Posts Tagged ‘CA’
Meg Whitman: Fudging the Facts (California Accountability Project)
In her campaign for Governor, billionaire Meg Whitman keeps fudging the facts. When Meg Whitman plays fast an loose with the facts, seek out the truth from the California Accountability Project.
Zuma Dogg for California Attorney General?
Did the crowded field to replace Jerry Brown as California’s Attorney General just pick up yet another candidate? Venice Beach’s own Zuma Dogg – who garnered over 9,000 votes against Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa – is hinting at a run for the state’s “top cop” position in recent tweets.
The Attorney General race on the Democratic Party side is already ridiculously crowded. Six candidates from across the state have already announced their intention to run and are amassing cash and endorsements:
- Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo
- San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris
- Assembly Members Ted Lieu, Pedro Nava and Alberto Torrico
- Facebook Chief Privacy Officer Chris Kelly
So, does Zuma Dogg mean it? Is he really considering a statewide run to follow on his surprisingly successful local campaign?
UPDATE: Apparently this is the shortest campaign ever. Zuma Dogg is ineligible for an Attorney General run:
How Much Will Newsom ‘Buck the System’ On Twitter?
Sole (announced) Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom is taking his Twitter followers out for a spin.
Much has been written on the success Newsom’s found on the microblogging site; amassing a huge number of followers, announcing his campaign via Tweet and doing much of the thumbwork himself.
In the next week, I’ll have a piece that’ll make you look at follower numbers a little differently (and not just Gavin’s). But in the meantime, let’s watch as Newsom test drives these folks and sees what he can get out of them.
Because this is where the rubber meets the road.
Newsom is asking for a small contribution from his 425,563 Followers, sending them to a fundraising page with a goal of 500 donors at five bucks a pop.
In the two post-Tweet hours, 84 cointrubtors have given a total of $1,048.
I’ll update periodically with new totals, and welcome speculation in the comments about how much this ask turns into…
Twitter Updates for 2009-05-18
- Anyone else feel that? #
- RT @bdoten: Cedillo campaign shaking it up – working through the ‘quake. #
- IRISCard just crashed while importing OCR’d cards into Address Book, and took entire address book with it. TOTAL GARBAGE. #
- is wondering… Will anyone smack me if I use the phrase “twempest in a tweapot?” Weigh in… without violence, please. #
Twitter Updates for 2009-05-16
- Who needs Rosetta Stone? I’m learning Spanish. Thank you Ned! RT @SarahKSilverman: http://bit.ly/9pdQe NED REYERSON!! #
- RT @jmartpolitico: the bacon-wrapped scallop never ceases to please #
- Music Cue: “A Whole New World” District treating you well? RT @a35mmlife: I just saw my first evr firefly. They light up! Like, for real! #
Twitter Updates for 2009-05-15
- Two words: Go Blackhawks. I have no particular loyalty to the team, but any team up against the Red Wings is my favorite. #
- Knock ‘em dead, Rog! RT @RogerSalazar: I’ll be on Good Day Sacramento (KOVR 13) at 6:30 am tomorrow discussing the Doomsday budget. #
- If the first clip is an indicator, Interview Project from @DavidLynch will be superb X 121: http://tinyurl.com/ozbc2d #
Twitter Updates for 2009-05-13
- To whom it may concern: Please leave enough room in your Tweets to allow re-Tweeting without having to edit. (Userrname + 4) #
- RT @JoeTrippi: RT @jdickerson Kanye West blows lid on fake Twitter accounts. Raises what MSM isn’t and in clear language http://bit.ly/wUtEP #
- For example, @JoeTrippi had to edit @JDickerson on that Kanye Re-Tweet. Leave room for RTs with ease. #
- Voter rejection expert speaks! RT @KQED_CapNotes: Angelides: voters will reject props, msg will be “fix this, and fix this in a real way.” #
