It appears to me all of the endorser’s listed by Sarah Michelle Spinosa are self serving special interest and not folks who are really interested in you and me.

Way to go Sarah Michelle Spinosa you are now “Pimping for The Man”.

Thank you Sarah for taking over my posted story. Kudo’s not necessary. When the cause is right you need to take an active role no matter how many years it takes. Prop 13, which many have benefited from, did not happen overnight.

As you have taken over my post with a laundry list of our opposition let me take some equal space to post a partial listing of our supporters which include one of California’s major agricultural newspapers, AG Weekly.

Prop 98 SUPPORTERS (partial list)  

Property Rights Organizations

California Alliance to Protect Private Property Rights

Californians United for Redevelopment Education, Orange County

Californians for Property Rights

Black Property Owners Association

Grantville Action Group

Property Owners Association of Riverside County

Property Rights Alliance

Sonoma County Land Rights Coalition

Taxpayer Groups

California Republican Taxpayers Association

California Taxpayer Protection Committee

Central Solano Citizen/Taxpayer Group

Contra Costa Taxpayers Association

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

Inland Empire Taxpayers Association

League of Placer County Taxpayers

National Tax Limitation Committee

National Taxpayers Union

Orange County Taxpayers Association

Sacramento County Taxpayers League

San Diego Tax Fighters

Shasta County Taxpayers Association

Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association

Sonoma County Taxpayers Association

Sutter County Taxpayers Association

Ventura County Taxpayers Association

Yolo County Taxpayers Association

Faith Based

Capitol Resource Family Impact

Victory Chapel, San Bernardino

Political

California Federation of Republican Women California Republican Party

California Libertarian Party

Orange County Lincoln Club

Riverside County Libertarian Party

Agriculture

California Canning Peach Association

California Bean Shippers Association

California Dairies, Inc.

California Farm Bureau Federation

California Grain and Feed Association

California Pear Growers Association

Fresno Cooperative Raisin Growers, Inc.

Inyo Mono County Farm Bureau

Kern County Farm Bureau

Al Montna, Montna Farms

Mariposa County Farm Bureau

Modoc County Farm Bureau

Nevada County Farm Bureau

Pacific Egg and Poultry Association

Sacramento County Farm Bureau

San Diego County Farm Bureau

San Luis Obispo Farm Bureau

Siskiyou County Farm Bureau

Tulare County Farm Bureau

Business

California Association of REALTORS

California Business Alliance

California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce

Small Business Action Committee

Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council

Contra Costa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Nicaraguan American Chamber of Commerce, Northern California

National Federation of Independent Business

California Black Property Owners Association

California Assoc. of Business, Property & Resource Owners

Port Hueneme Chamber of Commerce

San Mateo County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Irvine Chamber of Commerce

Salvadorian American Chamber of Commerce

Solano Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Newpapers

Orange County Register

Victorville Daily Press

Redding Searchlight

Housing Providers

Apartment Association, California Southern Cities

Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA)

