tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post115479513934345863..comments2024-01-22T03:02:52.051-08:00Comments on California Greening: In this corner, Paul KrugmanWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15684763427526399228noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497138.post-1154969130502081942006-08-07T09:45:00.000-07:002006-08-07T09:45:00.000-07:00There are times when the Sierra Club will find tha...There are times when the Sierra Club will find that one particular elected official is so egregious that the Sierra Club will take concerted local action. This was the cast in the 11th CD where Richard Pombo fits that description. According to Federal Election Commission Reports, the Sierra Club Political Committee spent $28,159 in the month of May as part of the effort to unseat Pombo. This was mostly buying media time. In the Primary election, they endorsed Republican Pete McCloskey, whose environmental credentials are unassailable.<BR/><BR/>In the same election cycle, the Green Party lost its San Joaquin County presence as no one filed papers for the County Council and I saw no effort by Contra Costa County Greens as an organization to address the situation with Pombo, though individual Greens in both counties were active supporting Democratic candidates. <BR/><BR/>As an aside, the California Teachers Association, the SEIU and the California Labor Federation also endorsed McCloskey.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684763427526399228noreply@blogger.com