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Consumer advocates leave PUC, Governor picks Poizner, Grueneich

December 16, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>Their departures led consumer groups to wonder if the new members might skew toward business interests, but Schwarzenegger said in a statement that both would look to cut costs for everyone.</p>

Few details on tax return;

December 9, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Governor reports how much he paid and gave to charity</h3><p class="source">Sacramento Bee</p> <p>"He's releasing the numerator but not the denominator," said Jamie Court, president of FTCR. "If you don't know how much he makes, you don't know what loopholes he's benefitting from, and what tax policies he adopts that are good or bad for him."</p>

Kicking Women’s Butts

December 8, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">At the Governor's Conference on Women and Families this morning a group of nurses protesting Arnold's decision to gut the state's nurse staffing ratios were kicked out of the event while the Gov...</font>

Arnold Goes to Washington

November 30, 2004  ·  Jamie Court

<p class="source">Marketplace Radio - Minnesota Public Radio</p> <p>Schwarzenegger marketed himself in California as the anti-politician. He told voters he's so rich and famous he can't be bought. That label stuck, even though the self-professed Collectinator took in $72,000 per day in campaign cash during his first year.</p>

Arnold Goes to Washington

November 30, 2004  ·  Jamie Court

<!-- excerpt --><p>Schwarzenegger marketed himself in California as the anti-politician. He told voters he's so rich and famous he can't be bought. That label stuck, even though the self-professed Collectinator took in $72,000 per day in campaign cash during his first year.</p>

Nonprofits tangle Schwarzenegger’s fund-raising machine

November 18, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>"What Schwarzenegger has done is create a shadow government so he can bypass campaign finance disclosure laws," said Jamie Court, president of FTCR, a Santa Monica-based consumer group. "He's taking advantage of charitable welfare organizations to promote</p>

Meeting your ‘new day in California’ governor

November 17, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Sacramento Bee</p> <p>"Any of those kinds of real big, powerful special interests," Schwarzenegger had said before his election, "if you take money from them you owe them something." What kind of special interests did he have in mind?</p>

Governor sets money-raising record;

November 17, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>$26.6 million in his first year -- most of it from special interests</h3><p class="source">The San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>"He's taken more money from special interests than anyone in this state ever has," said David Fink, a policy advocate at the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, which has been a vocal critic of the Schwarzenegger administration.</p>

Furry Little Arnold

November 16, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">In the weeks leading up to the November election Governor Schwarzenegger took cues from the savviest of woodland creatures: he stocked up for the winter. The Gov. took $500,000 from real estate...</font>

POLITICIANS’ TRIPS DRAWING CRITICISM

November 12, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Daily News of Los Angeles</p> <p>While legislators say such trips are valuable in learning about programs and policies in other countries, critics question whether lawmakers might be unduly influenced by special-interest groups that often pay for their junkets.</p>

Governor’s nonprofit political fund reaches half-million dollars

November 9, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>A private nonprofit corporation organized by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to help support his political interests has spent close to $500,000 so far this year without disclosing who donated the money or exactly how it was spent.</p>

Out to Sushi?

November 8, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">According to an LA Times analysis, Arnold's staff has accepted hundreds of gifts worth tens of thousands of dollars from special interests. These gifts ranged from 152 lunches to $7,818 in Kings...</font>