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-----Original Message----- From: Beth Miller [mailto:beth@billjones.org] Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 9:53 PM To: beth@billjones.org Subject: Campaign Update 7-16-01 To:??????? Republican Leaders ? From:??? Beth Miller ???????????? Communications Director ? RE:?????? Campaign Update ? Sorry for the delay in getting you all the happenings of last week.? Bill= =20 Jones has been going full steam ahead every day.? In fact, this week has= =20 picked up right where we left off last week.? Let me take a minute to bring= =20 you up to speed. ? Bill Jones Exposes Massive Conflicts of Interests in Gray=01,s Energy Tea= m ? Thanks to Bill Jones dogged determination, the Governor=01,s energy adviso= rs=20 and consultants are going to follow the laws!? First, Bill called for=20 complete public disclosure by Davis=01, 45 advisors by filing their=20 legally-required statements of economic interests to protect against any= =20 conflicts of interest.? You can read about Bill=01,s call for action in=20 Thursday=01,s Sacramento Bee at =20 http://www.billjones.org/CAPolitics/CAPolitics.cfm?ID=3D2070&;c=3D1. Bet you can guess what happened next=01(the Governor=01,s office lied and= =20 stonewalled until they couldn=01,t stand the pressure from the media.? So,= they=20 hastily prepared 24 of the 45 advisor=01,s statements (some incomplete, so= me=20 very sloppily prepared =01) perjury, anyone?) and made them available late= on=20 Thursday afternoon.?=20 ? Well, wouldn=01,t you know =01) there are astounding and disturbing confli= cts of=20 interest by a number of the consultants and some potentially criminal=20 violations too.? But don=01,t take our word for it =01) you can see what t= he Los =20 Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicleand Sacramento Beehad to say aft= er=20 reviewing the conflicts in the disclosure reports =20 ? "More than half a dozen consultants hired by the state to purchase=20 electricity and to negotiate long-term power deals own stock in generating= =20 companies such as Calpine and Enron that have profited handsomely during= =20 California's energy crisis," wrote the Los Angeles Times. To read the= =20 article, visit http://www.billjones.org/CAPolitics/CAPolitics.cfm?ID=3D2072= &c=3D1 .?? The SF Chronicle's analysis of the situation netted this fact.=20 "According to statements filed with the state's Fair Political Practice=20 Commission, six of 45 new consultants hired by Davis own stock in San Jose= -=20 based Calpine Corp.,while one has investments in Enron Corp. of Houston.= =20 Both companies are power generators that sell electricity to the state," t= he=20 Chroniclereported.? Check it out the Chronicle story at=20 http://www.billjones.org/CAPolitics/CAPolitics.cfm?ID=3D2071&;c=3D1. Or the= =20 Sacramento Bee=01,s coverage at=20 http://www.billjones.org/CAPolitics/CAPolitics.cfm?ID=3D2073&;c=3D1. ? Be sure to check out the newspapers on Tuesday, July 17, for coverage of= =20 Bill=01,s press conference today in Los Angeles where he demanded that AG = Bill=20 Lockyer immediately open an investigation into criminal misconduct and the= se=20 outrageous conflicts.? Bill also called on the Fair Political Practices= =20 Commission to broaden the scope of their ongoing investigation into=20 conflicts with Gray=01,s communications consultants =01) Lehane and Fabian= i (This=20 investigation is thanks again to Bill=01,s efforts.)?=20 ? The facts are clear =01) check out Bill=01,s remarks, some examples of spe= cific=20 conflicts that have and are occurring with your tax dollars!? Visit the=20 Secretary of State=01,s web site at=20 http://ss.ca.gov/executive/press_releases/news_releases.htm for all the= =20 information. ? Look for coverage tonight on LA TV stations KCBS Ch. 2 and KTTV (Fox) Ch. = 11=20 as well as radio stations around the state.? We=01,ll be sure to share wit= h =20 you tomorrow=01,s newspaper stories.=20 ? In other happenings last week: ? Fighting for A Fair Reapportionment:? At an Assembly Committee field=20 hearing in Orange County on Friday, Bill put the Legislature on notice: =01&If the redistricting plans and maps which are created by the Legislatu= re do=20 not meet the standards of fairness and equity described in judicial=20 decisions which should be familiar to all of those involved in the process= , I will initiate whatever legal action, in whatever court is necessary, to = =20 guarantee that while I am Secretary of State, Californians will have fair= =20 and accurate districts from which to select their leaders. ? Visiting with the Grassroots:? Bill met this Saturday with old friends a= nd=20 new at the California Republican Assembly=01,s Board of Directors Meeting = in=20 Simi Valley.? Bill was warmly received and, according to =01&insiders=018 = at the=20 event, Bill came across as =01&very statesman-like, firm and authoritative.=018? We agree =01) that=01,s the = look of a=20 leader with the experience and vision for the job!? But the comment we like= =20 the best=01(.=01&Jones was very gubernatorial." Couldn=01,t have said it b= etter =20 myself! ? Labeling Riordan a RINO:? Dick Riordan has earned the ire of many in our= =20 Party who believe he is a Democrat wolf in Republican sheep=01,s clothing!= ? =20 Check out California Political Review editor William E. Saracino=01,s =01&= Richard =20 Riordan =01* the Ultimate RINO=018in which Saracino says, =01&Riordan=01,s= record jars=20 with the Bush-wants-him-for-governor story.Turns out the story=01,s as wob= bly=20 as Dick=01,s GOP credentials.=018? You can find the article on line at ? http://www.cppf.org/CPR/Columns/RiordanUltimateRINOS710.html If Riordan=01,s record bothers you =01) you=01,re not alone.? Phil Sheldo= n of=20 ConservativePetitions.com wants to send a clear message to Riordan through= =20 his =01&No Riordan=018 petition. As Phil points out: "In short, Richard Ri= ordan is=20 a RINO who should not carry the banner of the Republican Party to run for= =20 California Governor. The state of California should have a clear choice=20 between a conservative Republican and a Democrat -- not a choice between a= =20 Republican In Name Only and an ultra-liberal in the Democrat Party.?=20 Republican leaders should not encourage Richard Riordan to run for=20 Governor."? If you'd like to sign the "No Riordan" petition, go to:=20 http://www.conservativepetitions.com/petition.html?name=3Dno_riordan =20 ? That=01,s it for this week =01) stay tuned as Bill Jones continues to hold= Gray=20 Davis accountable to the people of California.? Bill Jones =01) the =01&s= traight=20 shooter=018 who will restore integrity and leadership to the Governor=01,s= office. ? Have a great week!
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