- Idiot! Didn’t leave space for RTing my rant about how to RT! Then again, if you leave room to RT an RT, where does it end? #
Twitter Updates for 2009-05-12
- I am going to KILL my IRISCard 4 Pro. For the life of me I can’t fix this installation problem and tech support was far less than helpful. #
- Congrats to pals Garry South & Michael Bustamante on joining California Strategies: http://tinyurl.com/p44zl8 Keep Kinney in line! #
Twitter Updates for 2009-05-09
- @lauriepercival Did I see you mention Coin Op yesterday? I actually went to Art Center with @pennyman. It’s a small Twitterverse. in reply to lauriepercival #
- RT @Krom4Congress: Share Mother’s Day with me & my family at: http://www.actblue.com/page/krommothersday #
- @pennyman I’ll come post-March 19 Special Election. Very busy right now. Now if someone can just watch the kids, Jennifer can come too! in reply to pennyman #
- Arrived at FAME for setup of Budget Reform townhall with Speaker Bass and coalition partners. Underestimated driving time w/o traffic. #
- CDP Regional Director Terrence Montgomery kicks things off. #
- Speaker Karen Bass adressing a packed house at 10:00 AM Saturday. People have a lot of questions and concerns about California’s future. #
- Mary Rose Ortega – a teacher for 26 years – talks about importance of passing Props 1A and 1B to save critical school funding. #
- Rochelle from the California PTA stands up to speak on Propositions 1A & 1B. On education: “need an investment to match our expectations.” #
- Kathy Icenhower of Shields for Families makes a compelling case for Props 1D & 1E from a caregiver’s point of view. #
- AARP representative: “We’re at a Church…remember Noah and work two by two. Call two friends or family. Have them call two others.” #
- @thereisnoplan Agree with you (for the most part) and would love a Constitutional Convention to sort out the mess. How does that help today? in reply to thereisnoplan #
Twitter Updates for 2009-05-07
- My turn at Umami Burger with @jason_in_la. SSPU’s Well Thought Out Twinkles on the radio. Excellent. #
- Check out a Mothers Day greeting from @Krom4Congress. Former Mayor Beth Krom is taking on Campbell in #CA-48 http://tinyurl.com/cs5c33 #
- @ChristieM I’m in the same boat. The bigger (and higher) the office, the creepier it is. Used to be on the 45th floor. Unnerving at night. in reply to ChristieM #
Beth Krom for Congress – Mothers Day 2009 Message
A special Mothers Day 2009 message from former Irvine Mayor Beth Krom and her mother, Elaine Weinstein.
Learn more about Beth’s term as Mayor and her campaign to represent California’s 48th Congressional District at:
http://www.BethKrom.com
Or follower her campaign at http://twitter.com/Krom4Congress or http://www.facebook.com/people/Beth-K…
(And stay tuned at the end for some words from Beth’s three kids; Hershel, Noah and Abby!)
Twitter Updates for 2009-05-06
- RT @guykawasaki: Usage stats of social media in America http://adjix.com/bz59 #
- Getting a free HIV test with @vannarith in an RV parked outside of Baja Fresh. #
Twitter Updates for 2009-05-05
- RT @LAist: Another Comedy Death in LA: The Onion, Reportedly: The Los Angeles (and San Francisco) edit.. http://tr.im/kyIl #
- http://tinyurl.com/dzxmvr RT @sacbee_news: Schwarzenegger says ‘time for debate’ on legal marijuana http://tinyurl.com/ca9om2 #
- RT @KQED_CapNotes: If budget ballot props fail, Schwarzenegger to propose suspension of 2004 local govt $ measure. http://bit.ly/14vfsN #
Twitter Updates for 2009-05-04
- Twitter Updates for 2009-05-02 http://tinyurl.com/cdhbmc #
- Twitter Updates for 2009-05-01 http://tinyurl.com/dygffr #
- Twitter Updates for 2009-04-30 http://tinyurl.com/d2blf9 #
- Twitter Updates for 2009-05-01 http://tinyurl.com/dygffr #
- Twitter Updates for 2009-05-02 http://tinyurl.com/cdhbmc #
- Modern reportage! RT @cmarinucci: @CK4AG Chris, Can we talk to you about the AG’s race? Looking forward to it.. Thanks, Carla Marinucc #
