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2010

The 2010 California gubernatorial election will be held on November 2, 2010, with the primary election on June 8,

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REGION: Democratic registration lead holds. Demographics turning county blue, analysts say. http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_eb7fb8b3-5d5a-5870-aa71-aa040f8d856e.html

20 Worst CEOs: 19, Carly Fiorina, Hewlett-Packard, 1999-2005. A Consummate self-promoter, Fiorina was busy pontificating on the lecture circuit and posing for magazine covers while her company floundered. She paid herself handsome bonuses and perks while laying off thousands of employees to cut costs. The merger Fiorina orchestrated with Compaq in 2002 was widely see as a failure. She was ousted in 2005. The Stat: HP stock lost half its value during Fiorina's tenure. http://www.portfolio.com/companies-executives/Portfolio%20List%20of%2020%20Worst%20CEOs.pdf http://www.portfolio.com/executives/2009/04/22/Best-and-Worst-CEOs-Intro

A close relative of mine went to work for Compaq in Houston, TX. A few years later, Fiorina came on board as the CEO of Hewlett-Packard in California, and the brutal merge between Compaq and HP unfolded. My hard-working relative was let go along, with TENS of THOUSANDS of other good employees. Fiorina is a piece of work. She ran HP company into the ground, ran off many of the employees, and then was run off herself, taking with her millions in a golden parachute. She is bad news, bad business, and a bad excuse for a politician. If California thinks they have problems now, they ain't seen nothin' yet if this shrew gets elected to the U.S. Senate. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/13/carly-fiorina-regrets-moc_n_610380.html

After the primaries, will 'mama grizzly' Palin lose her bite? http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2010/06/palin-brown-whitman-fiorina-california-election.html

On primary night, he likened Whitman to the current governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Like Whitman, he campaigned as an outsider with business savvy, yet he has failed to deliver the budget and tax reforms he promised. "It's not enough for someone rich and restless to look in the mirror one morning and decide, 'I want to be governor of California.' We tried that. It didn't work," Brown said. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100612/ap_on_bi_ge/us_california_governor_two_worlds

Hewlett-Packard's share price fell by more than 50% during Carly Fiorina's tenure. Her successor charitably has described the Silicon Valley company as "not performing to its potential." So, naturally, HP loaded Fiorina down with cash, stock options and other goodies when showing her the door. In addition to her 2004 salary of $1.4 million, the ousted chief executive reaped $1.6 million in performance bonuses. Her severance package was valued at $21.3 million. What else? Six months of administrative support, home security payments for a year, her desktop computer and three months of tech support. Oh, and $50,000 for financial counseling and legal and outplacement services. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-carly-fiorina-cold-copy,0,4575363.htmlstory

Check out all the results for local elections. Read more: http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2010-06-09/politics-city-county-government/check-out-all-the-results-for-local-elections#ixzz0qbE78Y23

At the beginning of the video, Fiorina also appears puzzled that Republican gubernatorial Candidate Meg Whitman would choose to go on Sean Hannity's Fox News show on the "first day of the general [election]." "I think it's bizarre, I mean she's never been on Sean Hannity. I think it's a very bad choice actually. You know how he is," Fiorina continued. "Why after saying no to all these people would you go on Sean Hannity?" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/09/carly-fiorina-open-mic-vi_n_606723.html

A day after Meg Whitman won the Republican primary for governor, Democratic nominee Jerry Brown kicked off his general-election campaign by mocking his wealthy rival's lavish campaign spending and her history as chief executive of EBay. "She talks about waste and abuse," Brown told reporters at a morning news conference in downtown Los Angeles. "She paid herself $120 million, and then EBay had to lay off 10% of its workforce. Now, is that waste and abuse? Is that what you want?" The state attorney general, who faced only token opposition in the Democratic primary, ridiculed Whitman's spending of $71 million of her personal fortune on the campaign so far, suggesting it shows she would lack fiscal discipline as governor. "Whitman only has a history of spending money wildly to get whatever she wants," Brown said. "I have a history of reining in my desire to get this or get that, or spend this, in the campaign or the government." Brown cast his tenure as governor from 1975 to 1983 as proof he could impose the kind of austerity that California needs to recover from its fiscal crisis – and rejected Whitman's charge that his record shows he would tax and spend too much. "Look, she wasn't here most of the time, and she wasn't voting or paying attention," he said, an allusion to Whitman's record of not voting most of her adult life. "When I was governor of California, we built up the largest surplus in history -- $4.5 billion. We created 1.9 million jobs. We reduced taxes by billions, OK?" http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/06/brown-comes-out-of-the-gate-swinging.html

