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SacramentoTHE MEDIA and political establishment in California hasn't learned a thing in 25 years. In 1978, the Los Angeles Times editorialized sternly against the fiscal drain and "chaotic effects" of Proposition 13, the referendum that cut property taxes deeply and touched off an anti-tax wave across the country. Now, faced with a referendum to toss Democratic governor Gray Davis out of office, the newspaper is warning against the "deeper fiscal hole and the partisan political chaos" that may result. A quarter century ago, the San Francisco Chronicle declared Proposition 13 "a revolutionary threat, a total threat, to the stability of...

Libertarians & American Indepedents Join Republicans and Others in Recall Gray Davis Effort FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Teri Smith O’Rourke February 19, 2003 E-Mail Contact Here Kaloogian Working With Leaders From Across the Political Spectrum to Qualify Recall Gray Davis Effort (SACRAMENTO) – The Chairman of the Recall Gray Davis Committee, The Honorable Howard Kaloogian (California State Assemblymember 1994 – 2000), announced today that the Libertarian Party of California has officially endorsed the recall of Governor Gray Davis. The endorsement occurred at their state convention this past weekend. Also endorsing this effort are local chapters of the American Independent Party...

LOS ANGELES — Since narrowly defeating Republican businessman Bill Simon last November to win a second term in office, California Gov. Gray Davis has run into burgeoning budget problems and sinking approval ratings. And now, some want the struggling governor out of office, spurring talk of a recall that could go beyond partisan politics. "He's not a well-liked person in this state by just about anybody either politically or personally," said Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters. In fact, Davis' approval ratings are hovering under 30 percent. Many blame his perceived bungling of the state's energy crisis and mismanagement of the...

FREEPERS YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED! FREEP The Tom Sullivan Show - No Matter Where You Are From Please call (916) - 924-3901 Also send emails to kfbknews@clearchannel.com - CLICK HERE Please FREEPERS - Help this longtime Free Republic member set things straight with a very important member of the press about the Gray Davis recall effort and the recall site www.RecallGrayDavis.com A group I joined early on that was organizing the Recall Gray Davis effort got misidentified this week by a conservative Radio Talk Show host in Sacramento this week causing confusion and threatening to impede success in the...