Assembly Candidate Susan Jordan Earns Support of Key Law Enforcement Leaders
Sep 24, 2009 No Comments ›› Sandra KinslerThe Ventura County Deputy Sheriffs' Association and Oxnard Police Chief John Crombach have endorsed Susan Jordan for the 35th District State Assembly race in 2010. “Susan is honest, direct and a great communicator. Her record pushing Sacramento to make the tough decisions for the right reasons demonstrates that she is the best candidate, hands down. ...
Continue ReadingIncrease the Tobacco Tax: A No-Brainer
Jun 24, 2009 No Comments ›› Bruce LittleIn California, smoking related costs total more than $15 billion each year. Nationwide, smoking-caused health care costs total $10.28 per pack sold in the U.S. Shouldn’t smokers pay for the resulting cost to society? Cigarette taxes could not only ease the enormous economic burden to existing public health programs that treat tobacco related illnesses, but with ...
Continue ReadingVillaraigosa Bows Out of California Governor’s Race
Jun 22, 2009 No Comments ›› Bruce LittleLos Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced on national television today he would not be running for California governor in 2010 after flirting with a bid for higher office for months. Elected to a second, four-year term in March, the mayor told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that he wanted to devote his full attention to Los Angeles, which ...
Continue ReadingBrown Inches Closer to CA Governor’s Race
Jun 16, 2009 No Comments ›› Bruce LittleState Attorney General Jerry Brown, the former two term governor, all but announced his candidacy for governor today with a fund raising appeal sent to his supporters. The email included what will likely be his theme. "This state is desperately in need of creativity and new ideas. The state also needs...the know-how and experience to ...
Continue ReadingLocal Democrat Challenges Assemblywoman Strickland on Budget Solution
Jun 16, 2009 No Comments ›› Bruce LittleThe following letter to the Ventura County Star is in response to an opinion column by Assemblywoman Audra Strickland from June 14, 2009. Once again Assemblywoman Audra Strickland wastes three columns of print on the Opinion page of the Sunday Star. She calls for the legislative leadership to reform and streamline the budget process, ...
Continue ReadingMessage from CDP Chairman John Burton About Budget Choices
Jun 15, 2009 No Comments ›› Sandra KinslerDear Democrat, In the coming weeks, our state legislators will face stark choices about our state budget – choices that will touch the lives of nearly all Californians. If our legislators do as Governor Schwarzenegger asks, California will slash billions from public schools and community colleges, eliminate health care for nearly two million people (half of them ...
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