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2013/05/23 06:53
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Californians have experienced firsthand the flood of secret money. Remember the $11 million that the shadowy Americans for Job Security helped funnel into California via Arizona and Virginia in the...
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2013/05/21 23:30
2013/05/21 23:30
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A U.S. cellphone company owned by Carlos Slim has asked Californian authorities to investigate the funding behind protests against the Mexican tycoon by lobby group Two Countries, One Voice. The...
2013/05/21 13:53
2013/05/21 13:53
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Slim's Miami-based subsidiary, TracFone Wireless Inc., on Monday filed a complaint with California's political watchdog agency against an organization called Two Countries One Voice. The group has...
2013/05/20 10:29
2013/05/20 10:29
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Kudos to Santa Rosa's elected leaders for listing the annexation of Roseland — and those other unincorporated “islands” — among their priorities for the next two years. In a Feb. 13 editorial...
2013/05/19 07:59
2013/05/19 07:59
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JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Should the IRS grant tax- exempt status to nonprofit corporations that participate in political campaigns? Add your comment below. To write a letter, go to...
2013/05/18 05:18
2013/05/18 05:18
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... decision we make is a decision about the budget," he said. -- Kurtis Alexander Television ads, mailers spice Measure G battle Backers of the Measure G ballot measure, which seeks Fresno...
2013/05/17 15:29
2013/05/17 15:29
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As expected, the state's Fair Political Practices Commission voted 4-0 to approve a $6,500 fine for former department director Marc Richardson and a $3,000 fine for former parks development manager...
2013/05/17 08:06
2013/05/17 08:06
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How does one get gifts of hot tickets, chocolates, flowers or other niceties? Being a member of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors can help. That's according to new statements of economic...
2013/05/16 21:57
2013/05/16 21:57
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In Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors debate over the personal use of furniture, some supervisors took up hours for their own personal use. Apparently when Attorney General Kamala Harris stepped down...
2013/05/16 04:29
2013/05/16 04:29
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... A new Sonoma organization describing itself as a broad citizens group opposed to a voter initiative to cap hotel development is getting its seed money from the developer whose controversial project...
2013/05/16 02:29
2013/05/16 02:29
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... The mayor of Santa Rosa has called for a financial audit of the city's Parks and Recreation Department in the wake of what he called “disquieting” revelations about the department's...
2013/05/15 11:04
2013/05/15 11:04
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It's strange how "scandal" gets defined these days in Washington. At the moment, everyone is screaming about the "scandal" of the Internal Revenue Service scrutinizing conservative nonprofits before...
2013/05/14 07:18
2013/05/14 07:18
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And that's exactly what Clark said he plans to do. "I've pursued a contract with the Fresno County Republican Party for several years," he said. "I believe I've seen enough party operations to help...
2013/05/14 02:29
2013/05/14 02:29
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EDITOR: As a Santa Rosa voter and taxpayer of more than 20 years, I have grown weary of the flip and pompous remarks made by Mayor Scott Bartley. The most recent incidences were in the story about two...
2013/05/11 12:49
2013/05/11 12:49
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Alvarado camp cries foul over Chavez mailers with union connection Santa Clara County Supervisor District 2 candidate Cindy Chavez, whose chief rival is Teresa Alvarado, has been flooding mailboxes...
2013/05/11 08:29
2013/05/11 08:29
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... Two former top officials in the Santa Rosa Recreation and Parks Department face fines for failing to report thousands of dollars in free gifts from the operator of the Bennett Valley Golf...
2013/05/10 03:15
2013/05/10 03:15
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According to financial statements filed by the six candidates, Willie Rivera, 22, the youngest candidate in the race, has raised nearly $62,000. Coming in at a distant second in building a campaign...
2013/05/09 03:27
2013/05/09 03:27
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The former chief of staff to Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty is suing his former boss, claiming he was pushed out of his job illegally. The aide, Chris Gray, accused Haggerty in a lawsuit...
2013/05/09 00:57
2013/05/09 00:57
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More than six months after the November election, two major California political interest groups are revealing the joint role they played in ousting Assemblyman Michael Allen and another incumbent...
2013/05/08 23:22
2013/05/08 23:22
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Steve Glazer's fight with Democrats might be a footnote to the 2012 election, except for what it shows about the dominant party in California and the new political order of the top-two...