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Daniel Weintraub: Proposition 90 is the sleeper in this fall's lineup
Sacramento Bee ^
| 10/24/6
| Daniel Weintraub
Posted on 10/24/2006 3:25:41 PM PDT by SmithL
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posted on
10/24/2006 3:25:43 PM PDT
by
SmithL
To: SmithL
The more restrictions on government the better. I still have yet to see any negative to this proposition.
2
posted on
10/24/2006 3:29:27 PM PDT
by
rottndog
(WOOF!!!)
To: rottndog
It's the only proposition I'm voting "yes" on.
3
posted on
10/24/2006 3:32:11 PM PDT
by
hsalaw
To: SmithL
Here is a partial list of the politicians opposing Proposition 90 (call me crazy but I think I detect a pattern):
United States Senator Dianne Feinstein
United States Senator Barbara Boxer
Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui
State Treasurer Phil Angelides
Steve Westly, California State Controller
California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi
Assemblymember Lloyd Levine
Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor, City of Los Angeles
See Link
To: hsalaw
Prop 90 and voting for McClintock are the only reasons for me to vote at all this year.
Haven't seen any polling data on 90--I wonder how it is fairing?
5
posted on
10/24/2006 3:34:20 PM PDT
by
rottndog
(WOOF!!!)
To: rottndog
6
posted on
10/24/2006 3:38:44 PM PDT
by
Al Simmons
("I leave Japanese film in your hands." - Akira Kurosawa to Takeshi Kitano, 1998)
To: rottndog
I don't know how Prop. 90 is going, either. But with the rest of the ballot, I'm going to do my usual: vote "R" and "no."
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posted on
10/24/2006 3:40:01 PM PDT
by
hsalaw
To: vbmoneyspender
Boy, there's a real bunch. Anything they're against, I'm automatically for.
8
posted on
10/24/2006 3:40:59 PM PDT
by
hsalaw
To: SmithL
and if it later decided to sell the property, the original owner would have first call on buying it back for the price he originally paid for it.I'd hope.
If the left wing opposes it, let's wait until someone decides that Kelo enables taking property away from some minority owners and gentrifying the area for those evil rich white folks who can sure pay a lot more in property and sales taxes.
9
posted on
10/24/2006 3:41:12 PM PDT
by
RonF
To: SmithL; calcowgirl; SierraWasp
Sounds good to me. The more it ties the hands of government, the better. All levels of government have demonstrated they cannot be trusted. The key is less power.
I've yet to see even a scintilla of a reason to vote other than YES on Proposition 90.
Taxpayers will vote YES; the Tax Eaters will be opposed to anything that might yank them back from the trough.
10
posted on
10/24/2006 3:45:50 PM PDT
by
Czar
( StillFedUptotheTeeth@Washington)
To: SmithL
Sounds like something that's going to be blown to pieces on appeal (probably Jerry Brown's first job, when he's not fighting to keep his office...)
But I'll be voting yes...
11
posted on
10/24/2006 3:56:18 PM PDT
by
kingu
(No, I don't use sarcasm tags - it confuses people.)
To: Czar; DoughtyOne
The Machine is melting down over this proposition!
Saw this in my local paper yesterday (talking about Prop. 90 in Glendale...)
" This could greatly change the way cities, like Glendale, deal with affordable housing, Councilman Bob Yousefian said.
He cited the Americana at Brand as a prime example of what Proposition 90 would not allow if passed Nov. 7.
"If this law was in place, we could not [have done] the town center because we would not be able to purchase land from private owners, accumulate the land and give it to a developer to develop it," he said."
Well, yeah, Bob, that's EXACTLY THE POINT, you socialist nut!
Here's the link. Will go dead in about a week, though...
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/articles/2006/10/23/politics/gnp-prop9023.txt
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posted on
10/24/2006 4:20:00 PM PDT
by
absalom01
(The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
To: SmithL
It is a sweeping change in the state constitution that could potentially affect just about every new state or local government regulation adopted in the future. And Weintraub has a problem with that?
YES on 90 - YES for Freedom!
