The first test of the viability of anyone’s candidacy is the first reporting period, and while there is a long way to go and things will change, one thing is clear from the first filing: Joe Krovoza is a serious and viable challenger for the State Assembly District seat vacated by Mariko Yamada who is termed out after six years.
The Krovoza campaign amassed $118,161.62 in contributions from the January 1 to June 30 period. Davis Mayor Pro Tem Dan Wolk was second with $49,856.62. Napa County Planning Commission and District Representative to Noreen Evans, Matt Pope, amassed about $20,000 and neither Bill Dodd nor Anthony Farrington reported any contributions.
District 4 includes all of Napa and Lake counties, and parts of Sonoma, Colusa, Solano, and Yolo counties.
“I am humbled and heartened by the hundreds of supporters who have responded so quickly and enthusiastically to my candidacy,” said Mr. Krovoza. “This early support sets a solid foundation for my campaign as we move forward.”
Joe Krovoza raised over $100,000 from over 300 individual contributors from mid-May to the end of June.
“Krovoza has a long history of public service and volunteerism, beginning with his role as a community college trustee while a student and including seven years on the California Student Aid Commission. Krovoza first moved to Davis in 1991 to attend law school at UC Davis and raise his family,” said a release.
“He has served on the Davis City Council since 2010 and as mayor for the past two and a half years. Krovoza has led major moves toward long-term fiscal sustainability and reexaminations of how the city can best deliver services to its citizens. Krovoza works at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies and Energy Efficiency Center where he is Senior Director for Development and External Relations,” the statement continued.
Will Arnold, Dan Wolk’s campaign manager, told the Vanguard on Wednesday, “Dan launched his campaign for Assembly on June 15 and, in the following two weeks, he raised an impressive $50,000. We have been amazed by the level of support the campaign has received thus far, evidenced both by the funds Dan was able to raise in such a short time, and by his growing list of campaign endorsers from throughout the district. This is exactly the start we hoped for.”
—David M. Greenwald reporting
Krovoza Contributions Over $250
|
NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR |
CITY |
AMOUNT |
|
ANN EASTMAN |
BERKELEY |
$4,100.00 |
|
BETTY A. DOLE |
DAVIS |
$4,100.00 |
|
BILL IMADA |
WEST HOLLYWOOD |
$4,100.00 |
|
JAMES EASTMAN |
BERKELEY |
$4,100.00 |
|
RICHARD A. DOLE |
DAVIS |
$4,100.00 |
|
LORI D. KATSCH |
DAVIS |
$2,500.00 |
|
ROBERT S. EPSTEIN |
BERKELEY |
$2,500.00 |
|
SUNWEST WILD RICE COMPANY, INC. |
WINTERS |
$2,500.00 |
|
ANDREW F. BURKE |
DAVIS |
$2,000.00 |
|
CHARLES P. TYSON |
DAVIS |
$1,500.00 |
|
JOHN DICKINSON |
BERKELEY |
$1,500.00 |
|
UNIVERSITY IMPORTS AUTOMOTIVE |
DAVIS |
$1,500.00 |
|
ALAN E. PRYOR |
DAVIS |
$1,000.00 |
|
ANDREW HARGADON |
DAVIS |
$1,000.00 |
|
ARQ INTERNATIONAL GROUP |
SACRAMENTO |
$1,000.00 |
|
CC YIN |
VACAVILLE |
$1,000.00 |
|
CINDY E. ANDERSON |
DAVIS |
$1,000.00 |
|
DANIEL OHANLON |
DAVIS |
$1,000.00 |
|
ELIZABETH OHANLON |
DAVIS |
$1,000.00 |
|
JIM GRAY |
DAVIS |
$1,000.00 |
|
JOANNE ENGEBRECHT |
DAVIS |
$1,000.00 |
|
JOANNE ENGEBRECHT |
DAVIS |
$1,000.00 |
|
JOHN PICKEREL |
WINTERS |
$1,000.00 |
|
LAURA PAGE KENNEDY |
WASHINGTON |
$1,000.00 |
|
LESLIE Q. HUNTER |
DAVIS |
$1,000.00 |
|
LORENZO DI BONAVENTURA |
LOS ANGELES |
$1,000.00 |
|
MARY DE WIT |
DAVIS |
$1,000.00 |
|
MICHAEL A. VORHAUS |
LOS ANGELES |
$1,000.00 |
|
MICHAEL A. VORHAUS |
LOS ANGELES |
$1,000.00 |
|
MONT HUBBARD |
DAVIS |
$1,000.00 |
|
RICHARD THOMPSON |
MENLO PARK |
$1,000.00 |
|
SANDRA BERG |
LOS ANGELES |
$1,000.00 |
|
SCOTT GARTNER |
STATE COLLEGE |
$1,000.00 |
|
WILLIAM JULIAN II |
DAVIS |
$1,000.00 |
|
WINSTON KO |
DAVIS |
$1,000.00 |
|
ZHENPING WANG |
ELK GROVE |
$1,000.00 |
|
