From another earlier article:
http://www.calcoast.org/news/cpr0060122.html
Angelides calls himself a champion of "progressive values." As state treasurer, he has pushed public pension funds to dump tobacco stocks, invest in urban renewal projects and pressure corporations into cleaning up the environment. A close ally of labor, he also supports abortion rights, gay marriage, gun control and driver's licenses for illegal immigrants.
If he makes it into a general-election race, his call for increasing taxes could pose problems; Schwarzenegger has been steadfast in opposing higher taxes.
From February:
Teachers union backs Angelides for governor Treasurer says he'd raise taxes to fund education
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1571142/posts
Standing beside the head of the powerful California Teachers Association, Democratic state Treasurer Phil Angelides vowed Thursday to pump more money into education if he is elected governor, even if he has to raise taxes to do it.
While California ranks near the national average in per-pupil spending, that isn't good enough, said Angelides, who was in San Francisco to receive the endorsement of the 335,000-member teachers union.
The billions of dollars needed to pay for that boost in school spending will come from closing tax loopholes for big corporations, cracking down on tax scofflaws and boosting taxes on the richest Californians.
The state's wealthiest taxpayers already have received billions in tax breaks from the Bush administration, Angelides said.
"We can ask them to give some of that back," he said.
Though we all may not agree with Arnold 100% and for those who almost make a career ripping him apart, Angelides is your guy or any one else like him.
That is the choice, unless some folks want to truck in 4 or 5 million Republicans.
I will support Arnold.