In Part 2, we detailed how a 2.35% Premium Tax (that Niello also voted yes on) extension was supposed to offset supporting the largest increase in state history. How large? Every income tax rate was hiked. The base state sales tax rate was raised to 8.25% - the...
Let's see. Niello had to be aggressive and had to knock Ted Gaines. At the debate - Niello was obviously nervous when it started, but as the evening progressed, he lit in to Ted Gaines a few times. The overriding theme is that "I am the Honest Tax Raiser" - Ted is...
Barbara Alby is the "third-person-in". A third man in penalty in Hockey is when two guys are brawling and a third guy joins in - it is a Game Misconduct and a guaranteed suspension, but I digress. I was not sure of how Alby was going to distinguish herself from the...
Sierra College Trustee Candidate Howard Rudd has been using his connections developed over years in business and years of goodwill created to gain critical mass. This blogger has been contacted by two local elected officials who have endorsed Howard Rudd. Rudd was...
The CRA - the Placer CRA, Sac RA, and Consumes RA combined to host a candidate debate at La Sierra Community Center in Carmichael. Karen England was the moderator and did an excellent job. Tim Snipes the Sac RA President who is also working for Roger Niello...
Poll done by Steinberg and Associates. Sample Size 401 "completed calls". Margin for Error 5% - both standard for such a poll. Starting Point - Roger Niello 20.7% / Ted Gaines 20.2% / Barbara Alby 7% / Democrat Ken Cooley 17.5%. "Informed Ballot" - (aka people find...
What am I talking about? Remember how Abel Maldonado had to be confirmed as Lt. Governor because we needed him out of the State Senate and in the LT Gov chair so he could not vote to raise taxes again? Remember how we needed to throw Sam Aanestad under the bus?...
I saw a slew of comments on a post by Eric Hogue. Hogue took issue with Congressman Tom McClintock for lighting Roger Niello up at a Nevada County Lincoln Day Dinner. One commenter - CA-05 Republican Nominee Paul Smith said he endorsed Roger Niello over Ted Gaines...
Ted Gaines VS Roger Niello is another classic race about the future of the California Republican Party. A rock-solid Conservative Vote vs a deal-maker. It is that simple. Ted Gaines - 100% from Howard Jarvis and National Tax Limitation Committee. Lew Uhler and...
Quick Note: This blogger is 100% under the opinion that Barbara Alby is running as well. Alby is a Conservative former Assemblymember from the 5th Assembly District (the one sought by Pugno that Niello is vacating). Ted Gaines got a piece of mail out this past...
Ted Gaines voted yes, Roger Niello voted no. Was it a tax increase? Nope. It was a helmet law for ski slopes. Read here about the bill. The 4th Assembly District (Gaines') has a ton of Ski Resorts in it and the industry apparently supported the law. No Biggie -...
Jeff Pelline of the Nevada County Union thinks that the Niello-Gaines race represents the latest in the Conservative vs Moderate schizm in the GOP. I disagree... but, read Pelline's blog here. The Auburn Journal who has printed and refused to retract inaccurate...