ROYAL GUEST HOTELS, INC. |
DAVIS |
$500.50 |
|
ALLEN BARNES |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
BRODIE HAMILTON |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
CAMERON ELDRED |
HANOVER |
$500.00 |
|
CATHERINE SCHWARZBACH |
PLACERVILLE |
$500.00 |
|
CHARLES LILLARD |
WOODLAND |
$500.00 |
|
COBY KING |
CANOGA PARK |
$500.00 |
|
CYNTHIA JO RUFF DBA NORCAL LAND |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
DAVID BUNCH |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
DAVID Y. TANG |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
DELLA THOMPSON |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
DENNIS BURKE |
RIVERSIDE |
$500.00 |
|
F. MARK BRALY |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
GARRICK CHANG |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
HARBINDER GILL |
SACRAMENTO |
$500.00 |
|
HOLLY DOREMUS |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
JACQUELINE CLEMENS |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
JAMIE B. MADISON |
WINTERS |
$500.00 |
|
JANET KROVOZA |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
JEROME J. SURAN |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
JODI LIEDERMAN |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
JOHN OTT |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
JONATHAN PERLMAN |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
JOSE GOIN |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
JOSEPH DEULLOA |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
JUDITH E. MOORES |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
LISA YAMAUCHI |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
MALEK BAROODY |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
MANUEL CARBAHAL |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
MARILYN A. MOYLE |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
MICHAEL MCCOY |
WINTERS |
$500.00 |
|
MICHAEL MCCOY |
WINTERS |
$500.00 |
|
MICHAEL O’BRIEN |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
MOHINI JAIN |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
NATHAN NANZER |
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE |
$500.00 |
|
NICOLE BIGGART |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
PATSY OWENS |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
PAUL SIMMONS |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
RICHARD MAROVICH |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
RICHARD SCHUMAN |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
ROBERT CANNING |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
SPYROS TSEREGOUNIS |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
STEPHEN HENSON |
SOUTH PASADENA |
$500.00 |
|
TERRY D. WILL |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
TIMOTHY M. TAYLOR |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
VICKI T. BEATON |
SACRAMENTO |
$500.00 |
|
WESLEY BOYD |
BERKELEY |
$500.00 |
|
WILLIAM JULIAN II |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
JIM GREY |
DAVIS |
$483.12 |
|
WILLIAM VALENTINE |
NEWPORT BEACH |
$450.00 |
|
JOSEPH KROVOZA |
DAVIS |
$400.00 |
|
DOS COYOTE |
DAVIS |
$324.00 |
|
JODI LIEDERMAN |
DAVIS |
$320.00 |
|
AMUL PUROHIT |
DAVIS |
$301.00 |
|
EI HUA LIANG |
DAVIS |
$300.00 |
|
JEAN JACKMAN |
DAVIS |
$300.00 |
|
JOHN HARVEY |
DAVIS |
$300.00 |
|
RONGHUA LI |
WOODLAND |
$300.00 |
|
WILLIAM L. OWENS |
DAVIS |
$300.00 |
|
WU AND PAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATES |
SACRAMENTO |
$300.00 |
|
STRELIZIA FLOWER COMPANY |
DAVIS |
$270.00 |
|
BEST WESTERN INN |
DIXON |
$251.00 |
|
ALVIN D. SOKOLOW |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
ALVIN D. SOKOLOW |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
AMY JAFFE |
FPO |
$250.00 |
|
ANNETTE E. FINEBERG |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
ANTHONY EGGERT |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
BEDFORD MCINTOSH |
MONROVIA |
$250.00 |
|
BRIDGES, INC. |
SACRAMENTO |
$250.00 |
|
