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| Latest News from the LA Coalition | Archives |
Firefighters, Nurses and Teachers Dog Arnold at LA Fundraiser 8-22
8/24/05
Broad Coalition of Local Community, Labor Groups Vows to Fight Gov's Brazen Power Grab
6/13/05
| Governator and Special Election Coverage | Archives |
Gov., McClintock on Same Side This Time
10/19/05, LA Times
New Ad Directly Attacks the Gov.
10/19/05, LA Times
Taxpayer Group Asks Gov. to Return Donation
10/11/05, Sac BEE
McCain Joins Gov. to Push Ballot Measures
10/11/05, LA Times
9/28/05, LA Daily News Editorial
Governor Fires Up His Ad Campaign
9/22/05, Sac BEE
Failures, Gov. Tries to “Reform” Image
9/20/05, SJ Mercury News
Schwarzenegger Needs More Than GOP Can Give
September 19, 2005
Governor to Put His Money Down
9/16/05, Sac Bee
Timing of Gov.’s Bid a Sign of Deep Woes
9/16/05, LA Times
Damaged Gov. Hits Stump in Replay of Recall
9/13/05, LA Times
Governor is Preparing for Election Battle on TV
9/6/05, SacBEE
Poll Shows Nov. 8 Election Opposed
9/2/05, SacBEE
Governor Calling on Big Spenders
8/28/05, SacBEE
Schwarzenegger Preparing Fundraising Blitz for Election
8/26/05, Mercury News
Bill giving governor power to cancel Nov. 8 vote passes committee
8/26/05, SacBEE
8/25/05, LA Daily News
For. Gov., Poll is Unpleasant but Required Reading
8/25/05, LA Times
Poll Shows Voters Sour on Governor
8/25/05, LA Times
Poll Finds Little Support for Governor’s Key Reform Measures
8/25/05, Sacramento Bee
Gov.'s Donors Hide Behind Nonprofits
8/24/05, LA Times
FEC Allows Unlimited Fundraising Against Calif. Redistricting Plan
8/18/05, LA Times
Schwarzenegger Keeps Swinging – and Keeps Missing
8/18/05, Capitol Journal
Governor, Dems Negotiate as Special Election Deadline Looms
8/18/05, Sacramento Bee
Hundreds Protest Governor at SB Visit
8/18/05, San Bernardino County Sun
Once-Critical Governor to Launch Fundraising Tour
8/17/2005, LA Times
| Prop. 75 - Paycheck Deception Initiative | Archives |
Schwarzenegger's Anti-Union Strategy Bears Political Risk in Blue State
9/19/05, SacBEE
8/18/05, LA Time
Prop. 75 Could Weaken Clout of Unions
8/14/05, LA Times
Union Dues Measure Leads in Early Poll
6/23/05, Bee Capitol Bureau
The Governor's Reform Agenda: Is it Class Warfare?
5/25/05, Sacramento Bee
Empower' Initiative Hobbles Instead
5/5/05, LA Times
| Prop. 76 - Cuts School Funding Initiative | Archives |
10/19/05, Sac BEE
Support For Prop 76 Fades When Effects on Schools, Healthcare Cited
10/7/05, LA Times
Gov. Gets Rewrite of Prop 76 Language
7/28/2005, Sacramento Bee
Spending Cap Called Key to National Plan
7/25/2005, LA Times
Budget Good Will is Fleeting: Gov’s Call for Deal on Spending Initiative Resisted
7/7/05, Sacramento Bee
Spending Limit Flaw: Gov. Would Get Upper Hand
6/30/05, LA Times
Cities and Counties Balk at Plan for State Spending Cap
6/8/05, LA Times
6/8/05, Daily News
| Prop. 74 - Punishes New Teachers Act | Archives |
Teachers Boost Dues to Battle Gov.
6/12/05, LA Times
| Prop. 77 - Reapportionment Initiative | Archives |
Redistricting Does Need a Change, Just Not This One
9/19/05, LA Times
FEC Allows Unlimited Fundraising Against Calif. Redistricting Plan
8/18/05, LA Times
Redistricting Back on the Ballot
8/13/05, LA Times
7/26/2005, Sacramento Bee
Gov. Knew of Initiative’s Legal Defect Before Certification
7/15/05, Sacramento Bee
Ballot Measure Faces Legal Review
7/6/05, Sacramento Bee
Special Election Win Could Shift Power to GOP
6/15/05, Contra Costa Times
| BACKGROUND | Archives |
Governor Pumps
Up Lobby Group
Deepening his personal involvement in an industry that has business
pending at the Capitol, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger earlier this year
helped dietary supplement companies launch a lobbying group.
7/13/05, Bee Capitol Bureau
Hard Labor
The
traditional federal labor relations system is being crushed under the
weight of personnel reform.
7/12/05, GovExec.com
The
Terminator’s Solution: Hear No Evil, Click No Evil
Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger promised to take on California’s
problems but can’t even seem to deal with his own bad press.
Gov. Backs Down on Pension Overhaul
Thurs., Apr. 7, Gov. Schwarzenegger has temporarily backed off his plan to eliminate secure retirements for California's public employees.
Our Retirement: Secure or a Gamble?
A secure retirement is something for which we work all of our lives. Now, that security — and much more — are at stake if anti-worker politicians have their way this November.
Education Will Lose if Retirement Becomes the New Lottery
A successful educational system requires good teachers, adequate funding, and the respect and support of the public. The Schwarzenegger/Richman proposals threaten all three.
The Right's Attack on Public Pensions
CA Treasurer Phil Angelides warns the Gov.’s pension scheme is the first prong of a national attack on the pension funds that have stood up for corporate reform and the interests of ordinary families and investors hurt by the recent wave of corporate scandal.