By Roger Straw, November 6, 2018 The rich and intrusive Valero/Labor anti-Birdseye political action committee (PAC) filed new income reports with the City of Benicia on the last day before the election. The PAC disclosed $15,000 in new contributions on 11/2 from the Boilermakers PAC, raising the total of PAC funds to $210,000. (Form 497-8) The PAC … Continue reading Anti-Birdseye PAC gets another $15,000, adjusts total of fund to $207,500→
by Roger Straw, November 4, 2018 [Editor: See video of the Forum. – R.S.] Winners: the Candidates – Losers: Valero & the anti-Birdseye PAC I think I know now, why the anti-Birdseye PAC was desperate to stop the Benicia Open Government’s “Final Word” forum. Turns out the forum was an unqualified success for all four … Continue reading Final Word: No one likes the anti-Birdseye PAC’s dirty campaign→
By Roger Straw, November 3, 2018 Deep pockets hire attorneys, send threatening letter Just hours before Benicia Open Government Commission was to convene its “Final Word” forum on Saturday Nov. 3 to give candidates a chance to counter dirty campaign tricks and last-minute smears, Valero’s anti-Birdseye PAC hired the attorney firm Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & … Continue reading Anti-Birdseye PAC tries to stop forum, threatens to sue City→
By Roger Straw, October 30, 2018 [For PAC income report, see ANTI-BIRDSEYE PAC SPENDS ANOTHER $58,000, TOTAL NOW OVER $135,000.] The latest campaign finance reports posted by the City of Benicia show that the Anti-Birdseye (Texas-Valero/Labor “Working Families”) PAC has spent additional funds totaling $57,997 on the following: $3,283 on 11/1 for “Live Calls” scripted against Birdseye and … Continue reading ANTI-BIRDSEYE PAC SPENDS ANOTHER $58,000, TOTAL NOW OVER $135,000→