CARRIE SHAW |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
CHRISTOPHER BEESON |
DIABLO |
$250.00 |
|
DAVID SZE |
SAN MATEO |
$250.00 |
|
DAWN M. DONAHUE |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
DAWN MYERS PURKEY |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
DELLA THOMPSON |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
DENNIS J. DINGEMANS |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
ERIK WISNER |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
EVELYN MATTEUCCI |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
FRANK LOGE |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
GAEA FASHIONS DBA JEANNIE JOHNG-NISHIKAWA |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
GAIL KLEIN |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
H. M. ZHANG |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
HAMILTON CANDEE |
SAN FRANCISCO |
$250.00 |
|
HAROLD THOMAS |
SACRAMENTO |
$250.00 |
|
HARRISON C. DUNNING |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
HARRY H. CHENG |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
JEREMIAH WILSON |
LOS ANGELES |
$250.00 |
|
MEEA KANG |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
MICHAEL BARR |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
RALPH ALDREDGE |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
RICHARD MAROVICH |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
RICHARD VORPE |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
ROBERT DAVIDSON |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
ROBERT DAVIDSON |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
ROBERT MAZALEWSKI |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
RODNEY NISHIKAWA |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
SIVA GUNDA |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
SUSAN HANDY |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
THOMAS A. CAHILL |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
WILLIAM KISSINGER |
MILL VALLEY |
$250.00 |
|
WILLIAM YATES |
PORTLAND |
$250.00 |
WOLK CONTRIBUTIONS OVER $250
|
NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR |
CITY |
AMOUNT |
|
BRUCE WOLK |
DAVIS |
$4,100.00 |
|
KEVIN DE LEON FOR SENATE 2014 |
LOS ANGELES |
$4,100.00 |
|
WOLK FOR SENATE 2012 |
ELK GROVE |
$2,100.00 |
|
MARK DESAULNIER FOR ASSEMBLY 2016 |
SACRAMENTO |
$2,000.00 |
|
WOLK FOR SENATE 2012 |
ELK GROVE |
$2,000.00 |
|
A. TEICHERT & SON, INC. |
SACRAMENTO |
$1,000.00 |
|
CASS SYLVIA FOR YOLO COUNTY GUARDIAN |
DAVIS |
$1,000.00 |
|
GREENBERGTRAURIG |
MIAMI |
$1,000.00 |
|
HELEN MAC LEOD THOMSON |
DAVIS |
$1,000.00 |
|
MARGARET JOHNS |
DAVIS |
$1,000.00 |
|
MATT CHENEY |
SAN FRANCISCO |
$1,000.00 |
|
VANESSA ERRECARTE |
DAVIS |
$1,000.00 |
|
VICTOR BUCHER |
DAVIS |
$1,000.00 |
|
ROYAL GUEST HOTELS, INC. |
DAVIS |
$501.00 |
|
BEN BOURNE |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
COLDWELL BANKER/DOUG AROLD REAL ESTATE, INC. |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
CRAIG REYNOLDS |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
CRAIGHTON CHIN, M.D. |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
DAVIS COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
HEIDY KELLISON |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
JIM BEALL FOR SENATE 2016 |
NOVATO |
$500.00 |
|
LINDA DOBRIS |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
LUTHER WATKINS |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
MARK BRALY |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
MARTHA ARNOLD |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
MOHINI JAIN |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
RICHARD BOURNE |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
SHUN YAO |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
TED CALDWELL |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
TERRENCE DERMODY |
STOCKTON |
$500.00 |
|
THOMAS CROSS |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
