I personally don’t know Grass Valley City Council Candidate Jim Firth, except to know that the hard-right political activists — who live in Penn Valley and Banner Mountain but not necessarily Grass Valley — are after him.
The attacks are getting louder — and more personal, too.
When I called Jim this afternoon to comment on his sensible “Other Voices” in the newspaper today, there was a faint huffing and puffing sound on the other end.
“I didn’t know how steep Walsh Street was,” he remarked with a still joyful sounding tone.
You see, Jim has been walking the neighborhoods of Grass Valley for weeks and weeks — just like Terry Lamphier when he ran for supervisor.
I suspect that’s what eats away at the hard-right activists. For many of them, it’s only about whether you’re an “R” or a “D.” If you’re a “Decline to State,” they think they’ve figured you out too.
They want to run the table in our community — with 5-0 votes.
It’s a cross between the Crusades and CREEP (the Committee to Re-Elect President Nixon during Watergate) — only magnified in a small town.
Even Supervisor Nate Beason (who wrote his own persuasive “Other Voices” today criticizing the fire tax) isn’t conservative enough for the tin-foil hat crowd in our community.
As with national politics, there’s a wave of sentiment enveloping our county, extending well beyond politics and the board room — and into the bedroom.
It reminds me of the song: “You can’t even run your life, I’d be darned if you’ll run mine.”
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Jeff,
Loved your reference to CREEP, such a great acronym. Those of us who grew up during Watergate have a lot to talk about.
Todd Juvinall has made his disdain for Jim Firth very clear, which might just be the most compelling reason to vote for Jim. Voting the opposite of Todd is pretty much the best formula for everything electoral.
Let’s review Todd’s voter recommendations from his post on October 9th at his website Sierra Dragon’s Breathe (sic):
> Proposition 30 is a NO Temporary taxes to fund education
I hate these new Gov. Brown taxes, but I am voting for them because the opponents of this proposition have all signed the Grover Norquist anti-tax pledge.
> Proposition 31 is a NO State Budget and some say it contains
> vestiges of Agenda 21
Yes, let us make sure the Agenda 21 boogyman will not be able to eat our brains. If you actually read the principals of the proposition, it calls for a two-year state budget process which increases efficiency. Todd doesn’t like that this efficiency was accomplished by “libs” which is why he is opposed. If CA Senate Republicans had put forth this prop. he would be all for it.
> Proposition 32 is a YES Political contributions by corporations
> and unions
A very crafty and cynical proposition. This prop. did not come from “the people,” which is why the CA prop. process was first invented. It comes from the Political Industrial Complex. Anyway, what is most cynical about this prop. is that is obfuscates the difference between hourly employees and salary employees. If you work for a company as a salaried employee and the board of that company decides to send money in a political direction you do not support, you have no recourse. At least for unions, they still have this very basic right of advocacy. Prop. 32 is just a further take-away of worker’s right, and the only reason Todd Juvinall supports it is because he is a patsy for a number of special interests.
> Proposition 33 is a YES Insurance rates set by driver’s histories
Yup, this is a no-brainer. I agree with Todd.
> Proposition 34 is a NO Death penalty repeal
Nope, we need to get rid of the death penalty in California. There are confusing numbers in the analysis of how getting rid of the death penalty in CA would save money, but I have finally come to the conclusion that warehousing these evil people will be a hell of a lot cheaper than trying to kill them through onerous legal procedures and endless appeals.
> Proposition 35 is a YES Human trafficking
I agree with Todd.
> Proposition 36 is a NO Three strikes law
Nope. Again, here is a way to save some serious money in the state budget. Three strikes should be for only violent crimes. We need to decrease our incarceration rate in California.
> Proposition 37 is a NO Food labeling
Nope. We need to know what we eat. Not perfect legislative wording, but it will have to do. That language will improve going forward.
> Proposition 38 is a NO Taxes for education and early
> childhood programs
I hate that the CA education system is 65% of the state budget, but I am voting for this prop. anyway, only because it sends a message.
> Proposition 39 is a NO Taxing treatment for multi-state
> businesses
How could Todd be against this? It doesn’t make any sense.
> Proposition 40 is a YES State Senate Redistricting
Old news, vote no. Moving on…
Michael A.
When my better half and I completed our mail ballot we did the same, kinda. Looked at what the local Tea/Repubs endorsed and mostly voted the opposite.
I’m looking at voting along those lines are there are a couple that Todd Juvinall agrees with me on as Michael mentioned. He still may falsely accuse me of being nasty though. Oh well.