<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Political Blotter &#187; Abel Maldonado</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/category/sacramento/california-state-senate/abel-maldonado-california-state-senate-sacramento/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics</link>
	<description>Politics in the Bay Area and beyond</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:12:14 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>We knew the hair would come into it eventually.</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/10/15/we-knew-the-hair-would-come-into-it-eventually/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/10/15/we-knew-the-hair-would-come-into-it-eventually/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2010 election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abel Maldonado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lt. Governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AB 32]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drilling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global warming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lieutenant governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lt. Gov.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maldonado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newsom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prop. 23]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Proposition 23]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=13821</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I talked with Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado yesterday and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom today for a story we&#8217;ll publish next week about their contest for the lieutenant governor&#8217;s office. Here&#8217;s an amusing snippet: Newsom blasts Maldonado for taking campaign money from oil and energy companies while opposing AB 32, California’s greenhouse gas emissions law, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/10/15/we-knew-the-hair-would-come-into-it-eventually/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>More campaign finance fun: Lt.Gov. and AG</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/05/27/more-campaign-finance-fun-lt-gov-and-ag/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/05/27/more-campaign-finance-fun-lt-gov-and-ag/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 02:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2010 election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abel Maldonado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alberto Torrico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attorney General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campaign finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Kelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janice Hahn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lt. Governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pedro Nava]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Aanestad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ted Lieu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contributions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grass Valley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lieutenant governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lt. Gov.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Schmier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rocky Delgadillo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Francisco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Maria]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=11900</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom far outpaced Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn in fundraising during this period from March 18 to May 22. Newsom raised $792,311 and spent $453,291, finishing the period with $770,776 cash on hand; Hahn raised $336,331 and spent $316,670, finishing the period with [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/05/27/more-campaign-finance-fun-lt-gov-and-ag/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Breaking down the Maldonado confirmation vote</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/04/26/breaking-down-the-maldonado-confirmation-vote/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/04/26/breaking-down-the-maldonado-confirmation-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2010 election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abel Maldonado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California State Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lt. Governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Aanestad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aanestad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confirmed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lieutenant governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maldonado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Maria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SD-15]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SD15]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sworn in]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=11414</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The state Senate this afternoon voted 25-7 to confirm Gov. Arnold Schwarznegger’s nomination of state Sen. Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria, as lieutenant governor; the governor will swear him into office tomorrow. As I’d said Friday on KQED Channel 9’s “This Week in Northern California,” don’t mistake this for an instance of politics being put aside. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/04/26/breaking-down-the-maldonado-confirmation-vote/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Maldonado, crime lab, Salinas gangs on ‘TWINC’</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/04/24/maldonado-crime-lab-salinas-gangs-on-%e2%80%98twinc%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/04/24/maldonado-crime-lab-salinas-gangs-on-%e2%80%98twinc%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abel Maldonado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California State Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lt. Governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confirmation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KQED]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lieutenant governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maldonado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[This Week in Northern California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TWINC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=11390</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was on KQED Channel 9’s “This Week in Northern California” last night to talk about the politics behind state Sen. Abel Maldonado’s confirmation as lieutenant governor, as well as the latest poll numbers in a few hot primary contests. The panel also featured the Chronicle’s Rachel Gordon on the San Francisco crime lab scandal, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/04/24/maldonado-crime-lab-salinas-gangs-on-%e2%80%98twinc%e2%80%99/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Campaign finance: Arnold, Anthem &amp; much more</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/03/29/campaign-finance-arnold-anthem-much-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/03/29/campaign-finance-arnold-anthem-much-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2010 election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 governor's race]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abel Maldonado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attorney General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ballot measures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campaign finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don Perata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redistricting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Poizner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthem Blue Cross]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assembly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ballot measure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Berryhill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Californians for a Cure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Californians for a Fresh Start]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Munger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dream Team]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garrett Yee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gubernatorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hope 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J.J. Abrams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jose Solorio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maldonado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Munger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Netflix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Magowan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poizner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prop. 14]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Proposition 14]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reed Hastings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schwarzenegger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Westly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[term limits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tobacco tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[top two primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voters First Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yes on 14]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=11043</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s California Dream Team ballot measure committee put $500,000 last Friday to the campaign for Proposition 14, the “top-two” open primary measure forced onto the ballot by state Sen. Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria, now Schwarzenegger’s nominee for lieutenant governor – and a measure wildly unpopular with both the Republican and Democratic establishments. A [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/03/29/campaign-finance-arnold-anthem-much-more/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Maldo&#8217;s Lt. Gov. campaign has little in the bank</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/02/13/maldos-lt-gov-campaign-has-little-in-the-bank/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/02/13/maldos-lt-gov-campaign-has-little-in-the-bank/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2010 election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abel Maldonado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campaign finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dean Florez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janice Hahn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lt. Governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Aanestad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aanestad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cash on hand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contributions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fundraising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hahn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lieutenant governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lt. Gov.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maldonado]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=10393</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[State Sen. Abel Maldonado’s drive toward confirmation, which got hung up by Assembly Democrats on Thursday and reset for another 90 days by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday, hasn’t helped him land a lot of contributions to his campaign for that office. After Schwarzenegger nominated him in late November to fill the rest of former [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/02/13/maldos-lt-gov-campaign-has-little-in-the-bank/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Maldonado re-vote?</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/02/12/a-maldonado-re-vote/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/02/12/a-maldonado-re-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abel Maldonado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assembly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chuck DeVore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Perez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karen Bass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lt. Governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[De La Torre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DeVore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ed Hernandez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hector De La Torre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lieutenant governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maldonado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Salas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schwarzenegger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wilmer Carter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=10363</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s still at least theoretically possible for Assembly Democrats to beat Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger at his own game and reject state Sen. Abel Maldonado as lieutenant governor. The Assembly voted 37-35 yesterday on confirming Maldonado, R-Santa Maria, as lieutenant governor. Assembly Democrats contend this is a rejection, as Maldonado didn’t get 41 votes to confirm. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/02/12/a-maldonado-re-vote/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Maldonado&#8217;s confirmation hearing scheduled</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/01/27/maldonados-confirmation-hearing-scheduled/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/01/27/maldonados-confirmation-hearing-scheduled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abel Maldonado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California State Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darrell Steinberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lt. Governor]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=10084</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, has set a Rules Committee hearing to consider Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s appointment of state Sen. Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria, as Lieutenant Governor for 1:30 p.m. next Wednesday, Feb. 3 in room 113 of the State Capitol.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/01/27/maldonados-confirmation-hearing-scheduled/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>LtGov hopefuls Hahn, Maldonado hit Oakland</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/12/10/ltgov-hopefuls-hahn-maldonado-hit-oakland/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/12/10/ltgov-hopefuls-hahn-maldonado-hit-oakland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2010 election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abel Maldonado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janice Hahn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lt. Governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California State University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campaign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confirmation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fee increase]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fundraiser]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hahn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[higher-education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lieutenant governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maldonado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nomination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nominee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oakland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of California]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=9534</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[State Sen. Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s nominee to fill the vacant lieutenant governor’s office – attended the governor’s appearance this morning at the Alameda County Community Food Bank in Oakland, and spoke with a few reporters outside beforehand. Asked about ongoing student protests against ever-rising fees at the University of California, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/12/10/ltgov-hopefuls-hahn-maldonado-hit-oakland/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hahn to raise LtGov $$$ in Oakland, Florez in LA</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/12/07/hahn-to-raise-ltgov-in-oakland-florez-in-la/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/12/07/hahn-to-raise-ltgov-in-oakland-florez-in-la/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2010 election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abel Maldonado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campaign finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Russo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lt. Governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oakland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confirm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confirmation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dean Florez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democratic primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fundraisers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hahn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janice Hahn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lieutenant governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maldonado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Maria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shafter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=9501</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the jibber-jabber over whether to confirm Abel Maldonado as lieutenant governor continues (the LA Times’s George Skelton says today that it’s a must for Democrats), the Democratic contenders in next year’s election are continuing to raise money full steam ahead. In fact, Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn will be here in Oakland this [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/12/07/hahn-to-raise-ltgov-in-oakland-florez-in-la/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

<!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

Minified using apc
Page Caching using apc
Database Caching 5/52 queries in 0.038 seconds using apc
Object Caching 922/1125 objects using apc

Served from: www.ibabuzz.com @ 2012-02-10 07:26:50 -->
