Judge Throws Out Objection to Cal Ave Plan
Judge sides with City of Palo Alto in rejecting lawsuit by Cal Ave merchant.
Elections
Monday, May 7, 2012
Friday, May 4, 2012
Al Gore, Senate Hopefuls Also Coming to Rake in Local Cash
Gore will host Senate Hopeful Bill Nelson this weekend.
Before President Barack Obama arrives to vacuum up some campaign cash, a couple other high-profile Democrats will be landing in Palo Alto. Senator Bill Nelson (D-Florida) will be joining Vice President Al Gore for a fundraiser this Sunday, May 6. The event is being hosted by Brook Byers, John Doerr, Google NetPAC, Gary Lauer, Lorna and Wade Randlett, Amy Rao and Harry Plant, Steve Spinner, and TechNet PAC. Chairs costs $5,000 and individual contributions are $2,500 and $1,000. RSVPs are available here, and the event runs from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Then, on June 6, Virginia Governor and U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Kaine will fly in to fill his coffers. That reception will be hosted by Adean and Ben Golub and runs from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. …
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Obama to Host $35,800-a-Head Fundraiser in Palo Alto
The president plans to attend three fundraisers in the Bay Area including at the Garden Court Hotel.
Got deep pockets for the president? If so, Obama would love for you to join him at Palo Alto’s Garden Court Hotel, where he'll kick off a three-stop Bay Area money sweep. The event, at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, will focus on support for the Asian-American/Pacific Islander community. With re-election up for grabs in November, the President is making his way around the Bay Area with three fundraisers in one day, reported the San Jose Mercury News. After Garden Court, he'll stop for dinner at Lisa and Douglas Goldman’s home in Atherton at 5:30 p.m. Tickets will also cost $35,800. Douglas Goldman is a well-known philanthropist, and also the son of Levi Strauss heirs Richard and Rhoda Goldman, according to the couple’s foundation website. If…
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Ann
8:39 pm on Saturday, May 5, 2012
Nobody is voting for this guy, UNLESS, they have the brains of a chipmunk. more ›
Poll: State Prop Would Add $1 To Cost Of Cigarettes
Not surprisingly, Prop 29 is opposed by the tobacco industry. What do you think?
California's June 5 Presidential Election Primary may be relatively moot for Palo Alto voters, since it now appears presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has a lock on the Republican nomination, to face off against President Barack Obama in November. However, two statewide measures will be included on the June ballot; one adds $1.00 to the cost of a pack of cigarettes, the other limits the term of new legislators heading to Sacramento to 12 years, down from the present 14. Most controversial is the battle over Proposition 29, already being fought on television sets and radio channels around the state and here on the Peninsula. It imposes an additional tax on cigarettes to fund additional cancer research. "It's a do-good thing," says Gene …
Patricia J. Brown
10:23 am on Friday, May 4, 2012
VOTE YES ON PROP. 29 - ABSOLUTELY! I watched my husband die of smoking related disease and I am a CANCER SURVIVOR. We need to do all we can to protect our kids from becoming addicted to tobacco thereby ensuring Big Tobacco's future profit at their expense and we need to find a cure for cancer. Prop. 29 will provide the funds to do just that! PLEASE VOTE YES ON PROP. 29 ON JUNE 5TH. more ›
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Workers Needed to Fill Election Day Jobs in San Mateo County
The pay is $100 a day.
The San Mateo County Elections Office is seeking workers to fill election day jobs for the June 5 Presidential Primary Election. Individual applicants are welcome and service clubs members are asked to consider using the money paid for the jobs to raise funds for their organizations. One must be a registered voter in State of California. First-time workers are required to attend a three-hour training class held various places. Classes will take place in May and will have a selection from which to choose. On election day, workers are on duty from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. with two one-hour breaks for meals. An effort is made to assign workers to precincts close to home. Pay is $100 a day. An additional training stipend is awarded if you serve on …
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Laura Dudnick
9:03 pm on Monday, April 16, 2012
Hi Thomas, if you are interested in working on and near Election Day, please visit www.shapethefuture.org or call 650-286-2810 for more information. Thanks! more ›
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Facebook Backs Boehner, Other GOP Candidates
Facebook's political arm also funding top Dems.
