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Romney and Whitman
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Romney, Whitman sharing same wealthy donors

July 22, 2010, 12:05 AM
In political fundraising, as in life, it seems the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. As former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., once again gears up his national fundraising apparatus for another shot at the presidency, many of the big donors supporting him in California have also given... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Whitman out-raises Brown 4 to 1 in large donations since primary

July 16, 2010, 12:05 AM
Meg Whitman has out-raised Jerry Brown four to one in large contributions during the month-plus since the June 8 primary, further adding to her already massive cash advantage heading into election season, state campaign records show. Not counting the $20 million check she wrote to her campaign... + read more
Mike Villines speaks at a budget press conference in 2008.
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Villines' campaign uses old insurance industry money

July 14, 2010, 12:05 AM
Though vowing that he would not accept insurance industry money while running for insurance commissioner, Republican candidate for insurance commissioner Mike Villines has used more than $30,000 in insurance industry contributions on his campaign. The money was pulled from older campaign... + read more
Meg Whitman speaks at the 2007 eBay Live Conference.
Daily Report: Money and Politics

EBay donated to Brown, Poizner under Whitman's watch

July 12, 2010, 12:05 AM
Like most big companies, eBay has for years rained campaign cash on politicians who supported their interests and tithed to others they could call on for help in a pinch. But little did they know, several of those politicians would turn out years later to be its CEO's biggest rivals. While... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Downballot primary races cash in big from independent spenders

July 2, 2010, 12:05 AM
The job of state superintendent for public instruction isn't the sexiest gig, nor is it the most well known. So it's not unreasonable to think that independent groups looking to help buy a candidate a spot in office would try a more picturesque trophy. But don't tell that to... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Study: Personal wealth rarely helps candidates win

June 28, 2010, 12:05 AM
You don't have to take Chris Kelly's word for it: A study released this week by the National Institute on Money in State Politics shows that barely one in 10 candidates nationwide who largely finance their own campaigns actually went on to win an election between 2000 and 2009, despite... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Texas oil company pumps more cash into delay of global warming law

June 16, 2010, 1:18 AM
Valero Energy Corp. has given hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional contributions to a November ballot initiative that would suspend California’s global warming law until unemployment falls significantly. Valero, a Texas-based oil company, has been the largest contributor to the... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Whitman adds another $20 million to her campaign coffers

June 16, 2010, 12:20 AM
Since June 3, GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman raised another $20.733 million for her campaign. Once again, almost all of the money came in a donation from herself. Whitman plunked down another $20 million yesterday, raising the personal funds she’s invested in the governor... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

GAO study offers 'what-if' scenario for Prop. 15 backers

June 14, 2010, 12:25 AM
Of the three ballot measures that failed Tuesday, the one with the least amount of hoopla may have been Proposition 15 – the initiative that would have created a small public-campaign-financing program beginning with the secretary of state's race in 2014. The idea, presumably, was... + read more
Mike Villines
Daily Report: Money and Politics

How did Mike Villines lose to a virtual unknown?

June 10, 2010, 5:12 AM
The Republican primary for Insurance Commissioner may be one of the biggest surprises of Tuesday’s primary elections, leaving many puzzled by the results. Brian FitzGerald, an Insurance Department enforcement lawyer, spent less than the $5,000 threshold that would force him to... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Whitman's big win came at a price: $76 per vote

June 10, 2010, 12:21 AM
So that’s what a $114 million governor’s primary looks like. Meg Whitman, the former eBay CEO-turned-Republican-warhorse, spent an astonishing $76 per vote to wrest the nomination from state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, a California Watch analysis shows. Poizner,... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Business groups dominate list of legislative donors

June 3, 2010, 12:24 AM
Business groups have given more money to California legislative campaigns over the last three years than private citizens and labor unions combined, according to a study released yesterday by Berkeley-based MAPLight.org. Beyond simply painting (as my colleague Lance Williams put it) a "... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

County parties raking in cash, including $55k from Lockyer

June 2, 2010, 12:04 AM
It's still early, but according to last week's round of state campaign finance reports, dollars have already begun flowing by the thousands this year into county-level political parties around the state – organizations that, as we have discussed, are often used as conduits to... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Obama touches down in San Francisco for Boxer fundraising encore

May 26, 2010, 12:11 AM
Apparently undeterred by angry heckling and an eerie history of botched presidential visits, President Barack Obama touched down in San Francisco yesterday for a party or three in honor of Sen. Barbara Boxer, who looks to be facing a tough re-election bid in the fall. The events, which are... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Assembly raises issue of judicial campaign cash

May 25, 2010, 12:11 AM
The question is so well-worn that it might as well be called a cliche: How can we expect elected officials to uphold the public good when their re-elections depend on harvesting cash from private interests? Insert images of Armani-suited lobbyists, dark, smoke-filled rooms, and, if you're a fan... + read more
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