I don’t know if there are any more seats available for what will certainly be a ‘must see’ event in Sacramento tomorrow — but FR Publisher Jon Fleischman will be one of three participants on a panel about the Big Bang Bonds package entitled, "California’s Future: What’s At Stake This November" — the other two panelists – Assembly Speak Fabian Nunez and Maria Alegria, the President if the League of California Cities. Nunez, of course, supported all of the bonds and voted for them — Alegria’s League of Cities has endorsed the entire infrastructure package as well. Moderating the ‘discussion’ will be Mark Baldassare of the Public Policy Institute of California, which is co-sponsoring this event along with the New America Foundation (longtime FR friend Dave Lesher is their California guy). The event is at the downtown Sacramento Sheraton from Noon – 1:30pm, and here is a link to the info. MEET THE… Read More

I am profoundly disappointed at the announcement made today by Arnold Schwarzenegger that he is opposed to Proposition 90, the Save Our Homes Initiative. All of those I know who have been supporting and working hard on the Governor’s reelection are strongly supporting 90. I’m sure they will all be equally dismayed. Some things just make you go, “Huh?”

That’s all I will say for now… As someone said (my mom?), if you don’t have something nice to say…… Read More

In an exclusive to the Flash Report, poll results to be released today show:

StevePoizner 45.7% Cruz Bustamante 29.6% Undecided 15.2% Cafiero 4.4% Ogden 4.0%

The poll was conducted by the venerable Jan van Lohuizen from October 26 – 30. The sample was 600 likely voters.

Helping todrive the figuresarehigh negatives for Cruz – 56.8% unfavorable to 28.2%favorable. In other words, almost 2 out of 3voters don’t like Cruz.

With 8 more days remaining the trendis strengtheningfor Steve Poizner.

Can’t wait to welcome him to Sacramento!.… Read More

Fox’s Hannity and Colmes featured Prop 90 heroine Mimi Walters on their focus on property rights and victims of private property takings abuse by government the other night. See an excerpt of Prop 90 State Chair, Assemblywoman Mimi Walters at the www.90yes.comhome page.… Read More

Over the weekend, FR San Diego Correspondent Duane Dichiara posted a fascinating and necessarily lengthy recounting of his origins in the Republican Party and I mentioned in the morning FlashReport email our readers receive that I would probably post on UC President Dynes’s efforts to repeal Proposition 209, the voter-approved statewide measure that eliminated race as an admissions criteria in the UC system (among other places). Unfortunately, graduate school duties frustrated my plans, but I didn’t lose interest.

I refer to Dichiara’s post at the opening of this commentary because Proposition 209 and college campus ethnic relations issues are the reason I am in politics today. I grew up knowing I was a Republican and why. I will be the first to grant my parents are responsible for that. But I wasn’t involved in politics until I went to college and was struck by the high level ofethnic consciousness present there.

What was the… Read More

Over the weekend, FR San Diego Correspondent Duane Dichiara posted a fascinating and necessarily lengthy recounting of his origins in the Republican Party and I mentioned in the morning FlashReport email our readers receive that I would probably post on UC President Dynes’s efforts to repeal Proposition 209, the voter-approved statewide measure that eliminated race as an admissions criteria in the UC system (among other places). Unfortunately, graduate school duties frustrated my plans, but I didn’t lose interest.

I refer to Dichiara’s post at the opening of this commentary because Proposition 209 and college campus ethnic relations issues are the reason I am in politics today. I grew up knowing I was a Republican and why. I will be the first to grant my parents are responsible for that. But I wasn’t involved in politics until I went to college and was struck by the high level ofethnic consciousness present there.

What was the… Read More

Remember the amazingtelevisionads that Bill Jones aired against Barbara Boxer?

Oh wait, there weren’t any.

Retired State Senator Dick Mountjoy has released television and radio ads. The ads deal with immigration and are hard hitting.

Here is one line

"Since 9-11 more Americans have been killed at the hands of illegal immigrants than died in the terrorist attacks and the war in Iraq combined… (4700… by drunk drivers… 4300… by violent crime)."

Dick is after all an Immigration Reform Consultant and on immigration understands the problem. He authored Prop. 187 and was on this issue long befor many politicians realized it was a problem.

The ads will air on cable TV and radio.. You can check out theads by clicking link here.… Read More

40 years ago today, Californians held an election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The winners that day were none other than the team of Ronald Reagan and Robert Finch. Finch went on to be named Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare by President Richard Nixon in 1966. Of course, Governor Reagan was re-elected in 1970, and went on to be elected President of the United States in 1980, and re-elected to another four years in 1984.

Next week, there will once again be an opportunity for Californians to elect a Republican Team to the positions of Governor and Liuetenant Governor. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom McClintock are our "Reagan and Finch" this year!… Read More