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Katy Grimes: From City of Sacramento races, to the state of Ohio Governor’s race, election predictions appear to be coming true, and not. In other words, election results are all over the place. And the ballot initiatives in California are
Read MoreLockyer And Lockyer Winning Big
Anthony Pignataro: 9:50 p.m. — Looks like Democrat Bill Lockyer is cruising to reelection as state Treasurer (the latest numbers from the state Secretary of State’s office show him leading Republican Mimi Walters 52% to 41%. That’s getting a lot
Read MoreJerryfornia: California in orbit
John Seiler: “To the moon, California!” shouted California voters today, doing an imitation of Jackie Gleason playing Ralph Kramden on the old “Honeymooners” TV show. “Bang! Zoom!” Once again the state is launching into orbit with Captain Moonbeam. We’ve been
Read MoreSecretary of State's Website Crashes
Anthony Pignataro: 8:32 p.m. — The California Secretary of State’s office is a quiet place right now, mostly because the official election returns website has crashed. Those numbers that are appearing in the media seem to be coming directly from
Read MoreWestfield Is A Small Business?!
Anthony Pignataro: In addition to voting today, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger also asked the U.S. Small Business Administration to declare Placer County a “disaster area.” His reason: the Oct. 21 fire that damaged the Westfield Galleria in Roseville. “[T]here will be
Read MoreAAA Double Wrong on Propositions
John Seiler: Today I got in the mail the Automobile Club of Southern California’s ballot recommendations, limited to four of them. I’ve belonged to AAA for 25 years, and have gotten their insurance for 23. CEO Thomas V. McKernan writes:
Read MoreVoter Fraud Election Protection
Katy Grimes: Election Protection, the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection group, is preparing for an eventful election day tomorrow. In a press release sent out today, Election Protection stated that it found that during the 2008 election, “many eligible voters
Read MoreWorst Campaign Ever
Katy Grimes: ( read below for an UPDATE) I received a link to a hilarious website today called the “Worst Campaign In History,” done by John and Ken of KFI radio in Southern California. The webpage lists many of the
Read MoreCampus Political Rally
Katy Grimes: A California State University college faculty association has organized a rally for today, encouraging urging students to vote YES on Propositions 24 and 25, and for Jerry Brown. The rally was organized by the California Faculty Association at CSU
Read MoreTax Officials Lecture About Civility
Steven Greenhut: I’m all for civility, politeness and respect, mind you, but I had to laugh at this civility reminder published by California’s Board of Equalization as part of its newsletter about tobacco and cigarette taxes: CIVIL BEHAVIOR IN TRYING
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