[Czar]

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.

[Amerigomag]

I'm assuming that "According to the OC Register (8/12/06):" took the place of a hyperlink (<a href="...>) to OCR article.

[calcowgirl]

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

[Carry_Okie]

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.

[calcowgirl]

The League of California Homeowners appears to be a group supporting Contractors, not Property owners.

http://www.homeowners.org/
http://www.homeowners.org/LCHO_gen_faq.php