. Essentially, he said he was supporting it, but he hated it.

What no one is talking about, of course, is how the budget "deal" that recently passed the legislature is dead on arrival. The revenue isn’t anywhere near the projections.

The audio files are here.… Read More

Last Tuesday, on a Southwest flight to San Jose, I literally ran into my friend John Clarey, a successful businessman from Orange County.. The irony is that John and I work about 30 feet from one another in Newport Beach, in the same office suite.

John is a huge supporter of Meg Whitman’s campaign for Governor, and so it wasn’t a surprise when he told me he was on his way to a Meg Whitman "Call Day" — this is when supporters gather and make fundraising calls from one location, with the candidate on hand to jump on the line. As always, John tried to get me to go along — but he knows as an officer of the state GOP, I have to stay out of contested Republican primaries.

"Call days" were a favorite fundraising technique of Mitt Romney during his Presidential run — so it’s no surprise that Whitman, who was a key player in Romney’s campaign for President (while he lost the nomination, Romney raised a vast amount of money).

**There is more – click the link**… Read More

Former Congressman and GOP candidate for Governor Tom Campbell sent this over for FR readers…

Illegal Immigration: Does Secretary Napolitano Understand the Law? by Tom Campbell

As a professor of law, as well as a former US Congressman, I was distressed to see the following statement recently made by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. "And yes, when we find illegal workers, yes, appropriate action, some of which is criminal, most of that is civil, because crossing the border is not a crime per se. It is civil. But anyway, going after those as well."

However, TItle 8, section 1325, of the United States Code makes it acrimeto enter our country eluding examination or inspection by… Read More

"More is more," is one of my favorite slogans, and in the case of the battle against the misleading campaign being waged to pass Proposition 1A, a second major effort to get the truth out to the voters about the $16 billion in additional taxes that are triggered by its passage has kicked off. To complement the Herculean efforts already underway under the leadership of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, we now have Californians Against New Taxes – No On 1A. This committee kicked off its efforts with a press event in downtown Los Angeles, and we asked their Communications Director, longtime FR friend Jonathan Wilcox, to pen something on how that event went…

Riordan, Steel, Foy, Baric Kickoff Latest No on 1A Effort

The formation of Californians Against New Taxes is set against the backdrop of a record expansion in state spending and we believe not coincidentally a record expansion of the state’s budget deficit, expected to reach more than $41 billion by this time next year.… Read More

"More is more," is one of my favorite slogans, and in the case of the battle against the misleading campaign being waged to pass Proposition 1A, a second major effort to get the truth out to the voters about the $16 billion in additional taxes that are triggered by its passage has kicked off. To complement the Herculean efforts already underway under the leadership of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, we now have Californians Against New Taxes – No On 1A. This committee kicked off its efforts with a press event in downtown Los Angeles, and we asked their Communications Director, longtime FR friend Jonathan Wilcox, to pen something on how that event went…

Riordan, Steel, Foy, Baric Kickoff Latest No on 1A Effort The formation of Californians Against New Taxes is set against the backdrop of a record expansion in state spending and we believe not coincidentally a record expansion of the state’s budget deficit, expected to reach more than $41 billion by… Read More