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Feasting on an Ailing California

February 18, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<!-- excerpt --><p>If the who's who of Wall Street comes out Tuesday night at Arnold's fundraiser at Johnson's, we'll know exactly what our governor is selling: California to New Yorkers.</p>

Letter to CA Senate Rules Committee re: Senator Perata’s Personal Enrichment Through Political Committee

February 17, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

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Questions About Senator Perata’s Personal Enrichment Should Be Investigated

February 17, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Letter to Senate Rules Committee</h3> <p>The possibility that a California State Senator may have funneled contributions through a political committee to enrich himself deserves an immediate and thorough investigation.</p>

High-rolling politicians leave public out of loop

February 16, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Observer-Dispatch (Utica, NY)</p> <p>"The only interest banks and others on Wall Street have in giving money to Arnold Schwarzenegger is to make more money by floating more bonds or to get a chit for when they have some business before the state," said Jamie Court.</p>

Demos endorse Props. 57, 58;

February 11, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>STATE PARTY BACKS GOVERNOR'S MARCH 2 BUDGET-BALANCING PLAN</h3><p class="source">San Jose Mercury News (California)</p> <p>FTCR argued Tuesday that the governor is skirting the intention of Proposition 208. The 1996 voter-approved measure requires that ads for or against ballot initiatives name "any person whose cumulative contributions" are $50,000 or more.</p>

A Son Crusades for Mom;

February 11, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Chant Yedalian lost his mother to breast cancer, then went to law school to pursue a legal battle against her HMO, which says it did all it could.</h3><p class="source">The Los Angeles Times</p> <p>Jamie Court, president of FTCR in Santa Monica, says that "bottom line, this could mean that a very determined son has found an escape hatch for the private justice system that has never worked appropriately for patients."</p>

Arnold’s Transfers Circumvent Ballot Disclosure Law

February 9, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">Is Arnold using a complex set of campaign committees and money transfers to skirt California law and hide funding of the Yes on Propositions 57 & 58 campaign from the public? <br/> <br/> In...</font>

CPUC’s bill of rights author snags crucial swing vote

February 9, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">RCR Wireless News</p> <p>A deal has been struck on California's controversial proposal to create a bill of rights for telecom consumers, opening the way for a vote by state regulators in early spring.</p>

Group Urges Schwarzenegger to Cancel New York Fund-Raiser

February 8, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">San Jose Mercury News (California)</p> <p>FTCR called on Schwarzenegger to cancel the fundraiser to remove any perception that the governor might not aggressively pursue $1.3 billion that federal auditors estimate that pharmaceutical companies owe California for Medi-Cal drug reimbursements.</p>

Governor goes fund raising despite pledge of reform

February 6, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>Nearly a month after the new governor introduced his budget, Arnold continues to jet around the state and the nation, seeking campaign donations of up to $500,000 apiece, becoming the most aggressive fund-raising governor in California's history.</p>

Brother, Can You Spare $500,000?

February 6, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Los Angeles Times</p> <p>Polls say a majority of Californians are turning thumbs down to Schwarzenegger's $15-billion bond proposal, which will cost us billions more in interest. But he figures if he can raise $9 million for an ad campaign, we'll march to the polls like sheep</p>

Editorial: Truly unmitigated

February 5, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Schwarzenegger, alas, puts Davis to shame</h3><p class="source">Sacramento Bee</p> <p>If Davis had tried such a stunt, he would have been run out of Sacramento even sooner than he was. Schwarzenegger apparently assumes he can get away with it.</p>