"[2] This tactic was ultimately unsuccessful, as Proposition 20 passed, extending the commission's power over redistricting to include U.S. House districts.
Specifically, it will amend: Daniel Lowenstein, the official proponent of the measure, is a professor at UCLA and a former chairman of the California Fair Political Practices Commission.
[5] California Proposition 77 (2005) was a previous attempt at independent redistricting reform that failed at the ballot box.
[14] Saban is in the entertainment business and his personal fortune has been helped along by his association with the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.
[15] Saban also has media holdings in Israel, Europe, Asia and the United States, including a major stake in Univision, a Spanish-language network.
The largest contribution to No on Proposition 77 was $4,000,000 from Stephen Bing[17]'s Shangri-La Entertainment Company,[18] a major contributor to 527 political organizations.
Through October 20, 2010, these donors have given $20,000 or more to the "Yes on FAIR, Yes on 27--A Coalition of Entrepreneurs, Working People, Businesses, Community Leaders Such as Karen Bass, and Other Concerned Citizens" campaign committee.
The table indicates (Updated October 11, 2010) Donors Haim Saban and Fred Eychaner received prior attention for their multimillion-dollar donations to the Democratic Party.
The California State Council of Service Employees union, part of the SEIU ... Members of the U.S. Congress who are donors: Eighteen Democratic members of California's delegation to the U.S. Congress, including Nancy Pelosi, cumulatively gave $175,000 to the initiative effort in February 2010, when the campaign needed funds to pay petition circulators to collect signatures to qualify the measure for the ballot.
As of October 11, 2001, 18 (nearly 53%) of those incumbent Democratic members of California's delegation to the U.S. Congress had given money to the campaign to urge a "yes" vote on Proposition 27.
Newspapers that have editorialized in favor of Proposition 27 include: Newspapers that have editorialized against Proposition 27 include: Supporters of the Voters FIRST Act for Congress have asked the Fair Political Practices Commission and the Federal Election Commission to investigate whether some members of California's U.S. Congressional delegation are "hiding their controlling involvement in the initiative" in a way that obscures who is really behind it.
[167] On December 28, 2009, Daniel Lowenstein filed a request with the Office of the California Attorney General for an official ballot title.