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The Spielbergs, Not the Seniors

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver are no doubt glowing today over the front page...

Campaign Reform on Chopping Block in Santa Monica: Council Plan Would Overturn Voter-Approved Ethics Law

Council "Didn't Even Consider" Real Reform Approved in Pasadena

Angelides Backs Public Financing of Campaigns;

The Democrat, who is running for governor, defies key supporters and endorses Prop. 89.The Los Angeles Times The decision to endorse Proposition…

Angelides puts money on public election finance;

Support could rile candidate's major union contributorsTHE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Jamie Court, president of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, also…

CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY: HYPOCRISY – THY NAME IS ARNOLD

US Fed News Since announcing his appearance on the Tonight Show, Arnold has raised $94,440,043 according to the Foundation for Taxpayers and…

Angelides endorses campaign-finance reform

The San Jose Mercury News (California) The initiative (Prop 89) is supported by the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, which has…

No On Prop 89 Letter

Sharing Quality Time With the Gov.

Los Angeles Times I suggested that to save face, Schwarzenegger ought to endorse Proposition 89 or come up with some other meaningful…

Gov Candidates Asked to Stand Up for Clean Politics;

Angelides & Schwarzenegger Called On to Support Prop 89

Schwarzenegger spends $7 million on ads and still has money left

Associated Press Jamie Court, president of the Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, which is supporting the measure, said the…

Big Business, Big Labor & Their Consultants Team Up To Kill Genuine Reform Of Special Interest Dominance In Sacramento — Prop 89

Schwarzenegger’s reforms seen as influenced by cash

Modern Healthcare WellPoint isn't the only company chipping in to aid with Schwarzenegger's re-election campaign. PacifiCare Health Systems has made a total…

Democrats roll out their big fundraising gun

The Sacramento Bee "It was appalling that Schwarzenegger was doing it, and it's equally appalling that Angelides is playing that game," said…

New insurance rules spur debate

The Bakersfield Californian "It's the law," Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi said when asked why he pushed for the changes. "Good drivers should…

Foundation’s stem cell patents impede research, scientists say

The San Diego Union-Tribune Nonprofit labs get off easy, compared with what commercial biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies must pay, WARF's critics say.…

Chevron quarterly profit: $4.4 billion;

Falling below Wall Street's expectations, San Ramon oil company posts record results that spur outcry from consumer advocatesTHE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Judy…

TECH PLAYERS PLAY POLITICS:

DEEP POCKETS AIMED AT EDUCATION, ENERGYThe San Jose Mercury News (California) Consumer activist Jamie Court said while at first he suspected a…

Chevron’s Net Income Jumps 18%;

Persistently high oil and gasoline prices give the company another record quarter. But its shares slip because the results miss forecasts.The Los…