CA Assemblyman Tom Ammiano: “Illegal Aliens are Foundations of Our Society;” Obama’s $50 Billion Infrastructure JOBS Bill, Another Labor Union’s Side Deals at Taxpayers Expense; There ARE Plenty of JOBS, BUT Employers aren't Filling Them! By Marc Chamot
If you want to know how warped Sacramento politics in California is. You’ve got to listen to “fruity cakes,” California Assemblyman Tom Ammiano’s response, over governor candidate’s Meg Whitman’s troubles with an illegal maid.
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(Getty Images) Normally no one cares about these low-level state legislature bills, but Assembly Bill 1176 is getting some major attention after getting a first-class "F--- You" veto from the Governator. Just as a quick recap, California Democrat Tom Ammiano has a serious rivalry going with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger . It started when the Republican governor showed up at a Democratic fundraising dinner, and was greeted by some hostile dems. Ammiano, of San Francisco, was quoted as saying...Read Full Story
No tie-dye was on display at a standing-room only hearing held by a California lawmaker on Wednesday in a bid to get his marijuana legalization bill taken seriously. Instead, suits and sober discussion were the rule at the state Capitol as Assemblyman Tom Ammiano presided over what his office said was the first legislative consideration of the issue since California banned the drug in 1913. Both sides of the debate were heard, but Ammiano has long had his mind made up. Before the hearing, the...Read Full Story
Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken his rivalry with California state legislator Tom Ammiano to the next level with an explicit message hidden in a veto letter addressing a bill introduced by Ammiano. The non-controversial financing bill passed easily in the state legislature, but Ahnuld appears to have vetoed the bill for the sole purpose of sending a very specific message. What is that message? It's hidden in the first letter of each line of the statement. It's bold, it's vulgar, and it's not a...Read Full Story
Bill Handel at KFI posted this image of the letter Governor Schwarzenegger in which, if you look carefully at each of the sentences on the left hand side, the letter contains a second, more subtly crafted opinion...
And just to make sure the message is clear, I highlighted the information right here:
Is this sour grapes for Ammiano calling out his Kiss my [rude slang for not-straight] behind statement on October 7th...Read Full Story
As California struggles with its chronic budget mess, State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano has championed a long-term solution: close the corporate loophole in Prop 13. It’s far from a new idea, and Ammiano is only the most recent proponent of this idea in ...
Tom Ammiano: Justice Department Has Gone RogueEast Bay Express (blog)Strong words from the assemblyman in yesterday's Chron, in response to the four US Attorneys in California who have caused the closure of five permitted dispensaries in San Francisco, plus one in Fairfax. Ammiano also argues the San Francisco Board of ...
The reasoning, given by Sacramento based advocate Ben Hudson, is totally insane: With as much political wrangling that happens, the concern that the right will use the FAIR Education Act against us does a disservice to the students in schools right now.
When out Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San ... Law Center said their organizations had worked several months with Ammiano's office to formulate the bill, but asked him to pull it before its scheduled January 11 hearing. Opposition groups such as California ...
Assemblymember Tom Ammiano finally got a meeting with the U.S. attorney for Northern California ... So a city that has a lot of pot clubs -- highly regulated -- is bucking the national trend on pot use among teens. Ammiano wants to set strong ...
Catholic San FranciscoArchdiocese backs bill to ensure more humane policy on deportationsCatholic San FranciscoJerry Brown and Attorney General Kamala Harris to support reform being drafted by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco. Ammiano, still refining the language of the bill he plans to introduce in the California Assembly in the spring, would amend the ...and more »
After more than two months of confusion amid a crackdown by the federal Department of Justice on medical cannabis dispensaries, Assemblyman Tom Ammiano is expected to meet soon with the U.S. attorney's office, the Bay Area Reporter has learned.
Tom Ammiano (born December 15, 1941) is an openly gay Democratic California politician who advocates for LBGT issues and has introduced legislation to legalize marijuana. Find news, articles, videos, and pictures of Tom Ammiano here.
Tom Ammiano (born December 15, 1941) is an American politician and LGBT rights activist from San Francisco, California. Ammiano is a Democrat and a member of the California State ...
Supervisor Tom Ammiano is a long-time San Francisco Democratic leader who has served the city nearly three decades as a teacher, civil rights leader, educator and Supervisor.
Assemblyman Tom Ammiano represents the 13th Assembly District. Tom has been a dedicated public servant for over three decades, representing the people of San Francisco as teacher ...
DAVIS, Calif. -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday it's time for California to study whether to legalize and tax marijuana for recreational use, though he's not yet advocating