Subject: Campaign Finance

• Arnold Schwarzenegger: Pumping Dollars

  In a state which has had as governor both Pete Wilson and Gray Davis, two men who could squeeze campaign contributions out of a stone, it would take a very special politician to set a new standard for money grubbing. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a very special politician. A story from The Associated Press shows just how special he is. An exhaustive review of campaign finance records by The Associated Press reveals that Schwarzenegger is on pace to become the most prolific fundraiser in California

  November 3, 2006

• Va Tech Murders Give OC Sheriff Pal Excuse

  At the insistence of John Barnett, OC 's legendary defense lawyer, a San Bernardino County judge refused to allow opening statements Monday in the jury trial of Raymond K. Yi, a former OC reserve deputy who faces six felony charges for a 2005 gun-related temper tantrum on a golf course. Barnett, famous for his defense in the Rodney King police brutality case and the Greg Haidl gang rape trials, urged a mistrial because of the potential "inflammatory nature" of the Seung-Hui Cho killing spree la

  April 24, 2007

• MoveOn vs. Rohrabacher

  This just in, from MoveOn.org: Rep. Rohrabacher Accepts $40,785.00 From Drug Companies; Puts Drug Company Profits Ahead of Seniors Huntington Beach MoveOn Members Urge Rep. Dana Rohrabacher to Cancel May 15th Medicare Sign-Up Deadline Constituents will hold "Caught Red-Handed Check Deliveries" outside Rep. Rohrabacher's office HUNTINGTON BEACH - On Thursday, May 11, residents of Huntington Beach and coastal cities will hold a "Caught Red-Handed Check Delivery" outside Rep. Dana Rohrabacher's

  May 10, 2006

• Let the Schwarzenegger Dirty Tricks Begin

  Like any good Republican--and only good Republicans--we got to participate in a telephone poll last night. One of the first questions the young lady on the other end of the line asked was, if the election was held today, who would I support, "Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governor of California, or Phil Anga ... Angluuuuh ... Auuuunglish ... I'm sorry, I cannot pronounce his name." "Angelides?" we offered. "Oh, is that how you say it? Angelides, the state treasurer." Now, truth be told, we don't kn

  August 18, 2006

• Monday's Headlines & Surprises: Rhinotillexomania

  August 27, 2007

• Sheriff Loses Battle To End Federal Case

  A U.S. District Court in Los Angeles has refused Sheriff Michael S. Carona’s demand to dismiss a First Amendment complaint filed by former Carona challenger, ex-sheriff’s Lt. William Hunt, according to a press release issued this morning by Silver, Hadden, Silver, Wexler & Levine. Hunt attorney Richard A. Levine says it’s possible now that Carona will be “held accountable for abuse of office and for interfering with the constitutionally protected free speech of Mr. Hunt.” Hours aft

  October 5, 2007

• When a Conflict of Interest Isn't But Should Be: The Carlos Bustamante Story

  First of three parts... There are political hacks, and then there is SanTana councilmember Carlos Bustamante, the Orange County Republican Party's Great Brown Hope and a man who seemingly never met a political donation he didn't accept and subsequently vote for his donor's interests. Seriously, people: I've read through hundreds of campaign-finance records and tracked multiple politicians in my years at the Weekly, but Bustamante is one of the hackiest of the hack I've encountered. We were go

  January 6, 2008

• Baby Hewie Firmly Aligned With Howard Homophobe Ahmanson

  In the couple of years I've been listening to local conservative blabbermouth Hugh Hewitt, I've seen the two causes he most firmly aligned himself with fail miserably: the 2006 mid-term election and the laughable presidential primary effort of Mitt Romney. Let's hope Hewie makes it a losing trifecta with his endorsement of Proposition 8, the anti-gay-marriage initiative. Besides beginning to devote more attention to the cause on his radio show (and shouldn't that count as a campaign contribution

  August 18, 2008

• Letters

  June 17, 1999

• Women Beater Aids Steve Young's Campaign?

  Relax. It's not what it seems. New campaign-finance disclosure reports filed today in Washington, D.C., show that Irvine attorney Steve Young, a Democrat, has collected an impressive amount of contributions in his uphill bid to unseat Representative John Campbell. Included in the $64,555 Young (pictured) has raised since July was a $2,300 contribution from Jason Luna, the San Diego man who beat 100 women earlier this year to become the first million-dollar winner on NBC's 1 vs. 100. Young

  October 15, 2008

• Sheriff Mike Carona Gave A Badge to His Favorite Restaurant Owner

  "Nobody was going to admit anything." --Ex-Assistant Sheriff Don Haild testifying today in the federal corruption trial of indicted Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona, who allegedly ordered silence about the department giving badges, guns, concealed weapon permits and police powers to unqualified individuals (like his favorite restaurant owner) who'd given campaign contributions. (R. Scott Moxley / OC Weekly)

  November 12, 2008

• Indicted Sheriff Mike Carona Corruption Trial Quote of the Day!

  "Yes . . . yes"--Indicted ex-Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona's defense team tried to prove in trial today that a wealthy Carona campaign contributor's relative, serving a jail sentence, had not received preferential treatment, but Kim Markuson--onetime assistant sheriff for OC jails--provided the aforementioned answers to federal prosecutor Brett Sagel when asked if Carona's sheriff's department violated two specific provisions of a court order that gave preferential treatment to the contribut

  December 11, 2008

• Moneyopoly

  Who are the OC players who contributed to the 2008 presidential candidates?

  January 24, 2008

• Longtime OC GOP Legislator Ross Johnson Finds New Life As a Campaign-Finance Watchdog in Sacramento

  November 13, 2008

• Defense Contractor Airtech, a Big Rohrabacher Contributor, Is Under Investigation for Fraud

  October 23, 2008

• Separate and Unequal

  October 3, 2002

• Angry Asian Rap Stalls Case

  VA Tech murders give OC Sheriff pal excuse

  April 26, 2007

• Ed Royce Is Your Friend!

  November 11, 1999

• Laughing His Way to Victory?

  Despite scandals, Sheriff Carona still seducing voters

  March 30, 2006

• Agran Machine Blows Gasket

  December 29, 2005

• A Fox in the Henhouse

  November 17, 2005

• Gracious

  September 15, 2005

• Benched

  Instead of chastising him, Gov. Schwarzenegger transforms scandal figure into an OC judge

  June 16, 2005

• A Few Words on Why Tom Umberg Doesnt Want Campaign-Finance Reform

  April 28, 2005

• A Questionable Transaction

  January 20, 2005

• Rohrabacher Gets a Taste of the Lash

  October 28, 2004

• Campaign non-disclosure

  July 15, 2004

• The War on One Bank Plaza

  April 15, 2004

• Slate Nailer

  December 19, 2002

• We Proposition You

  November 9, 2000

• Live Like a God!

  April 29, 1999

• Things That Really, Really Scare Me

  November 5, 1998

• Fed Said: Ted Dead

  September 3, 1998

• How Bob Dornan Turned Political Defeat into a Windfall for his Family

  August 27, 1998

• The Loser Wins

  August 27, 1998

• Mimi Walters Neglects to Tell Full Story on School Funds

  Mimi Walters writes off $7.9 billion.State Sen. Mimi Walters (R-Laguna Niguel) spouts off in today's Sacramento Bee about a Democratic proposal to commit $7.9 billion to schools--even though California voters last month shot down Prop. 1B, which would have sent educators that exact same amount.   "The voters have spoken and we need to listen," Walters tells Beekeeper Jim Sanders. "Unfortunately, the majority party in Sacramento isn't listening."Of course, as with most things involving money

  June 22, 2009