Posted on 11/16/2004 9:34:07 PM PST by NormsRevenge
he fights for “fair districts” and the abolition of term limits have a new champion: the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.
Led by George Kieffer, the chamber announced Nov. 12 its support for the elimination of term limits and redistricting reform. Long active in California politics, the 116-year-old Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce is one of the largest business organizations in the state.
Although the chamber is not interested in starting petitions, Kieffer said the chamber would provide citizens information on its position to support any future referendum.
Kieffer, chairman of the chamber’s board of directors, presented the idea of amending the state’s policies during a Nov. 11 meeting. Members voted to accept Kieffer’s proposal and to develop a “broad-based” coalition of state citizens and California businesses to affect change.
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Kieffer said a current petition drive for fair districting by conservative Ted Costa could falter if the movement does not shed its partisan roots and gain “broad-based support buy groups and civic leaders.”
“As long as [Costa’s movement] keeps that image, it will have difficulty gaining traction,” he said.
Costa, a founder of the October 2003 gubernatorial recall, has the only active redistricting petition. Claiming he has 100,000 of the 600,000 signatures needed to force his initiative to a referendum, Costa said he would like to meet Kieffer to discuss combining their efforts.
“It’s up to all of us who want to change this [redistricting] to work together,” Costa said. “I’m glad he’s come forward and I’d like to meet him eyeball to eyeball to work together on the gerrymandering going on in this state.”
(Excerpt) Read more at sacunion.com ...
LA Chamber of Commerce .. How CA GOPish of you.
NEWSFlash! --- You're part of the damn problem, not the solution., imo.
"Because no matter what happens there will be Democrat majorities in the Assembly and in the Senate and even if the governor was elected God, he couldn't change that.'--Democratic Senate President Pro Tem John Burton
A bit on George Kieffer.. (btw, Why is the LA Chamber of Commerce headed by a lawyer 8-?)
http://66.218.71.225/search/cache?p=George+Kieffer&ei=UTF-8&cop=mss&toggle=1&u=www.jimhahn.com/news/r-2000-05-02.asp&w=george+kieffer&d=DAA02661B3&icp=1&.intl=us
MAY 02, 2000
Hahn for Mayor
HAHN NAMES GEORGE KIEFFER AS POLICY CHAIR FOR MAYORAL CAMPAIGN
Los Angeles - City Attorney Jim Hahn today announced the appointment of prominent attorney and civic leader George Kieffer as Policy Chair for his mayoral campaign. As Policy Chair Kieffer will direct and coordinate policy development for the campaign. Kieffer will also serve as a Vice-Chair of the campaign, assisting in the overall development of campaign strategy.
Kieffer was the Chairman of Hahn’s 1997 campaign for City Attorney, and was appointed by Hahn to the City of Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission. Kieffer served as Chairman of the commission which drafted and helped to pass the historic changes to the City’s 75-year old Charter. He was widely praised for his work and the credibility he developed with a wide range of constituencies.
partisan roots=grass roots
I support an end to gerrymandering but if the price is shedding term limits, its too high - I'll keep the status quo.
North County TimesPolitical File: Redistricting process marked for change
Momentum appears to be building for a proposal from a Los Angeles-based attorney who wants to take control of redistricting away from the Legislature in an effort to make state and federal races more competitive. George Kieffer, chairman of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and legal eagle for California first lady Maria Shriver, is moving ahead with a campaign to have someone other than state lawmakers be in charge of drawing up legislative districts.
The chamber endorsed the proposal Thursday.
There you are. :-)
Thanks.
Just another piece of the jigsaw puzzle, eh?
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