- Working via the hospitality of my old pal, McLevin. It is strangely quiet at the offices of Bryan Cave… is this what work sounds like? #
- RT @notoriousjlb: Help me reduce toxic port pollution by signing this petition by #CleanPorts: http://takeaction.cleanports.org/cleantrucks. #
Twitter Updates for 2009-05-03
- RT @sacbee_news: California promises help for Southeast Asians with gambling problem http://tinyurl.com/cctmsg #
- Twitter Updates for 2009-05-02 http://tinyurl.com/cdhbmc #
- Twitter Updates for 2009-04-29 http://tinyurl.com/clhpxs #
- Twitter Updates for 2009-04-30 http://tinyurl.com/d2blf9 #
Twitter Updates for 2009-05-01
- Twitter Updates for 2009-04-30 http://tinyurl.com/d2blf9 #
- RT @David_Lynch Check out INTERVIEW PROJECT, 121-part doc series. New eps every 3 days for a year. See the trailer here: http://bit.ly/SU5Z0 #
- @Jason_In_LA ‘s dog just tried to eat the nice man who delivered my cheese steak. #
- RT @amyneal: RT @alexismadrigal: Newsom has launched Gmail ad campaign for gov. What’s he running on? “Green California” http://is.gd/vVMe #
- Just got an email from Virgin America stating that their the first airline to offer absinthe in flight. That’ll be lively. #
- RT @Rants_and_Raves: Who would win in a fistfight between Chris Daly and Mayor Newsom? – http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/rnr/1149898426.html #
Twitter Updates for 2009-04-30
- Pavley’s DD is great tonight. These are such tough issues, and she understands the balance between head & heart needed in this election. #
- Santa Monica Dem Club voting on Props: even go NO on 1B, which repays $9 billion to schools. Wow. Lots of confusion in the room. #
- Twitter Updates for 2009-04-29 http://tinyurl.com/clhpxs #
- It’s real, actually saw him Tweeting. RT @lockshin: @cyn3matic I have no idea but it’s connected to Jerry Brown on FB which looks legit… #
- RT @princess56: Almost got broadsided by the Gavin newsom motorcade. #
- @sactotrixie A friend who did Iowa said The Gav’s rolling with more muscle than Obama did (until the day he got USSS). Felt like it to me. in reply to sactotrixie #
- Reliving the magic of the CDP Convention: http://blip.tv/file/2054929 http://blip.tv/file/2054409 and http://blip.tv/file/2055660 #
- Forgot to hashtag! http://blip.tv/file/2054929 (SAT 1) http://blip.tv/file/2054409 (SAT 2) & http://blip.tv/file/2055660 (SUN) #CDP09 #
- @politicsmag Two from Cali: the Davis takedown of Riordan in 2002 GOP Primary and the 2003 Recall that took down Davis. #
- Check out “Asm. Skinner Invites Republicans” on Docstoc – http://docstoc.com/docs/5709172 #
- Twitter Updates for 2009-04-29 http://tinyurl.com/clhpxs #
- NYT on Sky Mall: http://twurl.nl/xqu0cu #
- RT @blaisetnutter: My latest for LA.com: the very fine Umami Burger on LaBrea! Check it out… http://www.la.com/ci_12263036?source=rss #
- Hope your shoot went okay today, @SarahKSilverman. Curious about the project, looks like good people at the helm. #
- Complaints in the Twittersphere (Twitterverse?) about unsolicited fundraising emails from a #CA2010 candidate. Thoughts, @notoriousjlb? #
- RT @ericgarcetti: Given option of Bill Clinton or Capt Kirk, I’m going with Kirk. Only because I’ve never met him. Welcome to CD13, Mr Prez. #
- @notoriousjlb People who never signed up for their list, who figure their getting hit simply because they in reply to notoriousjlb #
- (sorry) …because they are registered Dems. And I meant they’re not their, typing like an r_tard today. #
- Argh! Sample rates must be out of whack. Audio is drifting out of sync from picture. This is not going to be fun… #
- Thanks for backing me up! RT @notoriousjlb: NEVER send unsolicited emails. Violates a million best practices & negligible $ results at best. #
- Check out James Johnson, a friend and great young candidate for Long Beach City Council: http://twurl.nl/izxfg4 #
- UNITE HERE talks collapse: http://twurl.nl/56gvta #