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A Skybox Reality — No Cash, No Arnold

December 19, 2003 · Consumer Watchdog

The Los Angeles Times With a dozen or so people in each box representing various interests, Schwarzenegger -- isn't he the guy who said he didn't need anybody's money? -- stood to clear as much as $1 million.

Schwarzenegger Taps Insiders at Fundraiser

December 18, 2003 · Consumer Watchdog

The Los Angeles Times Money from Wednesday's event will add to the $2.24 million Schwarzenegger has raised since ousting Gov. Gray Davis in the Oct. 7 recall election. More than half of that sum came from Davis' traditional donors -- oil companies, developers, a major lender

Gov. Cancels Events Before Activists Can Crash Them

December 15, 2003 · Consumer Watchdog

The Los Angeles Times There is no question that Arnold has broken his promise when he says he's not going to fundraise during the budget talks and will not take money from special interests, and then he goes about retiring his $4-million campaign debt with fundraising

Getting a Little Shady

December 13, 2003 · Consumer Watchdog

Arnold's fundraiser in Orange County Wednesday night at Shady Canyon Country Club was hosted by the Irvine Company's Donald Bren. Bren's company developed Shady Canyon, where golf club...

Some Numbers

December 12, 2003 · Consumer Watchdog

The Chicago Tribune 5/17/01 Date on which Arnold Schwarzenegger met with Enron CEO Kenneth Lay to discuss California's energy policy.

Governor names Aquiar to head consumer services

December 11, 2003 · Consumer Watchdog

Sacramento Bee Jamie Court, president of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, said the former Republican assemblyman "always talked a good game but was missing when it came time to deliver."

Consumer group urges governor to return computer firm’s $50,000

December 11, 2003 · Consumer Watchdog

Associated Press FTCR said Thursday the $50,000 donation from Affiliated Computer Services Inc., violated Schwarzenegger's own pledge. "It's a company that can do business with the state, so he has to give the money back if he doesn't want to look like a hypocrite,"

Governor again cancels fund-raiser

December 9, 2003 · Consumer Watchdog

The Sacramento Bee Schwarzenegger's fund raising -- after he campaigned against special-interest influence and said his personal wealth would negate his need to collect contributions for his own campaign -- is prompting critics to compare him to the recalled Democratic gov

Running (from green jelly beans) Man

December 9, 2003 · Consumer Watchdog

For the second time, ArnoldWatch told the Capitol press that we would attempt to buy our way into an Arnold fundraiser in Sacramento with a different kind of green -- 21,200 green jelly beans....

The first 100 days: Government openness? Not just yet

December 8, 2003 · Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will unveil his reform plan in January, but an aide said his open-government provisions aren't likely to become law before 2005.</h3>The Sacramento Bee Jerry Flanagan, a spokesman for FTCR, called on the governor to lead by example on this issue. Schwarzenegger should stop raising money now while he is putting together next year's budget and considering midyear budget cuts, Flanagan said.

Lakers Game with Arnold: $10,000

December 6, 2003 · Consumer Watchdog

At the December 12th Lakers-Mavericks game, Arnold will be charging $10,000 to join him in a sky-box seat to retire his campaign debt. (Talk about ticket scalping!) ArnoldWatch thought we'd use...

Fund-raising during budgeting at issue

December 4, 2003 · Consumer Watchdog

The Orange County Register Arnold Schwarzenegger called for a ban on fund-raising while the budget was being written in Sacramento. Now, as the governor tries to get lawmakers to approve his budget plan, he is holding a series of fund-raisers, including one next week in Irvine.