Thoughts on the Penn State Pedophile Scandal
By Ralph E. Stone November 13, 2011 I am an indifferent viewer of sports. If another activity such as a movie, a concert, the theater, or a social activity beckons,…
Time for Super Committee to Bite the Bullet
The special committee must report a bill with its recommendations by November 23, 2011. The recommendations would then have to be voted on by the full House and Senate under…
Secretary of State Dispatches Election Observers
to San Francisco
The decision appears to have been made in response to calls for election oversight following multiple reports of alleged ballot tampering in October by an independent group supporting interim mayor…
Adachi Accuses Lee of “Knowingly”
Breaking Campaign Election Law
According to an ethics complaint filed today, the Ed Lee campaign distributed two sets of illegal door-hangers over the weekend. The door-hangers, which were paid for by the Ed Lee…
Chiu Campaign HQ Ransacked
In addition to thousands of dollars worth of equipment stolen from the office located at 1800 Van Ness Ave, the thieves refiled through confidential campaign materials.
Moritz, Hume, Hellman, Conway
Top List of 2011 Individual Campaign Contributors
Table 1 includes all groups that have conducted independent spending (sometimes called “soft money” or “third party expenditures”) supporting or opposing candidates or measures. Table 2 includes all the committees…
Healthy Lifestyle Changes – Not Everyone Supports It
Now how often have we seen both parties agree on anything? Yet Democrats supported it as preventative care and Republicans liked its low cost. It was killed in committee, however,…