Valero / Labor PAC alters its telephone script and shows new video ads

Three NEW Expenditure Forms 496 were posted on the City of Benicia website Tuesday, showing amended costs, new negative phone calling scripts and new tv ads bought by the anti-Birdseye PAC.

This round of phone calls focuses on local jobs, and makes unsubstantiated claims against Kari Birdseye while praising her opponents.  The ads show Birdseye’s opponents’ faces along with a positive message rather than Birdseye’s face with negative message.  They must believe the damage is done – or that the blatantly negative ads were not helping their cause.

The reports posted by the City are simply listed by number without much guidance for voters.  I’ll try to sort it out below, with new totals.  (I confess, however, that I have no idea why the PAC’s costs are less now than in previous reports – it makes no sense…)

In summary, the PAC is still absolutely LOADED for more big campaign expenditures during these final weeks before election day.

• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_12.pdf
  EXPENDITURE AMENDMENT PRO-LARGAESPADA: Winning Connection calls $8,288.75 on 10/16 (showing a new telephone script) (cumulative to date $25,124.81) as amended on 10/22
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_13.pdf
  EXPENDITURE AMENDMENT PRO-LARGAESPADA (but actually showing photocopies of new digital ads for STRAWBRIDGE): Digital Turf media buy $4,689 on 10/13 (cumulative to date $25,124.81); Digital Turf ad production $2,000 on 10/13 (cumulative to date $25,124.81)
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_14.pdf
  EXPENDITURE AMENDMENT PRO-LARGAESPADA (showing photocopies of new digital ads for LARGAESPADA): Digital Turf media buy $4,689 on 10/13 (cumulative to date $25,124.81); Digital Turf ad production $2,000 on 10/13 (cumulative to date $25,124.81)TOTAL EXPENDITURES TO DATE: $25,124.81

CONTRIBUTIONS (as of Oct. 24, no change since Oct. 18)

• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_497_1.pdf
  Heat @ Frost PAC, $30,000; Boilermakers PAC $30,000; Valero Svcs $14,200, all on 10/10
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_497_2.pdf
  CA Bldg & Construction Trades PAC $30,000 on 10/11
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_497_3.pdf
  CA Pipe Trades PAC $30,000 on 10/15
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_497_4.pdf
  NEW AMENDMENT TO 497-1: Heat & Frost $20,000 (not $30,000)
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_497_5.pdf
  NEW CONTRIBUTION Iron Workers PAC $30,000 on 10/16
  TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO DATE: $154,200

PREVIOUSLY REPORTED EXPENDITURES (through Oct. 18)

• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_1.pdf
  PRO-STRAWBRIDGE: Winning Connections calls $5,166.67 on 10/10; Valero Use of Poll $4,733.34 on 10/10
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_2.pdf
  PRO-LARGAESPADA: Winning Connections calls $5,166.67 on 10/10; Valero Use of Poll $4,733.34 on 10/10
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_3.pdf
  ANTI-BIRDSEYE: Winning Connections calls $5,166.67 on 10/10; Valero Use of Poll $4,733.34 on 10/10
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_4.pdf
  ANTI-BIRDSEYE: Digital Turf media buy $4,689 on 10/11 (cumulative to date $16,589); Digital Turf ad production $2,000 on 10/11 (cumulative to date $16,589)
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_5.pdf
  PRO-STRAWBRIDGE: Digital Turf media buy $4,689 on 10/13 (cumulative to date $16,589); Digital Turf ad production $2,000 on 10/13 (cumulative to date $16,589)
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_6.pdf
  PRO-LARGAESPADA: Digital Turf media buy $4,689 on 10/13 (cumulative to date $16,589); Digital Turf ad production $2,000 on 10/13 (cumulative to date $16,589)
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_7.pdf
  AMENDMENT TO 496-1 PRO-STRAWBRIDGE Winning Connection calls $5,413.73 (not $5,166.67) and (cumulative to date $16,836.07); Heat & Frost contribution of $20,000 (not $30,000) on 10/16
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_8.pdf
  AMENDMENT TO 496-2 PRO-LARGAESPADA: Winning Connections calls $5,413.73 (not $5,166.67) and (cumulative to date $16,836.07) on 10/16
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_9.pdf
  AMENDMENT TO 496-3 ANTI-BIRDSEYE: Winning Connections calls $5,413.73 (not $5,166.67) and (cumulative to date $16,836.07) on 10/16
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_10.pdf
  AMENDMENT TO 496-4 ANTI-BIRDSEYE: Digital Turf media buy and ad production (and cumulative to date $16,836) on 10/15
• Anti-Birdseye_PAC_Form_496_11.pdf
  NEW EXPENDITURE PRO-LARGAESPADA: Winning Connection calls $9,000 (cumulative to date $25,836.06) on 10/16
  TOTAL EXPENDITURES REPORTED AS OF OCT 18: $25,836.06