Undecided: Gloria Allred’s electoral Groundhog day
Allred’s Herman Cain sexual harassment press conference is reminiscent of her September 2010 press conference outing Meg Whitman’s illegal immigrant nanny. It’s September 29, 2010 and Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown are in the middle of a heated face-off for the Golden State Governorship. Following one unspontaneous debate at UC Davis, Whitman is needing to … Read more
Briefing Room: Cold November Action
DOUBLE ISSUE: Valley credit unions seize on “Bank Transfer Day,” Beware colder November temps, Occupy Fresno continues without permit, 6000 people to compete in Two Cities marathon on Sunday + Three weekend events for your calendar.
YouTube Primary: Romney ad links Perry to Jerry Brown
As if Rick Perry’s drunken stupor in Manchester could be any worse, Romney for America released its latest advertisement in the new CareerPolitician.com series that links Perry’s more leftist moves to incumbent California Governor Jerry Brown, includng in-state tuition for illegal immigrants, disapproval of E-Verify and other issues: See other 2012 election videos at Undecided … Read more
Briefing Room: Shut Up, Speed Up, Open Up, and Change Up
The Latest from the Interwebs LEADING OFF: JERRY BROWN UNVEILS PENSION REFORM, LABOR UNIONS BALK AT PROSPECTS Gov. Jerry Brown released his 12-point pension reform plan on Thursday, signaling the latest move in his agenda. Labor unions have made it very clear that they’re at odds with the Governor they helped elect just a year … Read more
What happened, Jerry?
Gov. Jerry Brown’s new public employee pension plan looks pretty similar. So similar, in fact, that his rival wrote an op-ed in 2010 with a number of proposals that Brown has adopted, to the detriment of public employee unions that backed him in the 2010 race.
Briefing Room: Externalities
The Latest from the Interwebs FROM THE TICKET 2012: Jerry Brown’s budget strategy isn’t working out Jerry Brown is in between a rock and a hard place in his budget negotiations. He can either cut more or unilaterally extend taxes to Californians, either choice puts a block of voters on the line for 2012 and … Read more
The Record: Westerlund to challenge Swearengin in 2012 Mayors race
Insiders claim Larry Westerlund is on his way to challenging Mayor Ashley Swearengin for the Mayorship. Insiders close to Fresno City Councilmember Larry Westerlund have confirmed that the Councilmember representing Fresno’s Fourth Council District will be seeking the Mayorship of Fresno against incumbent Ashley Swearengin. Westerlund, who represents eastern Fresno, has already approached one run … Read more
THE DROUGHT IS OVER!
UPDATE (3/30): Gov. Jerry Brown has declared an end of the nearly three-year drought in California. ORIGINAL (3/29): Well, it will be over. Tomorrow. Nearly three years after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared California in a state of drought, returning Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to declare an end to the drought after large winter storms … Read more
Dyergate: And the Lawsuits keep on a comin’
Another lawsuit filed by two Deputy Chiefs of the Fresno PD put Dyer on the defensive in a hostile work environment case. An oriental ringtone for Fresno City Council member Blong Xiong? In the words of Mike Oz: “Say it ain’t so Jerry!” According to a lawsuit filed by Deputy Chiefs Robert Nevarez and Sharon … Read more