The California Chamber of Commerce has pulled an ad off the airwaves after objections from Jerry Brown and Brown's allies in the business community. Brown was instrumental in pulling the ads by exerting pressure through board members on chamber President Allan Zaremberg to take the ad off the air. Numerous sources confirmed that Brown and his wife, Anne Gust, who once served as chief operating officer of the Gap, made calls to chamber members Wednesday imploring them to put pressure on the group to take the ad off the air. "To any reasonably minded person this is nothing more than a typical political attack ad. It undermines the chamber's credibility to justify it as anything other than that," http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/04/chamber-pulls-antijerry-brown-ad-off-the-air.html

A new Rasmussen poll about the California's budget woes reveals a deeply frustrated electorate unhappy with its elected leaders and their options to balance the budget. A startling 94% called the fiscal crisis "very serious," while only 2% rated Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budgetary leadership as excellent. Half those surveyed, 50%, called his handling of the crisis poor. Schwarzenegger's plan to fill the budget with billions of dollars in federal aid, when framed as a "bailout," was supported by 46% of those surveyed. Asked if the state should file for bankruptcy, cut back on services or raise taxes. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/01/rasmussen-poll-94-percent-say-budget-crisis-is-very-serious.html

Arnold Schwarzenegger aims to be the model modern governor of this 21st century, the Republican state executive who successfully melded liberal ideals and conservative concerns. Since Jan. 1, he has heralded achievements and goals that could seal this legacy. Some might. Most won’t. Read more: http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2010-01-20/columns/barber-is-schwarzenegger-the-model-modern-governor#ixzz0daBLqMuU

Schwarzenegger leaves California in worse shape than when he arrived, poll finds. 27% approval rating. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/01/schwarzenegger-leaves-california-in-worse-shape-than-when-he-arrived-poll-finds.html#more http://field.com/fieldpollonline/subscribers/Rls2324.pdf

Zero Man Arnold Schwarzenegger

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s approval rating has dropped to a new low as Californians continue to worry about the economy and the state’s dismal finances, according to a new poll by the Public Policy Institute of California. The poll found that just 27% of Californians approve of the job the governor is doing -- a career low for Schwarzenegger in the institute's surveys. The Legislature also remains unpopular, with approval from just 17% of Californians, matching a record low in July. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/12/schwarzenegger-approval-rating-hits-new-low.html

He was never as empty-headed as his enemies imagined, nor the cartoon character he sometimes portrayed. A Reagan Republican who married into the royalty of America’s Democratic dynasty, Arnold Schwarzenegger had everything going for him – no ties to party leaders, interest groups or the past. Now the swagger, the audacity, the blush of the new — it’s all gone for the Governator in Winter. He was grim-faced and hollow-eyed last week in his final state of the state speech, standing in front of the Bear Flag, a reminder of the days when giants ruled California, and further back, when even the Los Angeles basin had grizzly bears. The governor had no choice but to talk like one of the “economic girly men” he used to deride. The new budget numbers, like the old ones, are catastrophic. Despite furlough Fridays and hocus-pocus spreadsheets, despite college tuition spikes and long lines at understaffed licensing bureaus, he still needs another $20 billion just to keep the ship of state from sinking. Does his fall — down to 27 percent approval — signal the end of a certain kind of citizen politician? Or is it because modern California destroys anyone who dares try to govern it? Schwarzenegger has been reduced to desperation of the saddest sort, urging the feds to bail him out, or else there will be more pain for elderly shut-ins, for sick children, for the schools. Watching the action figure beg, and threaten to shred an already torn safety net, is pathos on a public stage. http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/arnolds-last-yodel/?ref=opinion

Whitman’s new strategist advised her opponent 16 months ago http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/11/whitmans-new-strategist-advised-her-opponent-16-months-ago.html

Brown

New pro-Jerry Brown ad hits the airwaves [Updated] http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/07/new-probrown-ad-hits-the-airwaves.html