TRICIA NEAL |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
WILL ARNOLD |
DAVIS |
$500.00 |
|
ANDREW BRADLEY |
PALO ALTO |
$300.00 |
|
JUDITH WYDICK |
DAVIS |
$300.00 |
|
BROOKS PAINTING, INC. |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
CHRIS BEATTY |
PHILO |
$250.00 |
|
CHUCK KROUSE |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
DEBORAH POULOS |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
DIANE HOFFMAN |
WINTERS |
$250.00 |
|
DONALD MORRILL |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
EDWARD PRIETO |
WOODLAND |
$250.00 |
|
ELISA LEVY |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
GARY SANDY |
WOODLAND |
$250.00 |
|
IRWIN NOWICK |
SACRAMENTO |
$250.00 |
|
JENIFER SHORT |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
JOHN POULOS |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
KATRINA MCMORROW |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
LAW OFFICE OF MARY-ALICE COLEMAN |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
LONI HANCOCK FOR STATE SENATE 2012 |
SACRAMENTO |
$250.00 |
|
MARTHA WEST |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
MARTY BLOCK |
SACRAMENTO |
$250.00 |
|
MICHAEL P BARTOLIC |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
MIKE LEVY |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
PAMELA MARRONE |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
RAMON DE LA GUARDIA |
JOHNSON CITY |
$250.00 |
|
REED YOUMANS |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
RICK HOFFMANN |
WINTERS |
$250.00 |
|
ROBERT RUBIN |
SACRAMENTO |
$250.00 |
|
RON GLICK |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
SCOTT LAY |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
STEPHEN HARDY |
VACAVILLE |
$250.00 |
|
TED CALDWELL |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
TRACY KRUMPEN |
NAPA |
$250.00 |
|
WILLIAM BERNHEIM |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
WILLIAM ROE |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
|
WILLIAM WEISGERBER |
DAVIS |
$250.00 |
Spyros Tseregounis from Davis – $500.00 to Krovoza. Spyros is Linda Katehi’s husband, of course.
[quote]The Krovoza campaign amassed $1118,161.62 in contributions from the January 1 to June 30 period[/quote]
If that number is correct as written, my money is on Krovoza !
I suspect the correct number is $118,161.62. In which case, he is still ahead, but not by a landslide ; )
Lovely
yes, medwoman, I was amazed too. also may want to make clear that Will Arnold is DAN’s manager. the way it reads, sounds like Joe’s to the uninitiated!
Tough crowd this morning.
David, imagine if we DIDN’T like you 🙂
Let’s see if we can wrap our minds around this one… Joe Krovoza works in the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis, and he has received a political donation from money which the State of California deems to be the community property of Linda Katehi and her husband, while Linda Katehi is a supervisor in the chain of command over Joe Krovoza? Is that right? Or did Katehi’s husband take that money from a special pot of money set aside from before his marriage that is his sole property?
Sorry from copy editing – it has been a rough several weeks, and i am still in between homes, and no internet where i am staying…so morning shuttling to a Starbucks to proofread. Thanks for correcting that number, D.
no problem highbeam! You do a great job!!
Come on Brian Riley. You may not like how this man gets his money but you really shouldn’t make an issue of how he spends his money.
“Let’s see if we can wrap our minds around this one….”
Brian Riley, I realize you’re implying something underhanded is going on here. But, I’m missing your drift. What’s the offensive scoop?
while brian is trying to make something out of krovoza’s ucd connections, i’d point out former interim fire chief weisgerber who opposed staffing changes donated to wolk (who voted to oppose fire staffing changes)
is wolk going to be the candidate for the firefighter’s union?
