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Big donations sparking calls for state reform;

February 5, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>GOVERNOR'S POLITICAL COMMITTEES RAISING LARGE, UNREGULATED SUMS</h3><p class="source">San Jose Mercury News (California)</p> <p>"He's completely blown a hole in any moral credibility he had by coming into Sacramento and raising this kind of money," said Doug Heller, senior consumer advocate for the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights.</p>

Recall total: $89 million spent

February 4, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Schwarzenegger and his allies accounted for $27 million of the total election tab.</h3><p class="source">The Sacramento Bee</p> <p>Meanwhile, another campaign finance watchdog took issue with $1.3 million the latest reports showed being transferred from one of Schwarzenegger's committees to another governed by stricter finance limits.</p>

Big-ticket event for bond plan

February 4, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Top asking price to join Schwarzenegger in N.Y. - $500,000</h3><p class="source">Sacramento Bee</p> <p>Watchdogs reacted with a mix of suspicion and outrage, saying loopholes in "pay-to-play" law allow conflicts of interest.</p>

Accoutning Fraud

February 4, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">"As Governor I will propose legislation to punish willful and knowing violations of the campaign finance laws as a felony [such as] intentional and knowing money laundering to hide the true...</font>

Doctor Fails to Recognize Life-Threatening Heart Condition, Son Dies While Training for Marathon

February 3, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p> <h2> Kenneth Evan Kennedy - San Francisco, California</h2> </p>

Legal, Medical Help Scarce As Teacher Fights For Normal Life

February 3, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h2> Bobbie Jenke - Santa Rosa, California</h2> <p>

Critical Blood Test Ignored in Emergency Room, Husband and Father Dies

February 3, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h2> John Enzenauer - El Sobrante, California</h2><br /> <p> <img class=" size-full wp-image-1947" alt="" class="left" src="https://consumerwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2004/02/images_003330.jpg" style="width: 165px; height: 189px; " width="165" height="189" />Just before Christmas two years ago, John Enzenauer, 39, came home from his blue-collar job feeling lousy. He didn't worry much about it: Just a mild case of the flu, he figured. Two days after Christmas, he was dead, leaving this life in the middle of the night while the Christmas wrapping still lay strewn around the tree.<br /> <br />

Parents of 7-Year-Old Fight For Justice

February 3, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

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One Word Says It All for Governor

February 1, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Los Angeles Times</p> <p>Jamie Court, a consumer advocate who runs the website http://www.arnoldwatch.org , said: "It's almost as though this governor has convinced himself that it's always better to be positive and never admit there's a problem."</p>

An order to ease state rules raises consumers’ fears

January 30, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The San Diego Union-Tribune</p> <p>Consumer advocates are concerned that an executive order Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed in November could compromise several consumer protections, including protections for managed-care patients.</p>

Unruffled Governor Vows to Repay Loan;

January 28, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>A judge ruled he had broken the law by using borrowed money to finance his campaign.</h3><p class="source">The Los Angeles Times</p> <p>Jamie Court of the Santa Monica-based FTCR, was incredulous that the governor would welcome a ruling that said the campaign had acted illegally; Court scoffed at Arnold's interpretation of the ruling. "This is like Howard Dean declaring victory in Iowa,"</p>

SCHWARZENEGGER CAMPAIGN BROKE LAWS ON FINANCE

January 28, 2004  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Independent (London)</p> <p>Jamie Court of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a consumer advocate group, said of Mr Schwarzenegger: "He ran to clean up Sacramento and did it basically by violating campaign finance."</p>