http://venturacountydemocrats.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:56:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2010/04/another-day-another-violation-a-different-strickland/ http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2010/04/another-day-another-violation-a-different-strickland/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:05:39 +0000 Bruce Little http://venturacountydemocrats.com/?p=2018 http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2010/04/another-day-another-violation-a-different-strickland/feed/ 0 http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2010/02/poll-finds-strickland-viewed-negatively/ http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2010/02/poll-finds-strickland-viewed-negatively/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:14:58 +0000 VCDCC Admin http://venturacountydemocrats.com/?p=1739 http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2010/02/poll-finds-strickland-viewed-negatively/feed/ 0 http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2010/02/termed-out-assemblywoman-turns-carpetbagger/ http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2010/02/termed-out-assemblywoman-turns-carpetbagger/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:13:58 +0000 VCDCC Admin http://venturacountydemocrats.com/?p=1714 http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2010/02/termed-out-assemblywoman-turns-carpetbagger/feed/ 0 http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2010/01/county-gop-strickland-involved-in-attacks-on-parks/ http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2010/01/county-gop-strickland-involved-in-attacks-on-parks/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:14:25 +0000 VCDCC Admin http://venturacountydemocrats.com/?p=1647 http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2010/01/county-gop-strickland-involved-in-attacks-on-parks/feed/ 0 http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2009/11/raising-the-bar-for-county-treasurer/ http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2009/11/raising-the-bar-for-county-treasurer/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:02:29 +0000 VCDCC Admin http://venturacountydemocrats.com/?p=1514 http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2009/11/raising-the-bar-for-county-treasurer/feed/ 0 http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2009/06/tony-strickland-tobacco-companies/ http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2009/06/tony-strickland-tobacco-companies/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:05:11 +0000 Marie Lakin http://venturacountydemocrats.com/?p=1092 IN A MOVE THAT WILL SURPRISE absolutely nobody, State Sen. Tony Strickland (R-Moorpark) voted in committee last week against a proposal to tack a tax on cigarettes to raise about $1.2 billion annually for the state's ailing general fund. He also recently voted against two measures, SB 602 and SB 603, which would make it harder for minors to buy cigarettes.]]> http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2009/06/tony-strickland-tobacco-companies/feed/ 0 http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2009/06/democrat-challenges-strickland-budget/ http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2009/06/democrat-challenges-strickland-budget/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:07:52 +0000 Bruce Little http://venturacountydemocrats.com/?p=1081 http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2009/06/democrat-challenges-strickland-budget/feed/ 0 http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2009/04/our-new-green-statesenatorflunkshisfirsttest/ http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2009/04/our-new-green-statesenatorflunkshisfirsttest/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:59:30 +0000 VCDCC Admin http://venturacountydemocrats.com/?p=763 predictably failed to vote on renewable energy legislation on Tuesday, March 31. The bill, SB 14, would require investor-owned utilities to receive one-third of their power from renewable energy sources by 2020. These utilities are now required to purchase 20 percent of the energy they sell from renewable sources by next year. The current legislation, authored by Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) would revise the requirement to match one ordered by the governor in November. The 21-16 vote was mostly along party lines. While in the Assembly, Strickland did vote against SB 1078 in 2002, which set the current 20 percent renewable energy requirement for utilities. He also opposed most other environmentally friendly legislation. The senator, who justified his ballot designation by his partnership in a wave energy company formed around the same time he decided to run in a green-leaning district, apparently received little or no income from GreenWave Energy Solutions last year, according to a Form 700 document filed with the state. The form listed his chief source of income as his wife Audra Strickland's Assembly salary. He also received income from the sale of real estate. Now, to be fair, Strickland told Ventura County Star reporter Timm Herdt last year that he voted against the 2002 bill because he opposes government mandates. But this year he decided just not to vote at all. Dodging tricky votes and uncomfortable situations seems to run in the family. Tuesday's walk only serves to underscore the very disingenuous campaign he ran last fall. Voters would expect someone who claims such green credentials to support public policy which promotes renewable energy practices, especially when it has been mandated by our Republican governor. At least nobody can accuse him of helping out his own "business."]]> http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2009/04/our-new-green-statesenatorflunkshisfirsttest/feed/ 0 http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2009/04/our-new-green-statesenatorflunkshisfirsttest-2/ http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2009/04/our-new-green-statesenatorflunkshisfirsttest-2/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:59:30 +0000 VCDCC Admin http://venturacountydemocrats.com/?p=763 predictably failed to vote on renewable energy legislation on Tuesday, March 31. The bill, SB 14, would require investor-owned utilities to receive one-third of their power from renewable energy sources by 2020. These utilities are now required to purchase 20 percent of the energy they sell from renewable sources by next year. The current legislation, authored by Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) would revise the requirement to match one ordered by the governor in November. The 21-16 vote was mostly along party lines. While in the Assembly, Strickland did vote against SB 1078 in 2002, which set the current 20 percent renewable energy requirement for utilities. He also opposed most other environmentally friendly legislation. The senator, who justified his ballot designation by his partnership in a wave energy company formed around the same time he decided to run in a green-leaning district, apparently received little or no income from GreenWave Energy Solutions last year, according to a Form 700 document filed with the state. The form listed his chief source of income as his wife Audra Strickland's Assembly salary. He also received income from the sale of real estate. Now, to be fair, Strickland told Ventura County Star reporter Timm Herdt last year that he voted against the 2002 bill because he opposes government mandates. But this year he decided just not to vote at all. Dodging tricky votes and uncomfortable situations seems to run in the family. Tuesday's walk only serves to underscore the very disingenuous campaign he ran last fall. Voters would expect someone who claims such green credentials to support public policy which promotes renewable energy practices, especially when it has been mandated by our Republican governor. At least nobody can accuse him of helping out his own "business."]]> http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2009/04/our-new-green-statesenatorflunkshisfirsttest-2/feed/ 0 http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2008/12/eric-bauman-drops-bid-for-cdp-chair-announces-run-for-vice-chair/ http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2008/12/eric-bauman-drops-bid-for-cdp-chair-announces-run-for-vice-chair/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:22:38 +0000 1st Vice Chair David Atkins http://venturacountydemocrats.com/?p=286 http://venturacountydemocrats.com/2008/12/eric-bauman-drops-bid-for-cdp-chair-announces-run-for-vice-chair/feed/ 0