[quote]while brian is trying to make something out of krovoza’s ucd connections, i’d point out former interim fire chief weisgerber who opposed staffing changes donated to wolk (who voted to oppose fire staffing changes)
is wolk going to be the candidate for the firefighter’s union?
[/quote]
DP, good find, I’ll never vote for Krovoza or Frerichs because of their fire staffing votes.
You see what this starts. Let’s remember people donate for all sorts of reasons. In my mind the biggest differential factor is probably age. Joe’s friends are older, more established and hopefully have less college debt.
toad give me a break, dan’s donors are his mom’s friends and colleagues.
Its well known whoever gets the unions support (that means the firefighters) will most likely win the seat. It will be interesting to see who gets the nod. Good luck Joe 😉
Its well known whoever gets the unions support (that means the firefighters) will most likely win the seat.
Does that mean just the firefighters or does it mean all unions? Although the firefighters have been the most powerful union in Davis they are not the most powerful when it comes to the legislature. So is your issue just with the firefighters or are you against all unions?
six years ago, the unions pushed a dead campaign and gave it life. however, no one raised the issue of union influence. that’s not going to be the same this time.
also it will be interesting because unions don’t particularly like lois wolk – not like they like yamada and others.
Yes friends and families donate. I’m sure a thorough analysis would show money from both these groups for all the candidates. An interesting question is when did these guys start taking donations? I know Joe announced sometime before Dan did. There is a long way to go this is going to be a marathon race. Both Joe and Dan are going to raise a lot of money and have already demonstrated their fundraising abilities. I’m sure the other candidates will do so as well as this race heats up. If you are going to start picking apart who got money from whom before groups like Students First and CTA weigh in you are going to miss the big dichotomy your representative in Sacramento will face.
[quote]DP, good find, I’ll never vote for Krovoza or Frerichs because of their fire staffing votes. [/quote]
I made an error, I want to change that to:
DP, good find, I’ll never vote for [b]WOLK[/b] or Frerichs because of their fire staffing votes.
“Yes friends and families donate. I’m sure a thorough analysis would show money from both these groups for all the candidates. An interesting question is when did these guys start taking donations? “
more interesting is how much money did dan get that is not directly attributable to three categories: (1) his mother’s employees (2) former client’s of his mother’s employees (3) associations of his parents
It was Dan Wolk who voted with the firefighters, not Krovoza.
Krovoza’s contributions represent a very diverse group; while Dan Wolk’s represent his mother’s connections. This does not bode well for Dan.
Unions can be influencial, but they do not all march to the same drummer. If they did, they would likely be backing Pope, a Union organizer.
My understanding is that at this stage in a campaign money is a proxy for popularity–a sign to “everyone” whether a candidacy is “serious” or whether they have widespread support in the community. So when I see significant sums of money coming from Stockton, Southern Cal, Berkeley, Sacramento or other places outside the district in question I ask how this indicates the “seriousness” or “viability” of a candidate or the actual level of popular support locally. I am not sure what it means.
The only thing I do know is that when I see hundreds of thousands of dollars going into a single–state level–campaign I am saddened. I really like Dan and I really like Joe and that has nothing to do with whether I agree with them on everything they do on the CC (I don’t). I think they are decent people. But I am disturbed by how much money we accept going into these races when we have so many other needs in our community. I know, I know, this money is not “fungible”–people giving to these candidates are unlikely to give it for any other purpose. But still…
Am I the only one who feels this way? When I read the comments here (they are not inaccurate) that blithely acknowledge the influence that is being purchased with these donations I can only say that ours is a broken system–and I am sad about that.
“six years ago, the unions pushed a dead campaign and gave it life. however, no one raised the issue of union influence. that’s not going to be the same this time.”
