April 2010 Archives

Folks with a keen interest in the race for state superintendent for public instruction, and with a free Friday night should check out what will likely be a lively debate between the candidates.

The debate will actually take place Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Sacramento Convention Center. However, it will be taped and broadcast at 7 p.m. that night on the California Channel.

Sen. Gloria Romero and Assemblyman Tom Torlakson will face off in the debate, and controversial education reforms backed by President Barack Obama are likely to take center stage. Romero is for them; Torlakson is not.

Former school superintendent Larry Aceves and teacher Diane Lenning will also participate in the debate.

If you don't catch the Friday night showing, visit www.calchannel.com for a rebroadcast schedule.

In the race to spend personal money on gubernatorial campaigns, Meg Whitman is beating every other person who ran for governor in the country in 2007 and 2008. Combined. By far.

California Watch has an interesting look at the historic extent of Whitman's spending, based on a study by the National Institute on Money in State Politics. She announced this week she would give her campaign another $20 million, bringing her self donations to $59 million.

Check out California Watch's story here:

http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/self-financing-whitman-tops-all-07-08-governor-candidates-combined

TOP TEN WAYS JERRY BROWN SAYS HE'S CELEBRATING HIS 72nd BIRTHDAY

 

(A Top 10 list so inside...it's outside.)

 

10. Watching "Matlock" reruns with my union buddies.

 

9. Asking Gray Davis to pick up my laundry, you know, like the good old days.

 

8. Checking FPPC reports to see how much John Burton spent on my "Grumpy Old Men" DVD set.

 

7. Expressing a transcendent political philosophy that creates an alternate reality for California's degenerative economic system. At least that's what my guru says.

 

6. Challenging that MoveOn.org guy to a chin-up contest.

 

5. Listening to audio version of The Power of Many 'cause I secretly dig the way Meg says, "economy."

 

4. Jacques Barzaghi stopping by--we're gonna party like it's 1979!

 

3. Raising money by selling my autographed Linda Ronstadt albums on eBay. 

 

2. Changing my Facebook status to "Jerry Brown is...suing you for violating your FarmVille expansion requirements."

 

1. Switching my campaign insurance to Geico.