Placer County District Attorney Scott Owens
Endorses John Allard for Assembly
Roseville –State Assembly candidate John Allard announced today he has the endorsement of Placer County District Attorney Scott Owens. Allard is running in the 4th Assembly District.
“I am honored to have the support of Scott Owens,” said Allard. “Scott has prosecuted some of the most violent and volatile offenders in our region, and we should be grateful for his work in making Placer County safer.”
Scott Owens took the reigns of Placer County District Attorney from longtime DA Brad Fenocchio earlier this year. Owens has served in the Placer County District Attorney’s office since 1990. His peers chose him as “Prosecutor of the Year” in 1998 following the successful prosecution of a high profile case that included homicide/carjacking with kidnapping and bank robbery.
Allard has served on the Roseville City Council since 2003 and served as Planning Commissioner from 2001 to 2003. With over two decades of community service, Allard has served on the Board of Directors of Acres of Hope Shelter for Women and Children, Roseville Community Health Foundation, Sacramento Valley Lincoln Club, South Placer Transportation Management Association, and The Gathering Inn, Sutter Health’s Placer County Community Advisory Board, and the William Jessup University Community Relations Board.
Having previously served as the Chief of Staff to former Senator and Assemblyman Tim Leslie, Allard is a familiar name in the region with relationships established over several decades. His long list of endorsements and work ethic make him the immediate front-runner for this seat.
In 2005, Allard and his wife, Lisa, purchased a service-related franchise and have grown the business by over 400%. The parents of three children, the Allard family attends Bayside Church of Roseville.
This paves the way for Beth Gaines to run for AD-04.
Ted Gaines Wins Senate District 1 Special Election
ROSEVILLE, CA – - Republican Assemblyman and business owner Ted Gaines swept to victory in the First Senate District Special Election yesterday, winning over 63% of the vote in the two-person run-off race. Gaines will be sworn-in to the Senate at 9:00 AM on Thursday morning.
“I am humbled and grateful for the overwhelming support I received from the voters in the First Senate District,” said Gaines. “It is an honor to represent the area my family first settled in over 150 years ago, and to do so at such a crucial time in our state’s history.”
The Special Election was caused by the untimely death of State Senator Dave Cox in July of 2010. California law required a special election to fill the seat. The vast majority of voters who participated in yesterday’s election did so by absentee ballot.
“These special elections are a financial burden on counties,” said Gaines. “I plan to introduce legislation to allow counties to conduct Special Elections entirely through the mail, eliminating the need to open polling places and find and pay poll workers for every special election.”
Nice huh? Most in the Tea Party are not insane or so consumed with rage they can’t see straight.
The three brain surgeons that decided to windshield cars in the Bayside Parking Lot were the exception. Out of the Ken Campbell school of spreading God’s love the older woman with long grey hair cussed out the CFO of Bayside in the parking lot when asked to leave.
That same woman was on the corner of Sierra College and Douglas waiving a Barbara Alby for Senate sign earlier.
I would assume that Barbara Alby would not approve of such behavior – just like she would not approve of Lt Gov “Candidate” Karen England spreading a lie regarding the CRA endorsement of Ted Gaines.
The subplots are as follows: These Tea Party members only cared about the Per-Diem and claimed that Gaines got it tax-free. They did not seen to care about Roger Niello raising taxes 12.6 Billion.
This further suggests collusion between Alby and Niello. And those Tea Party members were also lying as Gaines indeed paid taxes on that money.
Again – how does $94K compare to $12.6 Billion?
Subtext number 2: Ted Gaines was a founding member of Bayside Church 15 years ago. This is why it is equally absurd when I see blog comments and facebook posts about what a scumbag Ted Gaines is. But, Rick Keene, who helped found a church in Chico was subjected to the same treatment.
It seems that elements of the Tea Party in in this area of California is way different than in other states.
The following is the text of an email sent to Alby’s Campaign by a friend who first-hand witnessed what happened:
Ms. Alby, you may want to reign in some of your more vocal campaign hacks this weekend. The ones putting your campaign fliers on private church property, especially the older lady with long gray hair and loud foul mouth, didn’t make you look very good tonight. It’s kind of ironic to have someone passing out materials with Bible versus on them while also dropping 4 letter words on senior church staff and hail false accusations. This is not how Ronald Reagan would want good Christian Conservative leaders to behave, or Jesus Christ for that matter.
Oops.
They know who will cut the deals to raise spending and taxes to keep their candy flowing.
The allegedly conservative Roger Niello is the beneficiary of an IE by the Teacher’s union. The people who think Harvey Milk should share the stage with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln… the people who think your daughter should have an abortion without you knowing about it… have endorsed Roger Niello. Note – there is a Democrat in the race, Ken Cooley – but the CTA know who will deliver the goods for them.
This is what will happen in the Prop 14 world of elections – Unions will start unloading wads of money in Republican districts to influence the outcomes of elections. Roger Niello helped make that happen by voting to put Prop 14 on the ballot.
Take a look – Roger Niello the choice of the Teacher’s Union.
And of course on the front, the Teacher’s Union pet project – driving more jobs out of California (than Niello’s votes already have) with supporting Prop 24 to repeal corporate tax breaks given in that Feb 2009 budget.
So Roger Niello + Yes on 24, the choices of the Teacher’s Union? Nice.
This is what not signing the No New Taxes Pledge looks like – gotta keep the options open so that you can keep your supporters happy.
Good Lord – California is in a bubble from the rest of the nation.
Remember the other day when I wrote about how Roger Niello cost me $170 roughly on the purchase of my new car?
I went back to my 2009 tax return. I don’t have children yet – but I figured out that my state income taxes would have been $496 lower had Roger Niello not voted for the largest tax increase in California History.
It adds up! Go buy something for $200 at Wal Mart? Niello cost you $2.
Eat $20 worth of chicken at Chick-Fil-A – Niello cost you $.20.
Every time you buy gas – you pay sales tax. That means Roger Niello costs you $.35-$.50 every time you get gas based on the size of your gas tank.
That’s how his votes add up to $12 Billion ripped out of the economy and funneled in to social welfare programs.
All we have on Niello is that he raised taxes – time and again.
Quoting Arnold Squishenegger: When they wake up in the morning, they’re taxed, when they eat breakfast they’re taxed, when they go to the bathroom, they’re taxed. Arnold+Niello = Pain.