** People have been wondering when campaigning will begin for the massive infrastructure bonds package on California’s November ballot. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will apppear alongside the Sacramento River tomorrow to push for the bonds, in particular the big levee repair bond.
** California Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata told reporters this afternoon “there will be a bill” on flood control. This move follows last week’s move of sidelining a flood control package till next year, while of course promoting the big levee repair bond on the November ballot. What will the bill be? Notes from his press secretary, Alicia Trost, don’t make that entirely clear.
** After much criticism, and the gutting of his bills yesterday, Democratic legislators appear today to be adopting much of the Schwarzenegger approach in dealing with the prison crisis. More building, just on a smaller scale.
** Like his fellow moderate Republican, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is being very cautious in embracing other candidates in his blue state.
** Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides has backslid on his support for universal health care. As of yesterday, he was appearing at a big Capitol rally Wednesday in favor of state Senator Sheila Kuehl‘s bill for universal health care. Now his spokespeople are saying he has not endorsed the bill and Angelides is scheduled to appear at another Capitol event, again ripping Walmart, as he did yesterday in San Francisco, just prior to the health care rally. Actually, as reported many times here, Angelides endorsed Kuehl’s bill as part of his Democratic primary battle with Controller Steve Westly.
** Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides is taping Univision’s Voz y Voto today for Saturday showing around California. CORRECTION: Angelides is taping the show on Wednesday.
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I am so surpirsed to hear that Phil Weaselides is sliding again on policy. lol
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Not as bad as appearing with Villaraisgosa at an event without first getting his endorsement… but still… why tf can’t they line things up before making appearences.
Mr. Angelides has always wanted to run for Governor in the worst way, and so he is. He is lucky most of the press is so partisan in its leanings that they don’t shellack him for his flip-flops.
Yeah, Dr. Hemlock, Phil’s gotten great press so far.
If the press were honest about Mr. Angelides and his endless shenanigans he would be 30 points behind. Even Mr. Bradley is soft on him. Vide the Bob Mulholland story.
Shifting centerward here does seem shrewder than leaping headlong even further into the “tax and spend” jacket being tailored for him (and which may indeed fit).
Mulholland leaves campaign…
PA’s next move is toward center…
Coincidence? A sign? Neither?
Flip flopping is never an especially good idea for the candidate of principle and substance.
Angelides had already “moved toward the center” by eschewing his previous specificity on corporate tax loopholes.
There’s a candidate of principle and substance in this race? Must be hiding in one of the unseen minor parties – once again I must go looking there, lantern in hand…
Dr. Hemlock, I agree with the notion candidates should be properly vetted by the press. Arnold was not, but that’s one of the reasons he ran in the recall versus having to go through a traditional primary.
Neither candidate is getting properly vetted this cycle.
Juan, Re: endorsements
Did you See Rep Kemp on Fox today campaigning for Joe Lieberman?
I kinda like the politicians playing center. Next move from the Phil campaign…hire South.
Bonnie Garcia is one of the few, and maybe the only elected, Republicans in this state that gets it. On the floor of the Assembly, regarding a bill to allowing AB 540 (in-state tutition for resident undocumented immigrant) students eligible for Cal Grant funds, she explained it as a matter of where she would rather spend money.
I’m paraphrasing here, but she said she would rather spend money sends kids to school than 10 times the amount to cover the cost of jailing thives and murderers.
I know she’s a huge target for Dems, and they would like nothing better than have that seat. But her views jive with the state’s Latinos at a meta level. It’s too bad Garcia is not in any leadership role with the Assembly Republicans. I wonder what goes through her mind during caucus meetings when Haynes, La Suer and Emmerson go on and on about immigration.
What happened to Bill Brasky?
No bigger flip flopper than Arnold “Flippy the flip flopper” Schwarznegger.
Admit it, Angelides is a pretentious phoney.
So what did the tribes exchange for this? For people living outside SF & LA, these casinos are increasingly obnoxious. Of course, Angelides will be silent on this because he wants their money too.
From LATimes: In compacts announced today, the Republican governor authorized the tribes to have up to 7,500 slot machines each, up from their current allotment of 2,000 each.
Just for the record, for those who don’t know: During the primary, Sen. Keuhl, an Angelides endorser, demanded that she be able to call into a Stonewall endorsement meeting to rip Westly’s hide off as a corporate cop-out for not supporting her single-payer bill, and praise Angelides for his courage and stand-up leadership in endorsing her bill. She did call in, she ripped Westly’s hide off — and Westly won the endorsement anyway. Now, Angelides has decided he’s not . . . uh, actually endorsing Sheila’s bill after all? It just gets curiouser and curiouser.
Garry I agree about the curiouser and curiouser and it will only get worse between now and election day….Ann I agree with you too….Vlad I agree with your take on Bonnie Garcia but cannot understand why they get to pay in state tuition?? But I’m not from this wonderful state so my perspective is entirely different…
They just did it Mr. Bradley!…I am watching Cal Chan and Antonio’s bill passed approx 7:20 pm!!! …there was even some applause! It was very exciting…My dog is excited to ..I explained to him I could not walk him until I saw the vote…so now I must go Toodles!
P.S. Mc Carthy just called a Reep caucus …they must be upto something!
Bill – You haven’t mentioned that the Nurses endorsed Angelides today. wha’d up?
Yeah, they’ve only been campaigning for Angelides for — how many months now?
For the record, the mention of Phil Angelides attending a rally on the single payer bill that appeared on a posting on http://www.camajorityreport.com and referenced here was an error on my part. I confused it with the other rally that you’ve noted.
Speaker Nunez, Senate President pro Tem Perata, and Sen. Sheila Kuehl will be at the single payer rally.
Barbara,
The Governor has just issued the following press release concerning the passage of AB 1381. Think you will like it…
Governor Schwarzenegger Applauds Legislature for Approving Measure to Boost LAUSD Accountability to Students and Parents
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement following the Assembly approval of AB 1381 by Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez:
“The students of LAUSD are winners thanks to the Legislature’s actions today. Mayor Villaraigosa stepped up with bold leadership to help our children achieve their dreams.
“This proposal challenges the status quo and makes the mayor accountable to the LAUSD students and their parents. While there are many great schools, principals and teachers in LAUSD, I cannot accept the fact that too many schools are failing our students, as evidenced by the high school dropout rate.
“I ask the Legislature to immediately send this bill to my desk so that I can sign this measure to give all LAUSD students the quality education they deserve to succeed.”
Steve, we spoke yesterday after your post in California Majority Report, as you’ll recall.
But, Mr. Bradley today Steven Maviglio wrote a great article about the DEMs taking over the House!…so next, I am going to get CIRA!!!
Today AB 1381 and early next year CIRA! I am going to go have a bowl of blueberries…Toodles
They’re going to have to work overtime to sell the bonds this time around. Bonds to subsidize people who builds in flood plains, bonds to subsidize goods movement so you can buy cheap junk made in China in Wal*Marts. No wonder we don’t have money to take care of youth programs, parks, ball fields, police, open space, public transit and stuff—or maybe, just a few bucks left over to buy something made in America. This has to be the most regressive form of taxation imaginable. Use a general obligation bond to pay for wealthy private interests. Arnold better get out there and start saying the “bonds are the future” and that it will all be doom and gloom if we don’t approve them. He may as well throw in the Brooklyn Bridge in the deal.
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