Business IEs Pouring In For Claudia Alvarez For Assembly

I checked out the "late expenditures affecting a candidate" filings affecting Claudia Alvarez's Assembly campaign.

Labor has spent nearly $100,000 in IEs for Jose Solorio this month, but business interests haven't been sitting on the sidelines, either.

JOBS-PAC "A Bi-Partisan Coaliton of California Employers" spent a little more than $85,000 on Alvarez's behalf since May 15 -- basically mailers and polling.

A group called Californians United also made a $30,000 IE for broadcast ads for Alvarez on May 11 (this IE consisted of $24,000 from McLarand, Vasquez, Emsiek & Partners, Inc. of Irvine and $5,000 from O'Brien Mechanical II, Inc. of San Franisco). The same group m ade another $10,000 IE for broadcast ads on May 15 -- and this is where a reader better versed in campaign finance arcana could be of assistance. The IE states it was a $10,000 expenditure, although the filing reports more than $100,000 in contributions from various business interests. Perhaps that means Californians United still has $90,000 left to spend in that IE -- I don't know.

All in all, about $125,000 in business interest spending to elect Alvarez. Solorio and Alvarez may zig-zagging around the political map, but labor and business interests seem pretty clear on where the two candidates are coming from.

Comments

[rebecca]

Californians United are the cats who sent out those absolutely DISGUSTING mailers against Umberg. Far as I've been able to tell, it's Nunez's pac--not that you can tell from looking at their disclosures.

[Thank a Commie]

I repect your interest and research on Political issues Rebecca...and of course love you club reviews:)

Becca,

"Disgusting" hit piece but factually correct.

In life you lie in the disgusting filth you create. While it can be repulsive, gross, and disgusting we all make our own beds...Umberg has to lie in his.

Have you seen Dr Rey yet?

Se ya honey

Californians United is a group affiliated with former Assemblyman Bruce Young. And aligned pretty closely with Don Perata. Not so much Nunez.

[Bladerunner]

Rebecca is right. If the poster(and the Correa supporters who put out the pieces)who thinks they are factual had any guts they'd make their charges face to face with Tom and Robin.

[rebecca]

Frankly, I don't know why Tom decided to run with all that stuff--and yes, it's factual--out there. But I am really sick of Dems slaughtering each other like they're Bates and DeYoung or Harman and Harkey. Leave the nasty to (and for) the Republicans, not our own.

B) You're right: Perata, not Nunez.

C) Who on earth is Dr. Rey?

[rebecca]

Wait, Dr. Rey the plastic surgeon? Are you saying I need some? Talk about a knife to the back!