Pat Gilbreath: Grow California: The Pat Gilbreath Agenda

Pat Gilbreath is a mother, CPA, community volunteer and candidate for the 63rd Assembly District. In 1993, she won a seat on Redlands City Council, serving as Mayor from 1999 to 2001 and once again holding the position of Mayor. An uncompromising taxpayer watchdog, she’s been an outspoken voice against government waste, and a persistent advocate for spending restraint and lower taxes.  Learn more at:
www.StandWithPat.com

As a CPA, I’ve never understood how politicians campaign on “job creation,” while supporting policies that undermine and destroy any hope of real economic growth. They should really know better. High tax rates combined with incredible levels of spending and debt have sidelined thousands of California’s job creators and entrepreneurs. Exhausted taxpayers can no longer afford the price.

The fact is that we can’t continue to grow the size of state government while creating a healthy environment for job creation and growth. It just isn’t possible. Sacramento has been recycling this strange strategy for decades, under Democrat and even Republican management. Without principled, conservative leadership in the State Assembly, California’s negative course is set, with little chance for change. Continue reading

iePolitics: Theodore Roosevelt’s Ideas on Immigrants


Theodore Roosevelt’s ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.

“In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person’s becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American . . . There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn’t an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag . . . We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language.  And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.”

—Theodore Roosevelt 1907

iePolitics: Breaking News

iePolitics has learned that as a part of the ongoing corruption investigation additional, previously-unreported search warrants were issued at the homes of high-ranking county officials including that of at least one current chief of staff.  When serving the search warrants, District Attorney investigators photographed the interior of the homes and those photos are now available to defendants as part of the discovery process.

As new information is obtained, it will be reported here.

iePolitics: For all of those who keep telling me you want to help . . .

Here’s your chance.  Actually, you have one of several chances.

There are several of us who want to fire our worker’s comp attorneys.  I have come to the conclusion worker’s comp attorneys are worse than ambulance chasers.  The whole process on both sides of the fence is filled with scam artists including the doctors, the attorneys (including county counsel and risk management), and investigators.  No one cares if there is an injured person or not; it’s all about racking up fees.  So we are looking for a worker’s comp attorney who is a real pit bull.  Does such an animal exists?  I’m beginning to think not but if anyone has a recommendation, there are several of us looking.

Second, there are also several of us looking for a good employment law attorney.  Although we’re still pursuing the class action suit, some of us have claims for retaliation and hostile work environment that are so egregious we want separate cases.  Again, we are looking at a pitbull who will eat Ruth Stringer and spit out those bleached locks.

And finally, for me personally, I’m at my wit’s end with my landlord who has locked me out of my property, taken almost everything I own, and is not cooperating with returning it.  He has no court order.  As a matter of fact he attempted to evict me and the case was dismissed.  It’s a long, convoluted story I would be happy to share with anyone who can give me some help with it, but it’s too long to write about here.  I tried to get the Sheriff’s Office involved and now I’m the one being threatened with arrest.  I’m not sure I’m allowed to say who so I’ll just say that  someone one the Fifth Floor tried to reason with the guy and he agreed to cooperate but then when I tried to get my stuff this past weekend he refused. Continue reading

iePolitics: TAD Rumor Control

Nothing ever changes in the San Bernardino County Transitional Assistance Department (Welfare or TAD).  I’ve been bombarded with questions as to why the TAD01 Deputy Director’s girlfriend (or perhaps now former) has been demoted from District Manager to Eligibility Worker III.  All the conspiracy theorist in the department are hard at work as apparently this type of demotion is unheard of.  So if someone has the scoop, inquiring minds at TAD want to know.

iePolitics: Some Very Sad News

The story below is from the Sacramento Bee.  Will was my main contact in Senator Runner’s office.  He was always very helpful and respectful whether  I needed something for the blog or for Republican Woman.  I was very sorry to hear about his untimely death.  iePolitics sends our condolences to his family and friends.

January 12, 2010

Thumbnail image for Will.jpgWill Smith, chief of staff to Republican Sen. George Runner, died Monday night after he collapsed while playing basketball. He was 41.

Smith, who grew up in Weaverville and attended Sacramento State, first came to the Capitol as an Assembly Fellow.

In 1996, Smith joined Runner’s Assembly staff. For the next 14 years, he worked in various capacities in Runner’s Assembly and Senate offices, as well as for Runner’s wife, former Assemblywoman Sharon Runner. Continue reading