Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante really doesn't have a clue as to why average Californians are fed up with the current crop of Solons in Sacramento.
Bustamante announces support for Huffington's campaign finance plan.
Hoping to neutralize concerns about his campaign support from tribal casinos, Democratic candidate Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante is endorsing a competitor's plan to diminish the influence of special interest groups by publicly financing campaigns.
Instead of simply running a clean campaign or giving the money back when caught red-handed illegally using funds, his solution? Public financing of campaigns.
How about a little ethical behavior Mr. Bustamante, instead of tapping my already strained wallet?
TV stations won't help him meet court order, he says.
HUNTINGTON PARK - Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, told by a judge to prove that he cannot cancel television advertising time purchased with improper campaign contributions, said Saturday that television stations are refusing to refund money for ad time not yet used.
Sacramento Superior Court Judge Loren McMaster ruled last week that Bustamante violated campaign rules by accepting millions in contributions from tribal gambling interests and labor unions into an old campaign account, although the judge noted that the state Fair Political Practices Commission had "provided often conflicting advice" on the subject.
Bustamante was ordered to return any remaining portion of the $3.8 million that McMaster deemed was gathered inappropriately and that had not already been spent. On Friday, McMaster said Bustamante must prove that he could not cancel the ads and obtain refunds.