Press Room: Press Release Archives

9/16/2003		Costa confident that the recall election will be held as scheduled
8/31/2003		Los Angeles Times Focuses on Recall of Gray Davis
8/23/2003		Davis is Toast? Some 3,000 Democrats looking for work!
8/17/2003		Quinn predicts MASSIVE turnout: "There is a simple fact about this election: Californians have a choice."
8/17/2003		Buffett & Arnold lay down gauntlet on Prop. 13: Do we need to triple property taxes as well?
8/15/2003		Los Angeles Times gives major coverage to the grassroots and talk radio!
8/08/2003		Daniel Weintraub: "the people are threatening to take back their government."
8/07/2003		Davis Days Numbered? Cruz Bustamante becomes first prominent Democrat to announce plans to run for governor
8/06/2003		Your Chairman, Ted Costa featured in Sacramento Bee: "A contrarian on a mission"
8/05/2003		Polls put Recall Support at 55%! "This is Chernobyl. Gray Davis is melting down, and the Democrats want to escape the radiation."
7/25/2003		NY Times reports Davis strategy for survival, "make the vote about anything but Gray Davis."
7/23/2003		Davis Recall: 'It's About the Economy, Stupid,'
7/20/2003		Newsweek Covers California: "State of Siege" Is "dark horse" Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown the Democrat to watch?
7/20/2003		San Jose Mercury News reports chaos: "PARTY'S SUPPORT OF DAVIS FRAYING"
7/19/2003		If counties on Wednesday report enough valid signatures on petitions... Davis would become the first California governor to appear on a recall ballot
7/18/2003		LA Times: Numbers Add Up to Fall Recall Election
7/17/2003		Counties verifying signatures: "This is a slam-dunk,'' said Ted Costa, who has led the signature-gathering drive.
7/17/2003		Los Angeles Times: Recall Activist's Cause Has a Statewide Effect
7/16/2003		Democrats hold secret meeting: One California Democratic strategist agreed that Pelosi "was pretty adamant about it – that Gray was toast."
7/13/2003		Field Poll: YES on Recall makes strong gains!
7/12/2003		Dan Walters: A new statewide Field Poll, released today, contains nothing but bad news for Davis.
7/09/2003		Talk, scenarios swirl about Governor Davis: Is a resignation in the works?
7/09/2003		Another Political Earthquake: The Gray Davis recall looks like a Prop 13 replay.
7/09/2003		Republican activists promise up to 1.6 million signatures to counties Monday
7/08/2003		LA Daily News says recall supporters,
7/08/2003		Is Recall bad for California? "It's a real positive impact if the voters are wise enough to choose a leader who will balance the budget." said Costa
7/08/2003		"I look at the recall as a tool that's open to the people," said Costa. "It's part of our social compact in California. It's not negotiable."
7/07/2003		New York Times reports Recall Vote a Certainty: Governor Davis says
7/07/2003		Recall signature wrap-up: Organizers say they have enough to force an election.
7/06/2003		Gray Davis Recall Effort Exceeds Expectations
7/06/2003		Illegal taxes are what political revolutions are made of. Just ask King John...Or George III
7/06/2003		Disciple of Prop. 13 author generating another statewide shake-up
7/05/2003		Dan Weintraub: The recall's a democratic revolt against ruling elites
7/04/2003		Recall backers rip into Davis
7/04/2003		New York Times: Credit Rating Is Latest Worry for California
7/03/2003		Support for Davis Recall surges ahead in Los Angeles Times Poll
7/03/2003		Recall Signature Drive Surges Ahead
7/03/2003		Anti-Recall forces doubt your work: San Jose Mercury News tells the truth!
7/02/2003		Governor Davis may take state bond rating to LOWEST level ever!
7/01/2003		Once again, Secretary of State Shelley DRAGS his feet on recall.
6/28/2003		Green Party Camejo: "[Davis] is the very symbol of all that is wrong with the influence of money and corporate domination of our political system
6/28/2003		Signatures come easy for recall: Ventura County leading the way?
6/27/2003		Washington Post: Calif. Near Financial Disaster: Davis visits Mom!
6/27/2003		Davis Plays Hardball: "He called me a Republican bitch. I'm not even a Republican."
6/27/2003		Opposition to Illegal Car Tax Increase
6/27/2003		LA Daily News: "Chalk up the contracts as a Davis mistake that will cost Californians billions -- one of many.
6/26/2003		Respect for the Will of the Voters
6/26/2003		Even the Press admits we have about ONE MILLION signatures!
6/25/2003		Push to Recall California Governor Enters Final Week
6/24/2003		How Davis turned a $12 BILLION surplus into a massive deficit...
6/24/2003		Recall Gains Steam: "Ontario retiree Terry Benthall was grousing because he expects his vehicle license to rise by $1,000."
6/23/2003		Recall Proponent Ted Costa Comes to Town...
6/22/2003		US News on the Recall:
6/20/2003		Many hats may enter recall ring: Sacramento Bee offers compilation of possible candidates:
6/20/2003		Recalls good for turnout?
6/19/2003		""Ninety percent is stunning," said Steve Weir, county clerk-recorder since 1989. He cannot recall seeing such a high rate before."
6/18/2003		OCR: "Governor Davis is in the deepest political trouble of his long political life."
6/17/2003		Wall Street Journal Says Davis Recall is
6/17/2003		Davis Recall Picks Up Steam: The Question now is who will run?
6/16/2003		``I want to register to vote specifically to get rid of Gray Davis,'' she said. ``This is worth everything.''
6/16/2003		Governor (and most of the press) ignore real budget offer...
6/15/2003		Washington Post: "California Survey Shows Davis's Recall Vulnerability"
6/14/2003		Total Recall--II : Gray Davis's governorship may soon meet the Terminator.
