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Get Covered California!!
Posted on September 18, 2010 | No CommentsThanks to President Obama and Congressional Democrats, starting September 23, 2010, for the first time those between 18-25 years old will be able to get health insurance through their parents health plans, regardless of whether they are in school or not. This is huge! As... -
Is the Party Over??
Posted on June 9, 2010 | No CommentsIf politics was a bar (lets be honest, we are all drinking) then Prop 14 would be the equivalent of the bartender yelling “last call!” Prop 14 establishes an open primary in California. Essentially, it will be like having two general elections. The first general... -
Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous Pt. 2
Posted on May 12, 2010 | No CommentsThree weeks ago, i wrote a post about how there is a lot of money floating around this election season with candidates writing donations checks to their own campaigns. Chris Kelly, a Democrat seeking the attorney general nomination is at $10 million. Republican Steve Poizner... -
Chris Kelly Padding the Resume
Posted on May 11, 2010 | No CommentsThere is a candidate for statewide office here in California who has exaggerated their credentials, taken credit where credit is not due and poured millions of their own money into their campaign coffers. If you guessed Meg Whitman you would be wrong. It’s Democrat Chris Kelly who... -
EBYD Endorsements!
Posted on April 2, 2010 | No Comments————————————————————————————————————————————————- EBYD endorses the following candidates and issues for the June 2010 ballot: Propositions Prop 14 - OPPOSE Prop 15 - SUPPORT Prop 16 - OPPOSE Prop 17 - OPPOSE Local Candidates (Read Completed Candidate Questionnaires Submitted Before Meeting) Alameda County Supervisor, District 3 - No Position Alameda County Superior Court... -
California Awarded $2.35 Billion for High Speed Rail!
Posted on January 28, 2010 | No CommentsThe White House announced yesterday that California would recieve $2.35 billion for for rail related projects. Specifically, $2.25 billion for high speed rail construction, wich included $400 million reserved for construction of the SF Transbay Terminal Station, and $1 billion for Amtrak corridor improvements including: Capitol... -
Video from 60-Minutes on the water crisis in CA
Posted on December 30, 2009 | No CommentsCalifornia is suffering from a severe drought and with environmentalists clashing with farmers, the heated battles are only making water evaporate faster. How do we balance between our growing population and large agriculture economy and the need to preserve and protect our environment. This 12-minute... -
The death penalty is killing California’s budget
Posted on June 25, 2009 | No CommentsBy Shayna M. Gelender, Field Organizer, ACLU of Northern California For more than three years, California has had no executions. Now, the Governor and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) are considering new guidelines for how to restart executions, killing people by lethal...