Whitman

Insiders detail Fiorina and Whitman's fraught history. People who have worked with the GOP former executives say friction runs through their relationship dating back to John McCain's presidential bid. Others have a different view. "In the early days, Meg was very down to earth," said a former EBay employee who worked closely with her and did not want to be named criticizing her. In the later part of Whitman's tenure, the former employee said, Whitman was seen as pushing for personal gain and perks. Whitman's temper also became an issue. In an instance in 2007 that has created a dust-up in the gubernatorial campaign, she physically removed a subordinate from a conference room after a verbal dispute. The subordinate was paid a confidential settlement estimated at $200,000 and continues to work at EBay. Fellow EBay employees said Whitman's hair-trigger fuse was common knowledge at the company's San Jose headquarters. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fiorina-whitman-20100711,0,4870411.story

As Jerry Brown continues to, as he says "hold his powder" (aka his cash), one of the union-backed anti-Meg Whitman groups is firing at Meg-a-millions in his stead. Starting tonight, a group called...take a deep breath...California Working Families for Jerry Brown for Governor 2010, a Coalition of Public Employees, Firefighters, and Building Trades Organizations...will begin airing a 30-second TV spot pounding Meg. It's going statewide on cable and on broadcast in select major markets around the state. The, ahem, CWFFJBFG2010ACOPEFABTO says that Whitman's last commercial was full of whoppers about Jer. It even linked to the nonpartisan FactCheck.org's analysis of ad, saying the independent fact-checkers "called her ad highly misleading, saying 'it's Whitman who fails when it comes to the facts.'" Team Whitman retorted by saying that not all of their ad was a lie: "NOTE: FactCheck.Org Did Not Call Whitman Ad Claims On Browns Mayoral Tax Increases Misleading Or False." The first line of the FactCheck analysis: "We find Meg Whitman's attack ad fails to tell the truth." Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?

Republican Meg Whitman is making false claims about Democrat Jerry Brown’s "lifetime in politics" in an attack ad. The two are battling to become the next governor of California.

The ad claims that "crime soared" while Brown was mayor of Oakland. That’s false. The total number of crimes actually went down by more than 13 percent.
Also false is the ad’s claim that Brown "damaged the school system so badly the state had to take it over." As mayor, Brown had almost no control over the school district, which was run instead by an elected school board.
A charge that Brown "lobbies for a corporate polluter" is highly misleading. Brown wasn’t a paid lobbyist. The claim is based on a phone call he made for a past campaign contributor, and it had nothing to do with pollution.
The ad claims Brown worked to "send California jobs to China," but that’s unproven. The claim rests on an 18-year-old newspaper story that Brown strongly denied.

Some of the ad’s other claims lack context. For example, it’s true as claimed that California had unemployment of 11 percent when Brown finished his time as the state’s governor. But the ad fails to mention that the national unemployment rate was 10.8 percent at the time. http://www.factcheck.org/2010/07/jerry-brown-a-legacy-of-failure/

Whitman's ad invokes the 1960s — sort of. Her effort to link Jerry Brown to the era is not exactly accurate — and not exactly surprising. Pro-War Whitman. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-theweek-20100627,0,4734509.story?

California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman had an altercation with an eBay employee when she was CEO of the company, The New York Times reported Monday, prompting Whitman's campaign to say such disputes are not uncommon in high-stress workplaces. The two later overcame their differences, and the employee continues to work at the online auction site. The Times posted a story to its website based on anonymous sources that said Whitman became angry and pushed the employee in an executive conference room at eBay's Silicon Valley headquarters. The employee, Young Mi Kim, was helping Whitman prepare for a media interview for which Whitman felt unprepared, according to the newspaper's account. The story said Kim threatened to sue after the incident three years ago, but later agreed to a mediated settlement that remains private. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/15/meg-whitman-altercation-m_n_612294.html

Carly Fiorina

Boxer shows vast fundraising advantage over Fiorina. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/07/boxer-shows-vast-fundraising-advantage-over-fiorina.html

Insiders detail Fiorina and Whitman's fraught history. People who have worked with the GOP former executives say friction runs through their relationship dating back to John McCain's presidential bid. Others have a different view. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fiorina-whitman-20100711,0,4870411.story

Fiorina town hall reaches out to Latinos. The Republican launches a Spanish-language website, but her support for Arizona's anti-illegal immigrant law could pose a challenge. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0627-fiorina-20100627,0,7670969.story?