6/08/2003		Davis may be up against a total recall: Is 'Running Man' Running?
6/06/2003		Time is Running Out for Governor Davis...
6/06/2003		The Press is Catching Up: "Officials: 400,000 sign recall petitions"
6/05/2003		Greens' Camejo says he'll run if Gov. Davis recall qualifies
6/05/2003		"unexpected quickness of the signature-gathering effort" brings donations to both sides of Recall Battle
6/02/2003		Now Even the SF Chronicle takes recall seriously! Davis says it is "an insult to democracy."
5/28/2003		Petition Progress Charted: Campaign well ahead of September deadline, July in sight!
5/27/2003		Democrats won't vow to keep names off recall ballot
5/27/2003		NOW They Must Think We Are Serious! Davis allies announce anti-recall effort
5/27/2003		World Net Daily Provides Recall National Coverage:
5/23/2003		Good hunting in Roseville: Davis recall drive signs 'em up
5/22/2003		Is the Governor nervous? "If I'm fortunate enough to serve out my term," Davis said this week
5/22/2003		Weintraub: In state's time of need, the governor fails to lead:
5/21/2003		More Fallout from Oracle Scandal? Davis' policy director resigns
5/20/2003		Although publicly dismissive of the recall effort, Davis is said to be obsessed with it..."he's scared out of his mind"
5/20/2003		TheDavis Legacy:
5/20/2003		Surprise, surprise: Governor Davis Blasts the Recall Campaign!
5/16/2003		Dan Walters: Will Davis ever learn why he's the most unpopular governor?
5/13/2003		More MAJOR support for Davis Recall: $250,000 from Orange County Lincoln Club
5/13/2003		Davis to Motorists: TRIPLE Your Car Tax!
5/12/2003		Poor Gray Davis: Even Time Magazine is reporting on how much trouble he is in from the recall!
5/12/2003		Capitol Paper Covers Recall Progress, great photos, And LOTS of Davis spin
5/10/2003		Fox News Covers the Davis Recall...
5/10/2003		SF Chronicle says recall "created some nervousness among Davis' advisers"
5/07/2003		Television Coverage Increases: 200 new circulators on the streets THIS week!
5/06/2003		Budget Solutions? Davis wants Taxes AND Debt: Daily Deficit figure now over $70 million
5/04/2003		Los Angeles Daily News: Davis Recall Grows (finally, a reporter tells the whole story!)
5/03/2003		It's The Spending Stupid! Davis overspending adds BILLIONS more to deficit
5/03/2003		BIG News Day: Historic Turn-in of Signatures & Congressman Issa IS Committed!
5/01/2003		Wall Street Journal: Are Voters Ready to Fire Gray Davis?
4/23/2003		Two-thirds of state voters dislike governor, pollsters find: Recall spells trouble for Davis!
4/22/2003		NY Times: Recall Effort Clouds Davis's Future: Will Green Party Join In?
4/20/2003		Recall Effort Gets BIG Boost from Congressman Issa
4/18/2003		Davis’ Tarnished State to run out of cash: Vendors targeted
4/12/2003		Local Teacher Has Had It With Davis: Leads
4/12/2003		Why a Recall? How About $28 BILLION in new taxes & fees!
4/11/2003		A "crisis of governance" should bring "civic rebirth" for California says Walters
4/10/2003		Budget Vacation?? Leadership from Gray Davis is Missing in Sacramento!!
4/09/2003		How Davis Avoided Blackouts: He tanked the economy!
4/08/2003		Governor Davis Puts Up NO FISHING Sign
4/06/2003		The Education Governor: Teachers get 25,000 pink slips
4/06/2003		Some Budget Crisis: State Employees get $5 million in raises
4/05/2003		Davis May Take State Over the Cliff: California may run out of cash!
4/02/2003		Davis Policies Create Jobs... In ARIZONA
4/02/2003		More Failed Leadership: Davis says NO budget action for six weeks...
3/31/2003		Awash in RED Ink: Experts say Davis budget crisis will take its toll
3/31/2003		Keeping Tabs on Davis: Savy politician has collected over $127 MILLION since 1982
3/25/2003		Fellow Democrats Turn on Davis...
3/24/2003		Davis has ANOTHER $1.5 BILLION budget problem!
3/24/2003		Davis Budget Debacle: Walters asks, will we even get a budget this year?
3/22/2003		A Bill of Particulars on Davis’s Violation of California Law: RECALL DEMANDED BY THE FACTS
3/20/2003		Beleaguered Davis faces more bad news: Democrats may run in recall...
3/19/2003		Davis Policies Bring MORE Bad News for California Workers
3/18/2003		Davis does water deal with laundered funds
3/13/2003		California Gas Prices in the Stratosphere: Thank You, Gray Davis!
3/13/2003		Governor Davis Supports Yet ANOTHER Tax Increase!
3/10/2003		Davis Not Welcome at His Own Democrat Party's State Convention
3/09/2003		WorldNetDaily and Eric Hogue: It's the Davis "E-Call"
3/09/2003		Some hiring freeze: Davis friends get six figure posts
3/07/2003		Dan Walters: The Governor is lying about the budget
3/06/2003		Ted Costa Responds to the Scared Governor
3/06/2003		Scared Governor Buys Off Signature Gathering Firm
3/06/2003		Davis Recall Debate on the Laura Ingraham Show
3/04/2003		Davis points to energy traders' gaming as root of state crisis
2/28/2003		Davis edges toward taxing web
2/25/2003		Davis' well-earned low poll rating makes his job more difficult
2/24/2003		GOP endorses recall of governor
2/23/2003		Budget Balanced on Faulty Figures