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Is Dean Florez all talk? No, says Jim Boren up at the Fresno Bee.
He talks about all kinds of legislation Florez has carried in the wake of farmworker fatalities, air pollution reports and the state's bungling of a software contract.
Sure Florez calls a lot of press conferences and ruffles a...
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From Don Frederick, a Washington editor for the Los Angeles Times:
Small-town folks just aren't getting much respect these days from some big-time politicians.
Indeed, the phenomenon has become bipartisan -- add California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, to the list that...
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The Fresno Bee's opinion section weighs in on Sen. Dean Florez's spat with the Governor:
"Florez is stubborn and smart, a combination that has taken him far in the political game. Now he's turned his sights on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger."
Read the editorial here.
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It was 30 years ago that the Rolling Stones sang this song with the opening lyrics: "I was driving home early Sunday morning through Bakersfield."
It may be illegal to shoot people, but not it you're using a messy colored bullet. Check out the summer paintball tournament in town.
Who...
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A little politics for you on this glorious Tuesday morning from Kern, and way beyond.
First off, it appears Hillary Clinton didn't dodge sniper fire when she landed in Bosnia 12 years ago. She 'misspoke.' Video footage shows her calmly walking from the airplane. Read the story here.
Dean Florez...
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See if you can guess whom Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was talking about this morning when he told The Californian editorial board, "He can't help himself."
It was state Sen. Dean Florez of Shafter, who last week called Schwarzenegger's tour around the state talking about the state...
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Assembly Speaker Fabien Nuñez weighed in on the latest twist in Parra-Florez, through his spokesman, on the Fresno Bee's blog.
"The Speaker fully expects her to support the Democratic nominee. Republicans shouldn't count on any assistance from any Democrat for their candidate that...
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... and this one by Vic Pollard is from Aug. 27, 2005.
SACRAMENTO -- The political feud between the Florez and Parra families hit a new level this week.
Fran Florez, the mother of Democratic Sen. Dean Florez of Shafter, confirmed that she is thinking about running for the Assembly next year...
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This is a Sept. 1, 2003 story we ran about the ongoing feud between the Parras and the Florezes, by Vic Pollard.
SACRAMENTO -- What are we going to do about Dean Florez?
That's the question fellow legislators in both parties are asking as they shake their heads over the latest set of...
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She Doesn't Care For Activist Senator
Marylee prefers Ashburn's passive complaining to Florez' progressive action as a behavioral guide for legislators.
She is wrong when she says the air board was unanimous in extending the clean-air deadline. After being shown that it was...
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Vic Pollard, writes that the Lt. Governor position: “It’s the office that is traditionally viewed as the most meaningless job in state government, but it may never be the same if he (Dean Flores) wins”.
I don't know if "most" people agree with that or...
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