Carly Fiorina gets mixed reactions from crowd at Juneteenth event. The GOP Senate nominee, hoping to broaden her appeal, attends South L.A. celebration. One woman says her appearance shows bravery and a willingness to listen; another calls her a 'two-faced liar.' http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0620-fiorina-juneteenth-20100620,0,3974686.story

ballot initiatives

Qualified Statewide Ballot Measures http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures.htm

The latest California ballot measure to make a national splash addresses neither marijuana nor gay marriage, but an even more contentious issue these days: cap-and-trade. Proposition 23 would suspend California's statewide cap-and-trade plan, currently scheduled to take full effect in 2012, until unemployment drops to 5.5 percent in the state for a full year. The carbon pricing scheme is one of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's pet projects, and it is a key component of the emissions reduction measure known in California as AB 32, which Schwarzenegger signed in 2006 despite intense opposition from the oil lobby. Now, as the state gears up to replace Schwarzenegger in November, the industry has launched another attack on the plan, this time through a ballot measure. The California Jobs Initiative, the group behind Prop. 23, is funded largely by Texas oil companies Valero and Tesoro. When the initiative made the ballot in June, its supporters had already raised about $3 million, and it was expected to attract as much as $150 million by the November election. http://www.grist.org/article/2010-07-09-the-climate-wars-western-front/

The California Teamsters, one of the state's most powerful unions, has voted to oppose a proposed ballot initiative to delay enforcement of the state's Global Warming Solutions Act, the nation's toughest law to control greenhouse gas emissions. The Teamsters, with more than 250,000 members in California, is the first major union to officially oppose the measure, which is backed by a group of oil companies, Republican legislators and conservative activists. The group is gathering signatures to place the initiative on the November ballot. http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/scimedemail/la-me-trucks-20100424,0,737058.story

2009

Spanky Panky update: Heidi DeJong Barsuglia Denies Mike Duvall Affair: Energy Lobbyist Reinstated After Recorded Sex Talk. Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/02/heidi-dejong-barsuglia-de_n_343013.html

A tax train wreck. Sacramento must stop its habit of raiding dedicated funds to balance the budget. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-transit2-2009oct02,0,1309770.story

What governor - once an actor, then a Terminator, married to a major women's leader - has the chutzpah to wipe out 100 percent of the domestic violence budget of California, the biggest state in the country, with a single grope of his veto pen? What same governor does this as the state economy is plummeting and violence is escalating? When the STAND Hotline, that serves Contra Costa County, fielded more than 12,500 calls for help in the first seven months of 2009, triple the number in a normal year (if violence is ever normal)? In a state where over the past six months at least five men, desperate from losing their jobs, have murdered their families and themselves? What other governor is willing to sacrifice the lives of his constituent daughters and mothers in order to protect oil corporations from paying taxes on their multi-billion-dollar profits - fair taxes that could easily fund these same programs? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eve-ensler/the-terminator-is-back_b_263493.html

Putting California back together. The state's Constitution needs a rewrite -- and the federal Constitution should be the model. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-karako26-2009jul26,0,757702.story

How did California get into this mess? There's plenty of blame to go around in the budget crisis. Fingers can be pointed at Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Democrats, Republicans -- and you and me. By John Vasconcellos. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-vasconcellos10-2009jul10,0,646349.story

The root of this bipartisan intransigence is a redistricting process that elects only the most conservative of Republicans and the most liberal of Democrats to the Assembly and state Senate. Of the 120 legislators in the state Capitol, only a handful were elected in legitimately competitive races. The rest ran in districts drawn to be safe for members of one party or the other, which means that most legislators are understandably much more concerned about the prospect of losing a primary campaign to an even more ideologically intense member of their own party than about being defeated in a general election. The result is a Legislature far more attuned to the needs of its most extreme and vocal members, with precious little incentive to put aside partisanship under all but the most unusual circumstances. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-schnur22-2009may22,0,5971993.story

2007 - 2008

Schwarzenegger refusing to sign bills. Frustrated with the Legislature's failure to pass a budget, the governor says he also will veto any bills already on his desk until lawmakers approve a spending plan. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-arnold7-2008aug07,0,6501790.story

Governor sees job approval tumble. State's budget problems are a significant factor. Amid growing state budget problems, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's roller-coaster job approval ratings have again plummeted, from 60 percent in December to 41 percent late last month, according to a new Field Poll. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080603/news_1n3field.html

Gov. finds himself in a bigger budget bind. Many of the spending options Schwarzenegger used to have are no longer available. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-crisis24nov24,1,5717764.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Governor

PHIL ANGELIDES, Democrat

Occupation: California treasurer

Age: 53

Hometown: Sacramento

Residence: Sacramento

Education: Bachelor's degree, Harvard University

Political/government career: California treasurer, 1999-present; chairman, California Democratic Party, 1991-93; chief of staff to Assembly majority leader, 1980-83; consultant, Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee, 1979-80; head of Division of Research and Policy Development, state Department of Housing and Community Development, 1975-78.

