Comments on: FPPC shuns investigation of CA legislators’ Cuba trip

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:31:33 +0000

So is it my imagination, or is Darius Anderson just completely ignoring any or all of the Laws, Embargoes and Sanctions that pertain to Cuba. Darius Anderson is basically “shoving” Cuba in the face of America, with the city of Sonoma being his operations center.

Where is the justice.

By: Ralph Hutchinson

Ralph Hutchinson — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:03:59 +0000

Thank you for your investigative reporting.

Remember Darius has Gov Brown and lots of these Assemblymen in his pocket already from previous conflicted relationships, parties, in wine country, direct campaign investments or indirect benefits.

My guess is the Federal Government may have interest in this matter from the IRS perspective for use of Darius Anderson’s non-profit, and State Dept or OFAC for use of his permit to travel.

Did you know Darius was soliciting vacation trips through Sonoma Museum of Art? Didn’t seem to me to meet the spirit of the permits and US Policies. He has an itinerary on the website perhaps its the same as the one the Assemblymen were “ordered to shred immediately upon return?”

By: Travel choices

Travel choices — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:34:20 +0000

Why don’t state legislators want to travel to Mexico and Canada, California’s two biggest trading partners?

By: Bill - San Jose

Bill - San Jose — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:52:43 +0000

One more reason why we need to ask all persons to leave the capitol building and board it up or burn it down.

The corruption in that hayseed town rivals NYC with less oversight by the same press that wants to pursue funding groups outside the state for propositions here as long as they are conservative in nature.

By: us citizen

us citizen — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:31:01 +0000

Since no one seems to want to fess up to anything, there must be something fishy going on, otherwise why the defensive posturing?

By: Hondo

Hondo — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:00:57 +0000

Like I said before, as long as the whole lot of them STAY THERE, and never come back, I would have no problem with the govt paying for the trip. Hell, I’ll chip in for those one way plane tickets.
Hondo…

By: Kudos to Hrabe, Grimes, and www.CalWatchdog.com

Kudos to Hrabe, Grimes, and www.CalWatchdog.com — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:52:09 +0000

Thank you to John Hrabe, Katy Grimes, and CalWatchdog for daring to offend the state’s political establishment by exposing this trip to Cuba with a big shot lobbyist.

That’s right, you’ll probably get no traction on this story, and people at and around the capitol will hate you.

If I were a California state legislator, I would accept the trip and bring a suitcase full of pocket US Constitutions to hand out to all those wonderful people in Cuba.

I guess that’s why I’ll never be a California state legislator!