Apartment Owner Association of California

Berkeley Property Owners Association

California Housing Providers Coalition

California Mobilehome Parkowners Alliance

Manufactured Housing Educational Trust

Manufactured Housing Institute

Orange County Apartment Association

Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association

San Diego County Apartment Association

Local Governments

City of Rancho Santa Margarita

City of Westminster

Orange County Board of Supervisors

Elected Officials - Statewide

Senator Jim Battin

Senator Dave Cox

Senator Jeff Denham

Senator Bob Dutton

Senator Tom Harman

Senator Dennis Hollingsworth

Senator Bob Margett

Senator Tom McClintock

Senator George Runner

Assemblymember Joel Anderson

Assemblymember John J. Benoit

Assemblymember Chuck DeVore

Assemblymember Mike Duvall

Assemblymember Ted Gaines

Assemblymember Bonnie Garcia

Assemblymember Guy Houston

Assemblymember Bob Huff

Assemblymember Kevin Jeffries

Assemblymember Kick Reene

Assemblymember Doug La Malfa

Assemblymember Bill Maze

Assemblymember Roger Niello

Assemblymember Sharon Runner

Assemblymember Jim Silva

Assemblymember Audra Strickland

Assemblymember Van Tran

Assemblymember Mimi Walters

Bill Leonard, Board of Equalization

Elected Officials - Local

Stephen Atchley, Pomona City Council

Bill Crawford, South Lake Tahoe City Council

Mike Dunn, Modoc County Board of Supervisors

Jack Fuller, Oceanside City Council

Kevin Hanley, Auburn City Council

Diane Harkey, Dana Point City Council

Calvin Hinton, Pacifica City Council

Sue Horne, Nevada County Board of Supervisors

Bruce Kranz, Placer County Board of Supervisors

Dan Logue, Yuba County Board of Supervisors

Jack Lynch, Angels Camp City Council

Roberta MacGlashan, Sacramento Board of Supervisors

Jeff Miller, Corona City Council

John Nicoletti, Yuba County Board of Supervisors

Chris Norby, Orange County Board of Supervisors

Bill Campbell, Orange County Board of Supervisors

Brian Oneto, Amador County Board of Supervisors

Curt Pringle, Anaheim City Council

Gail Reavis, Mission Viejo City Council

David Sanders, Rancho Cordova City Council

Neil Blais, Rancho Santa Margarita City Council

Leo Trujillo, Santa Maria City Council

Robert Twist, San Marino City Council

Kurt Vander Weide, Turlock City Council

Kim Dolbow Vann, Colusa County Board of Supervisors

Larry Wahl, Chico City Council

Marie Waldron, Escondido City Council

Eric Ziedrich, Healdsburg City Council

Sarah.
Your above comment is rather telling.

“I’d want to see a profit on my investment, but in modest proportion to my monthly payout on the property, not a windfall at the expense of innocent families”

You agree that any “investor” has the right to make a “profit.” That would include Albertson’s, Dell Computer or the owner of your local service station. The same logic applies to anyone who builds an office complex or invests in any form of housing. In fact we read that the housing market in southern Ca may have crashed upwards of 20 percent in the past two years. However it’s called “risk, reward.” What about all of the developers who are sitting on unsold units or acres of open space while they continue to pay off their bank loans?

We just received a notice from our State Farm agent indicating that due to higher replacement costs, should we file a claim, our policy premium will increase even when we have never submitted any claims.
“Payout” you say. “Modest ROI.” Do you have any idea as to how much of an investment is made by the buyer/property owners? For those carrying mortgages do you have any idea as to whether or not the subject rental properties are break even or “cash cows.” And even if they are, are you misleading the rent controlled readers in thinking that their leases and/or rents will double or triple as they remain in these rent controlled homes of whatever form they may be?

After a while the “spin cycle” of proponents of Prop 99 can get out of control.

Maybe you would be happier if property owners simply stopped providing rental spaces for affordable housing altogether. Perhaps they should convert rental apartments into condo’s for sale as they did on Marguerite Parkway in Mission Viejo several years ago. Forget housing. Let’s just build more sports stadiums and shopping centers so we don’t have to deal with disgruntled tenants. Would that make you feel better?

“Innocent families?” Are they being evicted once Prop 98 passes? NO! The bad guys who take risk in buying property and letting you live in (rent controlled space) for as long as you wish as long as you pay your rent and don’t trash the place or cause problems such as throwing wild parties leading to code enforcement calls.

Are you proposing the latest in the growing list of “Nanny State” controls. Setting your own concept of what ROI we are entitled to? What next, how much we can sell our houses for based on some formula that you create!

Sarah. We are two ships passing in the daytime. Let me respond to yur ocmment sandwiched between my earlier comments.

Prop 98 was NOT “written first by Republicans (arguably) to repeal rent control.”

Prop 98 was written to provide property rights protection for ALL forms of private property which were not coverered in (D) Assemblyman De La Torre’s AB887 and ACA-8 proposed legislation.

The proponents of Prop 99 sued the State of CA by challenging the “title and summary” of Prop 98 which were selected by our Sec of State (or the Attorney General’s department).
“The honorable Timothy Frawley of the Superior Court of California rejected a lawsuit by a coalition of politicians and developers against the State of California contending that Proposition 98’s title and summary is misleading. The court ruled with the State that the “chief” purpose of Prop 98 is to reform eminent domain abuse.”

Let me suggest that you ask your friends at Prop 99 to show you the actual documentation as referenced above.

“Prop 99 is simpler”? You bet. It doesn’t do anything other than provide a tool to block the votes of our supporters should we exceed 50% plus one on June 3rd. There’s the “poison pill.”

Hmm. What does Prop 99 do anyway? Let me quote directly from The Independent Legislative Analyst as found on page 15 of the Primary Election voter information guide.

“Under current law and practice, government seldom uses eminent odmain to take single-family homes. Even when it does, the acquisition often is for a purpose that is permitted under the measure (such as construction of a road or school). Accordingly, this measure would not change significantly current government land acquisition practices.”
I rest my case.

We’re going in circles except I will say this: I do not have ‘friends’ at Yes on 99. Contrary to popular belief, we don’t all know each other. My opinions are my own.

SMS