Sad Day for the GOP and America: Fred Karger Presidential Campaign Ends

“After 2 ½ years of campaigning as a candidate for President of the United States I am officially ending my historic campaign today June 29, 2012. It’s been one hell of a ride, and I want to thank the thousands of people across this country who volunteered, contributed, opened their homes, came to our events and cheered me on.    Read more »

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More From the Overflowing “No on Proposition 29” Mailbag…

A key reason the mailbag is overflowing is that in the month of May alone tobacco giant Philip Morris reports cash contributions of $12.5 million to the “no” campaign. R. J. Reynolds, the maker of Camel and Winston cigarettes, reports contributions of $5.5 million for May.

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Opponents of Jerry Brown’s November Tax Increase Initiative Already At Work

This mailer comes from the “No New Taxes Committee, a Project of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.”

The back of the nevelope says “If you make at least $250,000 annually, look out! Your state tax rate could go up by 29 percent.

“You could pay $19,000 more! See page 3 for details!…”    Read more »

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From the June Primary Mail Bag…

The Independent Voter Network, the backer of Proposition 14, the so-called “open primary law,’ which goes into effect on the June 5 primary, has sent this mailer to voters who don’t state a party preference. 

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From the “No on Proposition 29” Campaign Mail Bag…

(Proposition 29, on the June ballot, raises taxes on a package of cigarettes by $1. Taxes are currently 87 cents per pack. The additional revenue will be used to pay for cancer research and anti-smoking programs. The last panel notes that major funding for “Californians Against Out-of-Control Taxes and Spending” comes from Philip Morris USA and R.J.    Read more »

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From the Mail Bag in the San Diego Mayor’s Race

Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, formerly a Republican now an independent, and Carl DeMaio, a GOP City Councilman, are hoping in June to advance to a November run-off. Here’s some of what they and independent expenditure committees are sending to voters:

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This Just In from Fred Karger’s Presidential Campaign…

On Ron Paul’s withdrawal from the Presidential Race    Read more »

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Another Marijuana Initiative Bogarted

An initiative that would have capped punishment for possession, cultivation, transportation or sale of up to two ounces of marijuana at either a $250 fine or community service failed to secure the 504,760 need to make the ballot.

The measure proposed higher penalties for those under 21 years of age: A maximum of  six months in county jail and/or a $500 fine.    Read more »

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Peter Tateishi — Fixer of the Assembly

Peter Tateishi is a Republican candidate for the 8th Assembly District, which was created in the new redrawing of legislative lines. It includes communities and unincorporated areas northeast and southeast of Sacramento, including Carmichael where Tateishi lives with his wife, Anna Feliz, and daughter Victoria, his campaign website says.

Drivers in the area Tateishi wants to represent can’t help but see a number of lawn signs placed by him and the five other candidates who also seek the seat.    Read more »

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Two Initiatives Fail to Qualify for the Ballot — 63 Still In Circulation

Measures to require 48-hours prior parental notification if a minor seeks an abortion and to decriminalizes marijuana sales and regulate it like beer or wine failed to submit enough signatures to be placed on the ballot, the Secretary of State reported April 6.

The parental notification measure would have amended the constitution and so required 807,615 valid signatures to make the ballot.    Read more »

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