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Whalen cites no conflict of interest in OC developer’s second donation
Clovis City Council member Bob Whalen received some re-applied heat for a recent donation given to his campaign from an Orange County-based development company. The donation is the second from Paynter Realty and Investment, which also donated $2,900 to his unsuccessful 2010 bid for Assembly against Dr. Linda Halderman. The first donation caused quite a [...]
Patterson mailer restarts debate over High-Speed Rail with Whalen
Former Fresno Mayor Jim Patterson and Clovis City Council member Bob Whalen trade barbs as Patterson prepares to roll out new mailer. Jim Patterson’s rolling out a new slate mailer, which will soon hit the mailboxes of voters in the 23rd Assembly district. Unlike his first round of mailers, which focused on setting up his [...]
Setting the record straight: NRA Grades & LWV Debate
Whelan’s claims of an “A” grade from the NRA are deceiving The Whelan for Congress campaign is running a number of web advertisements claiming that Fresno attorney Brian Whelan received an “A” from the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (the PAC arm of the NRA). A quick look at the NRA’s grade listing, Whelan [...]
Reed’s Obama donation gets meme’d
It was a sad day for the Randall Reed’s City Council campaign when a PAC supporting one of his rivals pointed out two $250 donations to Obama for America in 2008. Nonetheless, the revelation of Reed’s donations hit a new low. Courtesy of Fresno State’s top conservative activist and super senior Neil O’Brien: Suffice it [...]
GOP Presidential candidate Fred Karger hits Fresno State
Fresno State had an interesting visitor on campus handing out Frisbees. It happened to be Fred Karger, the first openly gay Presidential candidate hoping to capture the Republican nomination. John Ellis at The Bee reports that the longshot candidate (who frequented Fresno during the Deukmejian era) isn’t quite as welcome with the local GOP establishment: [...]
Jim Costa to hit the airwaves
Rep. Jim Costa is likely to hit the airwaves with an ad entitled “Leadership” which was recently posted on YouTube. It’s one part of Costa’s campaign’s web strategy, including a new website. Unfortunately, the Brian Whelan campaign points out a sad mistake: Costa, Whelan, Johnny Tacherra and Mark Garcia are running for [...]
House, City Council candidates avoid televised debate
UPDATE: Another debate aversion was pointed out to me: District 2 candidates Steve Brandau (the fundraising leader in the first quarter) and Kelly Miller also failed to appear at the Fresno City Council candidates debate organized by the League of Women Voters. The remaining portion of the field – Randall Reed, Pat DiCicco and Sue [...]
Fresno State softball coach Margie Wright retiring
The winningest coach in collegiate softball is retiring effective June 30. Margie Wright led Fresno State’s softball team for the past 27 years achieving some impressive feats during her time at Bulldog Diamond. Among them: the most career wins for a coach, 30 NCAA post-season appearances, and won the first national championship for Fresno State [...]
Gillaspie headed to SF to replace the Panda
The Fresno Grizzlies’ third baseman Conor Gillaspie was recalled to San Francisco after third baseman Pablo Sandoval was placed on the 15-day disabled list for a broken left hamate bone. Sandoval broke his right hamate bone last season, sidelining the Kung Fu Panda for more than 40 games. Sandoval makes the third Giant veteran to [...]
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