Tag Archives: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Department of No Comment: Ex-Terminator’s Farewell: ‘Hasta La Vista, Baby’

Posted on January 3, 2011 by

COMMUTATION Esteban Nunez On October 4, 2008, Esteban Nunez and Ryan Jett fought with Luis Dos Santos and several others near San Diego State University. During the fight, Jett stabbed Santos to death with a knife. Nunez did not kill … Continue reading →

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Arnold to Austin: Drop Dead — Terminator Saves LA from CRA Destruction, Vetoes AB 2531

Posted on October 1, 2010 by

To the Members of the California State Assembly: I am returning Assembly Bill 2531 without my signature.Redevelopment funds are to be used solely for the purpose of eliminating blight in urban neighborhoods in California cities. This bill would authorize the … Continue reading →

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Beutner’s Folly: The CRA’s Unlimited Authority to Squander Tax Money Anywhere in LA on Anything

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

TAKE ACTION: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, State Capitol Building, Sacramento CA 95814 Phone: 916-445-2841 Fax: 916-558-3160 http://gov.ca.gov/interact#contact Please Arnold, veto Felipe Fuentes’ audacious bill AB 2531. Don’t join the conspiracy to destroy LA in order to save it. Don’t allow the … Continue reading →

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The Pension Deals That Ate LA, California — Must It Get Worse Before It Gets Better

Posted on April 22, 2010 by

Back in 1999 at the height of the dot-com with the state treasury overflowing with money, Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa joined in a bipartisan move to share the wealth of California. The beneficiaries were public employees and the vehicle for … Continue reading →

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Nothing to Celebrate — Origins of the California Budget Disaster

Posted on July 21, 2009 by

Why are these people laughing? On Sept 12, 2001, in the shadow of the Twin Towers terrorist attack, the California Senate approved a plan for legislative and congressional districts that disenfranchised every voter in the state who was not very … Continue reading →

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