Davis Progressive are there any unions you like? Or can it be said that Davis Progressive is anti-union?
Just to give a little more context, Katehi’s husband was offered a salary to serve as a kind of an “assistant” in the administration. He earns $154,500.00 per year.
That means the husband and wife team together take in $563,415.00 in base salary plus vehicle allowance, and that figure doesn’t include retirement benefits and the value of the free housing received by living in the chancellor’s residence. Once we take into account the housing and retirement we’re talking about something like $700K for the pair.
I thought he had a professorship in the Engineering Dept, no?
@SODA: No, he’s listed as a “lecturer,” but is not a tenure-track professor. He has an office in Bainer Hall. Mostly, as I understand it, he has been working on wooing corporations to get involved in “partnerships” with UC Davis.
He is called “Professor,” but that’s just a form of address, as a courtesy thing.
@Mr. Toad and @Just Saying:
If that money is the community property of both Linda Katehi and her husband, then that means that, in effect, the donation is a joint donation from both her and her husband.
Does that make sense to you? If you were running for political office, would you feel right if *your boss* (or your boss’s boss) gave you a campaign donation? If you got elected, would you then feel that you could make decisions in office completely free of the influence of your boss?
i don’t have a problem with it. Its not like the Koch brothers trying to be less than transparent about funneling $10,000,000 to beat prop 30. You complain about Katehi’s husband and someone else complains about a firefighter. How about people focus on the big issues facing the state.
@Mr. Toad: It’s not just about Katehi’s husband. Unless they have prenuptial agreement, which is doubtful, then that money that is registered as a donation in his name actually counts as a joint donation from both of them, per California community property law.
Robb
[quote]The only thing I do know is that when I see hundreds of thousands of dollars going into a single–state level–campaign I am saddened[/quote]
As you know, I am with you on this. The question for both of us is, is it important enough to us to attempt to show that there might be another way ?
“How about people focus on the big issues facing the state.”
aren’t both of those big issues facing the state?
What issues are you referring to DP?
“The only thing I do know is that when I see hundreds of thousands of dollars going into a single–state level–campaign I am saddened”
Yes I agree but that is the system we have so we need to change it. Until we can change we shouldn’t condemn those that need to work within that system for doing so..
@Mr. Toad: That still doesn’t excuse the donation from Katehi and her husband, which seems immoral to me, if not in violation of any rules.
How is Krovoza now supposed to do anything, politically, on the CC, without thinking about that donation, or do anything on the job in his position in the transportation studies institute without thinking about the attempted undue influence of his superiors? This is the kind of political “tone deafness” and incompetence that got us into the Nov. 18 mess in the first place.
As Jesse Unruh said “If you can’t drink a lobbyist’s whiskey, take his money, sleep with his women and still vote against him in the morning, you don’t belong in politics.”
If there is a conflict between the mayor and his job at the university its not because of this donation. It seems to me that, if anything, his working under Katehi would be more problematic. Of course if we were to exclude anyone with an economic relationship with UC from serving we would have excluded not only the current mayor but also Lois Wolk, Ruth Asmundsen, Steve Souza, Jerry Kaneko, and Sue Greenwald among many others
@Mr. Toad: And what’s in it for you, if you’re continuing to run interference for Katehi? Nice try, but no cigar, my friend.
“@Mr. Toad: And what’s in it for you, if you’re continuing to run interference for Katehi?”
i don’t think there is anything in it for me. I simply disagree a $500 donation is corrupting. I think there is more of a chance of a conflict if you or your spouse work for UC and you serve on the city council. Yet I don’t think anyone has ever raised the issue before you Brian or accused anyone of being compromised by serving the City of Davis while being connected to UC. If you are correct Brian you would be the first to address an issue that has been hiding in plain sight for decades. Maybe historically what was good for UC was good for Davis and that is no longer the case. So maybe you are the first to raise this for good reason. However I disagree.
Mostly I’m saying that Katehi is compromised, not Krovoza.