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Missing: Your Child’s Teacher

Apr 2, 2011 No Comments ›› VCDCC Admin

Thanks to Republicans in the state legislature who shut down budget negotiations with a last-minute ransom list of 53 demands - including ideas which will worsen the situation by $4 billion - schools across California may have no choice but to start massive layoffs of teachers. This doesn’t have to happen. Revenues already in place could've saved these ...

Let the People Vote

Mar 22, 2011 No Comments ›› VCDCC Admin

Baloney, Tony. Let the people vote.

GOP Lawmakers Baffled over Strickland’s “Taxpayers Caucus”

Mar 17, 2011 No Comments ›› Bruce Little

There's been a lot of speculation around the Capitol over exactly what motivated the 30 Republican lawmakers to form a new "taxpayers caucus" last month led by state Senator Tony Strickland (R - Moorpark). The group is dedicated to fighting Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to put taxes on a June ballot unless there's an accompanying ...

Stand up now to power plays by GOP legislators – Demand a vote

Mar 15, 2011 No Comments ›› VCDCC Admin

This week the legislature is poised to make critical decisions which will affect the very fiber of the state's ability to educate our children and provide critical and life-saving services. Without extensions of current revenues, the state's deficit will need to be closed with an additional $13.5 billion in cuts, ...

Tony Strickland’s blatant power grab

Mar 11, 2011 No Comments ›› VCDCC Admin

From the Sacramento Bee: "...The Taxpayers Caucus is the brainchild of Sen. Tony Strickland, a Ventura County Republican. Strickland and the 29 other Republican legislators who joined the caucus vow that they won't vote to place Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to extend or raise about $11 billion in taxes unless Brown agrees to place a competing ...

Billions more in education cuts? How much more can our children endure?

Mar 2, 2011 No Comments ›› Marie Lakin

Experts have estimated that without current revenues which could be extended by the voters in June, California’s schools stand to lose between $300 and $1,000 per pupil, depending on various budget scenarios. Already state and local funding for schools has been cut by more than $18 billion in the past few ...

Another Day, Another Violation, a Different Strickland

Apr 1, 2010 No Comments ›› Bruce Little

Yesterday we reported that Tony Strickland will pay a $3,000 fine for violation of state campaign law. Today we hear that Audra Strickland, soon to be ex-assemblywoman, appears to be in violation of the city ordinance prohibiting campaign signs earlier than 45 days prior to an election [TOMC 9-4.2304(d)]. Yesterday an Audra Strickland for Supervisor ...

Strickland to be Fined for Violating State Campaign Law

Mar 31, 2010 No Comments ›› Bruce Little

Republican Tony Strickland will be fined $3,000 for violating state campaign law. The fine stems from a negative attack mailer against then-opponent Hannah-Beth Jackson in 2008. Strickland, a career politician, failed to disclose the source of the mailer. According to the state Fair Political Practices Commission, Strickland should have known better stating the omission was, ...

Meg Whitman Caught in Lie

Mar 18, 2010 No Comments ›› Bruce Little

On Tuesday, Meg Whitman issued MEG 2010: Building a New California, and she laid it on the line about taxes: "We simply cannot afford a big, across-the-board tax cut that would irresponsibly grow the state's already over-sized debt level and drop our bond rating to junk status." Instead, we should totally eliminate the state tax ...

Is Meg Whitman Out Of Her Mind?

Mar 6, 2010 No Comments ›› Bruce Little

“Because we all love California too much to let it fail.” Something Meg Whitman likes to say every few minutes on TV. She spends her millions trying to convince Californians to trust her better judgment and believe that she can bridge the divide. Then she goes and taps Moorpark’s own Tony Strickland to run for ...