Issues

Economy
Environment
Health Care
Education
Seniors
Budget Crisis
Taxes
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Iraq
June Primary Initiatives

Economy

Supports alternative energy technology and production to spur new economic growth

Entrepreneurial experience in creating new jobs through environmental protection and recycling

California businesses and unions MUST work together to save California jobs

Opposes outsourcing of California jobs

Seeks mortgage company accountability for home loan crisis

Environment

Supports smart growth and green building, Save Open Space and Agricultural Resources

Actively Supports Renewable Resources and Energy Independence

Supports SB990 (Sheila Kuehl) to clean Santa Susana Field Labs and hold Boeing accountable

Opposes Waste Management's plans for a mega-dump in East Ventura County

Health Care

Health Care for all through SHARED RESPONSIBILITY of business, labor, government and individuals

Supports stem cell research

Pro-Choice

Opposes cuts in Medi-Cal for Seniors, people with disabilities, children and those on limited incomes

Education

Opposes teacher layoffs and school closings to balance budget

Opposes reauthorization of "No Child Left Behind"

Supports local control and teacher empowerment

Opposes tax vouchers and privatization, and will fight to improve our California Public Schools

Seniors

Preserve preventative care programs designed to keep seniors healthy

Maintain existing transportation systems that serve our seniors

Preserve programs that serve our seniors and protect their quality of life

Supports SB900 authored by Senator Ellen Corbett-D, a bill that protects Senior Citizens and residents on fixed incomes from unfair mobile home conversions by mega-investors, who aren't concerned about the residents of the park, but simply about land speculation

Budget Crisis

We need to run government more like a business and reward innovation and cost saving measures within government agencies

Stop the “use it or lose it” budget philosophy

Prepare five year budget projections to make sure we avoid budget shortfalls

Streamline the delivery of services to reduce costs

Taxes

Cut bureaucratic red tape to reduce the cost of services and to balance the budget

Make corporations pay their fair share and eliminate tax loopholes

Reinstate tax on oil drilling here in California and make big oil pay their fair share

Infrastructure

With $4 per gallon gas, we have to improve our public transportation system

Pass legislation to make way for alternative fuels and alternative fueling stations

Save our Federal Tax dollars for Highway maintenance by implementing the environmental programs needed to secure Federal Funds

Agriculture

Promote sustainable Agriculture to assist local growers

Provide financial assistance to growers in the form of free organic alternatives to toxic chemicals used in farming

Assist growers with NPDES Compliance through funding and technical training to improve local water quality

Assist growers with development of water conservation services to reduce water use and water costs

Iraq

Pragmatic timelines and requirements for orderly withdrawal and Iraqi government responsibility

American troops cannot substitute for Iraqi policeman

The REAL war on terror is being bankrupted by this Bush fiasco

Support our Troops with humane health care and post-war assistance

This is a deceptive measure that a group of wealthy landlords placed on California’s June 3, 2008 ballot. These landlords want you to believe the measure is only about “eminent domain”, but Prop. 98 is full of hidden provisions that would hurt Californians. A broad coalition of groups including AARP, California Chamber of Commerce, League of Women Voters of California, California Police Chiefs Association, Association of California Water Agencies, National Wildlife Federation, and hundreds of other organizations who don't normally agree on the issues - all OPPOSE it. Proposition 98 could also stop future water projects, destroy local land-use planning, erode environmental protections and lead to higher taxpayer costs.

*PROPOSITION 99 –YES

This is a true homeowners protection act. Proposition 99 is the straightforward solution we need to protect against eminent domain abuse. Prop. 99 prohibits government from using eminent domain to take a home to transfer to a private developer. Unlike the landlords’ Prop. 98, Prop. 99 is eminent domain reform with NO HIDDEN AGENDAS.