Facebook’s political action committee is backing the reelection campaigns of top congressional leaders, including House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, according to its latest Federal Elections Commission filing. In order to become certified by the FEC, Facebook Inc. PAC had to name five donation recipients, in addition to stating that they’ve been around for six months and have more than 50 members. The earliest listed contribution on the filing is to House Speaker John Boehner’s campaign, on February 15. It has since funded House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s campaign, as well as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s, according to Facebook Inc. PAC’s filing with the FEC on March 30, 2012. Facebook's PAC also …
Vanessa Castañeda
8:43 pm on Friday, April 13, 2012
Andrew, I'm certain that other companies in town have contributed to political candidates, as have high-wealth individuals. Are you more interested in learning about what people are backing a particular candidate, or which companies are making their money talk? Re: ECR/DSP Me too. Stay tuned for stories about that. They're coming. more ›
Who’s Funding Eshoo’s 2012 Campaign?
Anna Eshoo’s top donors revealed.
A look at Open Secrets’ profile for U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) reveals a predominantly high-tech list of donors to her 2012 reelection campaign. Eshoo’s top backer is Gilead Sciences, of Foster City, which has given $22,000 to her campaign committee from individuals and PACs combined, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, which runs OpenSecrets.org. Gilead’s PAC has given the same amount of money to Republicans as to Democrats so far this year: $10,000 each, including $5,000 to Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), $5,000 to Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and $5,000 to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). In the number two slot is Oracle, which gave Eshoo $15,500 total this cycle. Oracle’s campaign spending has slightly favored …
Gregory
1:57 am on Friday, April 13, 2012
Gilead aka the company that tested its AIDS vaccine on people in Africa. Dirty money. more ›
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Video: Anti-Romney Chants Reverberate Outside Fundraiser
Multiple protest groups coordinated parodies, sidewalk chants and rotating street parades to show their dissatisfaction with the presidential hopeful.
The Occupy protest groups mobilized days in advance for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s arrival, according to Redwood City Police Chief JR Gamez. Many donned “1%” personas as the group “Multi-Millionaires for Mitt.” The disparate groups were able to rally under similar banners, that Romney favors corporations over the working people, they chanted. View more photos of the event here. “We gathered here to let Mr. Romney know that many Californians do not want him to be president,” said Landes Martilla of the Electric Workers’ Union. “We’re giving him a welcome befitting of a man who’s worth $200 million and complains that he’s unemployed.” The Occupy protest groups mobilized days in advance for Republican presidential nominee …
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Monday, March 26, 2012
Photos: Romney Met By Protesters in Redwood City
The Republican presidential candidate came to town for a fundraising dinner early this evening at the Hotel Sofitel.
Protesters from three groups were waiting for Presidential candidate Mitt Romney when he arrived for an exclusive fundraising dinner tonight in Redwood City. Activist groups protesting outside the 5:30 p.m. reception included Occupy Redwood City, Raging Grannies and the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment. Raging Grannies member Ruth Robertson said her group adopted "billionaire personas" as they stood outside the event with signs mocking people who were driving in to attend. Protesters wore fake fur and held signs reading "Corporations are People, Too," she said. "We think by mocking them it might bring them down a rung or two," Robertson said. Members of Occupy Redwood City also attended the protest as "pretend" …
4freedom
9:44 am on Tuesday, March 27, 2012
There were more organizations there such as Occupy Oakland, Occupy San Jose, Occupy San Francisco, Local Union Labor Council and some volunteer residence that also don't want to see a fool like that take office and ship more of our jobs off to China. more ›
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Simitian to Hold 'Friend-Raiser,' Honor Past Supervisors
Simitian will kick off his campaign for the District Five seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Sunday with an event in Mountain View, where he will also honor past female supervisors from Los Altos and Los Altos Hills.
State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Menlo Park) will hold a "Friend-Raiser" event in Mountain View Sunday to both kick off his campaign for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, and to honor women who have served as District Five supervisors in the past. Simitian is running for the District Five seat, which he previously held from 1997 to 2000, before joining the State Assembly from 2000 to 2004, and the State Senate from 2004 to 2012. He has also previously served as the Mayor of Palo Alto and president of the Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Trustees. The event is free, and open to all "friends of Simitian" who wish to support his campaign. "After 12 years in the Legislature, the Board of Supervisors represents a great …
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Ann
8:37 pm on Saturday, May 5, 2012
Oh gag me. more ›