Professional career: president, River West Investments, 1986-98; chief executive officer, AKT Development, 1984-86.

Family: Wife, Julie; three daughters

Web site: www.angelides.com/

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Republican

Occupation: California governor

Age: 59

Hometown: Thal, Austria

Residence: Brentwood

Education: Bachelor's degree, University of Wisconsin-Superior

Political/government career: California governor, 2003-present; chairman, President's Council on Physical Fitness, 1990-92.

Professional career: Bodybuilder; actor.

Family: Wife, Maria Shriver; four children

Web site: www.joinarnold.com

Little risk to Schwarzenegger of blackouts, thanks to Gray Davis

Despite a midsummer heat wave that has pushed energy use to an all-time high this week, experts say Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger probably does not have to fear the blackouts that ended former Gov. Gray Davis' political career. And he has Davis to thank for that.

The long-term contracts Davis signed, at great political cost, guarantee plentiful energy for the next few years at what now look like good rates.

"In an interesting twist of fate, he's benefiting from the decisions that his predecessor suffered for," said Frank Wolak, a Stanford economist who specializes in energy. "The terrible contracts" Davis "signed at the height of the crisis are now quite reasonable."

Davis was recalled from office in 2003 and replaced by Schwarzenegger, in large part because of the energy crisis.

EDWARD NOONAN, American Independent Party

Occupation: Computer dealer

Age: 58

Hometown: Prescott, Ariz.

Residence: Marysville

Education: Attended California State University, Sacramento

Political/government career: Director, Area 4 American Independent Party; candidate, secretary of state; chairman, Yuba County American Independent Party.

Professional career: Owner, AFI Used Computers

Family: Wife, Patricia; two children

Platform: “Reduce immigration and stop all government subsidies to illegal aliens. No driver's licenses for illegals.

“Defend America's moral values. Keep God in the Pledge of Allegiance. Protect the life of the innocent unborn.

“Support high standards in education, including encouragement of private schools and home schooling.

“Stop the rape of consumers and taxpayers by the energy/utility monopolies. Defend Second Amendment rights.”

Web site: www.ednoonan4gov.org

ART OLIVIER, Libertarian Party

Occupation: Engineer

Age: 49

Hometown: Lynwood

Residence: Bellflower

Education: Associate's degree, Cerritos College; certificate, advanced computer technology, University of California Irvine

Political/government career: Bellflower mayor, 1998-99; Member, Bellflower City Council, 1994-97; candidate, vice president.

Professional career: Self-employed engineer; engineer, McDonnell-Douglas, Boeing

Family: Wife, Joyce; four children

Platform: “The governor is encouraging illegal immigration by declaring that illegal immigrants have rights to health care, schooling and so on.

“Taxes are too high because government is too big. Big government is inefficient, corrupt and very expensive and our current governor wants to make it bigger. To reduce taxes, spending must decrease. To do otherwise is irresponsible and just puts the burden of today's big government on future taxpayers.

“The California Legislature has put the largest public works bond package in history on the November ballot. The bonds are unnecessary and will burden the state with massive debt.

“One of the simplest education reforms is choice. Parents should be allowed to send their children to any school they want and funding should follow that child. Compulsory education needs to be re-addressed.”

Web site: www.electArt.com

JANICE JORDAN, Peace and Freedom Party

Occupation: Treatment program manager

Age: 42

Hometown: Ojai

Residence: San Diego

Education: Bachelor's degree, San Diego State University

Political/government career: Member, San Diego County Peace and Freedom Central Committee

Professional career: Treatment program manager, National Crossroads

Family: Single, one child

Platform: “The impact of deregulation has disproportionately affected working-class families and small businesses and most consumers now realize the importance of government regulation of utility services. I support state-owned and regulated utility services.

“I support the legalization of marijuana and the decriminalization of drugs and respect the work of community groups such as Shelter from the Storm and NORML. Drug and alcohol addictions are diseases and should be treated with rehabilitation not incarceration.

“Racial profiling is a national epidemic. Independent agencies are needed to monitor the policies and practices of law enforcement officers.

“Every woman, child and man deserves full health and dental coverage. We are one of the richest countries in the world and the only industrialized nation that does not have universal health care.”