13
posted on
10/24/2006 4:34:04 PM PDT
by
calcowgirl
("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
To: absalom01; calcowgirl; SierraWasp; Amerigomag; NormsRevenge; Carry_Okie
There is a TV ad running constantly now that is anti-90, sponsored by the League of California Homeowners. According to the OC Register (8/12/06):
"Here is a list of the mostly left-wing and big-government groups that are funding a campaign to stop an initiative designed to stop eminent domain abuse.
California Police Chiefs Association
California Fire Chiefs Association
League of California Homeowners
California Small Business Association
League of Women Voters of California
California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
California State Council of Laborers
The Nature Conservancy
Small School Districts' Association
Transportation & Land Use Coalition
National Coalition of Hispanic Organizations
Los Angeles Metropolitan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
California School Boards Association
American Farmland Trust
California Housing Consortium
Consumers First
Coalition for Economic Survival
Natural Resources Defense Council
Sierra Club California
Defenders of Wildlife
Planning and Conservation League
League of California Cities
California State Association of Counties
Association of California Water Agencies
National Wildlife Federation
Quite a lineup...tax-eaters, every one of them.
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posted on
10/24/2006 4:38:42 PM PDT
by
Czar
( StillFedUptotheTeeth@Washington)
To: Czar
I'm assuming that "According to the OC Register (8/12/06):" took the place of a hyperlink (<a href="...>) to OCR article.
To: Czar
Here are the biggest contributors, and the grand total. I excluded any contributions from groups contributing less than $10,000 in total:
Contributor |
Contributions |
|
|
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SECURITIES ASSOCIATION- ISSUES PAC |
400,000 |
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES - NON PUBLIC FUNDS |
300,000 |
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CITIPAC |
290,000 |
FOREST CITY RESIDENTIAL WEST, INC. |
250,000 |
CALIFORNIA REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (NON-PUBLIC FUNDS) |
208,284 |
NO ON 90, CONSERVATIONISTS FOR TAXPAYER PROTECTION |
205,000 |
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES - NON PUBLIC FUNDS |
160,000 |
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS- ISSUES MOBILIZATION PAC |
100,000 |
CALIFORNIA NATIONS INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION SOVEREIGNTY PROTECTION FUND |
100,000 |
SEMPRA ENERGY |
100,000 |
WILLDAN GROUP, INC. |
50,000 |
BEST, BEST & KRIEGER, LLP |
25,000 |
KEYSER MARSTON ASSOCIATES, INC. |
25,000 |
MCDONOUGH HOLLAND & ALLEN PC |
25,000 |
ROBERTSON'S READY MIX, LTD. |
25,000 |
CALIFORNIA BUSINESS PROPERTIES ASSOC. ISSUES PAC |
20,000 |
OVERLAND PACIFIC & CUTLER, INC. |
20,000 |
RBC DAIN RAUSCHER |
20,000 |
STONE & YOUNGBERG, LLC |
20,000 |
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE, LLP, CALIFORNIA PAC |
12,000 |
JONES HALL, A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORP. |
10,000 |
MCLARLAND VASQUEZ EMSIEK & PARTNERS, INC. |
10,000 |
|
|
Grand Total |
2,502,387 |
16
posted on
10/24/2006 4:57:48 PM PDT
by
calcowgirl
("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
To: Czar
These are worse than tax eaters; they're takers of land, homes, farms, ranches, timberland, small businesses, whatever they can get for the price of a hired gun.
17
posted on
10/24/2006 5:01:59 PM PDT
by
Carry_Okie
(There are people in power who are truly evil.)
To: Carry_Okie
Look who shows up at the top of the list--the public bond brokers.
18
posted on
10/24/2006 5:08:36 PM PDT
by
calcowgirl
("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
To: Czar
19
posted on
10/24/2006 5:12:54 PM PDT
by
calcowgirl
("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
To: rottndog
Haven't seen any polling data on 90--I wonder how it is fairing? The only poll I have seen was sampled last month and showed 61.3 percent of likely California voters supported Proposition 90, 24.0 percent opposed and 14.7 percent were still undecided
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