Web site: www.janicejordan.org

PETER CAMEJO, Green Party

Occupation: Financial adviser

Age: 66

Hometown: New York

Residence: Folsom

Education: Attended MIT, University of California Berkeley

Political/government career: Candidate for vice president, 2004; candidate for governor, 2003 and 2002; candidate for president, Socialist Workers Party, 1976

Professional career: Chairman and co-founder, Progressive Asset Management; founder, Ecological Trust for Merrill Lynch; president, RGE Inc.

Family: Wife, Morella; two children

Platform: “It is unacceptable that many people who work full-time are earning so little that they are still in poverty. Enact 'living wage' laws statewide. Fight for the rights of workers, unions and prevailing wage rules.

“End racial profiling by police and the criminal justice system. Enact a moratorium on the death penalty. End the mistreatment of undocumented residents. Legalize undocumented workers. Provide a driver's license for all immigrants.

“Promote increased use of alternative-fuel technology. Use state funds to clean up former industrial and commercial sites that are contaminated, unused or abandoned. Support a bond for clean air, parks and water conservation programs.

“To protect Californians from corporations that endanger our economy, health and safety, end the practice of being soft on corporate crime. Increase rehabilitation and training for people in trouble. Abolish California's three-strikes law.”

Web site: www.votecamejo.com

Lieutenant Governor

McClintock touts fiscal caution, land rights

State Sen. Tom McClintock is in the odd position of seeking a position that he once proposed eliminating.

McClintock, a Thousand Oaks Republican who has long been a stalwart of fiscal conservatism, told The Bee Capitol Bureau on Friday that he is running for lieutenant governor as a vehicle to drive public policy.

McClintock, a 20-year veteran of the Legislature, said both he and his opponent, Democratic Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi, would use the largely ceremonial office as a pulpit for expounding their ideas.

But while Garamendi would promote issues such as curbing global warming and improving schools, McClintock said he would advocate for property rights, decentralizing government and his signature issue, putting the brakes on state spending.

It would also be a platform, McClintock conceded, for running for governor in 2010.

"No one has any business running for lieutenant governor without the intention of becoming governor ...," he said. "It's disingenuous for anyone running for this office to say, 'Well, I don't intend to be governor. I just want to be the best lieutenant governor the state's ever had.' "

McClintock once proposed eliminating the office to save money, and still thinks the state could do without it.

But "while it exists," he said, "it can perform a far more important function than it has."

http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/24309.html http://www.camajorityreport.com/?p=767

Secretary of State

Debra Bowen, Democrat

Age: 50, Residence: Marina del Rey

Background: State senator, 1998-present; assemblywoman, 1992-98. Previously an attorney specializing in small-business startups, tax law, and environmental and land-use issues. Graduated from Michigan State University and has a law degree from the University of Virginia.

Bruce McPherson, Republican

Age: 62, Residence: Santa Cruz

Background: Appointed secretary of state in March 2005 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Democrat Kevin Shelley. Served in the state Senate before term limits forced him out in 2004. Assemblyman, elected in 1993 special election and served until 1996. Reporter and editor of his family-owned newspaper, the Santa Cruz Sentinel. Degree in journalism from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo.

CA State Senate

District 36

http://republican.sen.ca.gov/web/36/

http://www.markhanson4senate.com/

PROPOSITIONS

PROPOSITION 89

Sets up a system of public financing of political campaigns for state elective offices.
Candidates who collect the required number of $5 donations receive money from the state as long as they agree to forgo further private fundraising.
Candidates who instead receive private contributions would be subject to stringent donation limits.
Corporations prohibited from donating more than $10,000 to ballot proposition campaigns.
Raises corporation tax rate by 0.2 percent to pay for the system.

2003 Recall

As a state, too, we have ridden the wave: Californians who optimistically cast their lot with an untested movie star now resemble survivors on a reality show, trying to figure out which bugs to swallow in order to stay alive. California's -- and Schwarzenegger's -- flamboyant optimism has proved to be no match for hard reality. Just one measure: In October 2003, when Schwarzenegger was elected for the first time, unemployment in California stood at 6.9%. In November, the last month for which figures are available, joblessness stood at 12.3%. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-week10-2010jan10,0,7209931.story

why was gray davis recalled? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_gubernatorial_recall_election,_2003

http://www.recallgraydavis.com/FiveReasons.asp

Why the Bid to Recall Governor Gray Davis Is the Wrong Response to California's Budget Crisis. http://writ.news.findlaw.com/aronson/20030820.html

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