http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/migden/ en-us Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:09:20 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2107126/posts State Sen. Carole Migden and California's political watchdog agency have settled their lawsuits against each other. The litigation was initiated in Sacramento federal court with a lot of huffing and puffing but bowed out with a whimper. Under terms filed Wednesday, Migden, a volatile San Francisco Democrat, will pay the Fair Political Practices Commission $40,000 to resolve allegations she violated a host of campaign finance regulations. Contrast that to the agency's countersuit, filed three weeks after Migden sued the FPPC for preventing her in this year's campaign from spending money she raised before being elected to the Senate. The FPPC... Sac Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2107126/posts#comment Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:09:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066801/posts State Senate officials told Sen. Carole Migden's Capitol staff to go home for the week Thursday after the combustible San Francisco Democrat was overheard berating them. Enedina Hidalgo, the director of personnel for the state Senate, was in the hallway when she heard Migden screaming at the staff, according to a witness to the event. The source said Hidalgo later entered the office while the senator was not present on Thursday, informing the staff of their rights. Soon after, Hidalgo returned to Migden's office with Tony Beard Jr., the chief sergeant-at-arms of the state Senate. They told staff members to... Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066801/posts#comment Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:59:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066399/posts Sen. Carole Migden's Capitol staff was sent home on Thursday afternoon and told not to report to work on Friday, after the San Francisco Democrat was heard berating them from the hallway. Enedina Hidalgo, the director of personnel for the state Senate, overheard Migden screaming, according to a witness to the event. The source said she entered the office while the senator was not present on Thursday, informing the staff of their rights. Soon after, Hidalgo returned to Migden's office with Tony Beard Jr., the chief sergeant-at-arms of the state Senate. They told the staff to pack up their belongings... The Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066399/posts#comment Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:11:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025838/posts San Francisco Assemblyman Mark Leno used an overwhelming showing in his home city Tuesday to beat former San Rafael Assemblyman Joe Nation and incumbent state Sen. Carole Migden in the Democratic primary for her three-county state Senate seat. With 81 percent of the precincts reporting, Leno had 43 percent of the vote, Nation 29 percent and Migden 28 percent. Leno beat Nation by about 25,000 votes in San Francisco and held Nation's margin of victory in his home base of Marin County to fewer than 3,000 votes. Although Leno still has to face Republican Sashi McEntee of Mill Valley in... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025838/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jun 2008 14:52:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020449/posts San Rafael, Calif. (AP) -- A state senator with Carole Migden's resume would normally cruise to re-election in the liberal San Francisco Bay area. But a wild ride on Interstate 80, a record fine for campaign finance violations and challenges from well-known members of her own party have made the San Francisco Democrat the most vulnerable incumbent on California's June 3 primary election ballot. "You have all the elements that create probably the most interesting race in the state right here in San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma counties," said Al Pross, a coeditor of the California Target Book, which analyzes... AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020449/posts#comment Fri, 23 May 2008 22:12:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014484/posts San Francisco state Sen. Carole Migden is making the rounds, spending her evenings shaking hands, chatting with voters and asking for their support as she fights to hang on to her political career. Such campaigning is routine for many officeholders, but for Migden, never known as a backslapping pol, it shows how seriously she's taking her June 3 Democratic primary showdown with San Francisco Assemblyman Mark Leno and former San Rafael Assemblyman Joe Nation. In a district where Democrats outnumber Republicans 55 percent to 16 percent, the winner of the Democratic primary will probably be a shoo-in in November's general... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014484/posts#comment Sun, 11 May 2008 19:54:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994405/posts Sen. Carole Migden, D-San Francisco, is facing two formidable challengers in the June primary, Assemblyman Mark Leno of San Francisco and former Assemblyman Joe Nation of Marin County. But long after the Democratic nomination for Senate District 3 is settled, the most significant legacy of this hotly contested primary may be what it does to some of the most well-established principles of California's campaign finance laws. If Migden prevails, she could have an extra $647,000 to pour into the homestretch of her race against Leno and Nation. But to do so, Migden and her attorneys will have to blow up... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994405/posts#comment Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:49:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994208/posts State Sen. Carole Migden's growing campaign finance problems caught up with her today when delegates to the California Democratic Party's convention overwhelmingly refused to endorse her for re-election. Migden, who's locked in a tough three-way race with San Francisco Assemblyman Mark Leno and former San Rafael Assemblyman Joe Nation for the San Francisco/Marin County/Sonoma County Senate seat, managed to grab the local endorsement Saturday after a raucous campaign that saw chanting crowds of competing supporters marching through the San Jose convention center. While the convention delegates typically quickly ratify the local endorsements, Leno, who has been running against Migden for... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994208/posts#comment Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:15:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993801/posts The warfare between state Sen. Carole Migden and the Fair Political Practices Commission this week is only the latest sign that the watchdog agency is ruffling feathers under Chairman Ross Johnson. Johnson, a former GOP lawmaker, took the job a year ago, vowing to shake up the status quo if necessary to help voters identify politicians abusing the public trust. "We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there, as the old song goes," said Johnson, who in 1988 wrote the first successful ballot measure to impose limits on campaign contributions. The FPPC has slapped... Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993801/posts#comment Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:12:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991609/posts SACRAMENTO - California's political watchdog agency has filed a $9 million lawsuit against state Senator Carole Migden, accusing the San Francisco Democrat of consistent and deliberate violations of the state's campaign finance laws. The federal lawsuit was filed Tuesday by the Fair Political Practices Commission in Sacramento. It is a response to a lawsuit filed earlier this month by Migden. In that action, Migden challenged the agency's refusal to let her use $647,000 that she raised while she was in the state Assembly. --snip-- AP on Mercury News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991609/posts#comment Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:50:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988156/posts State Sen. Carole Migden and her managers have agreed to pay a $350,000 fine for 89 campaign spending and disclosure violations between 2003 and 2007, including illegal personal use of campaign funds. The state's Fair Political Practices Commission on Tuesday released details of the San Francisco Democrat's transgressions, which also included misrepresenting spending, soliciting donations prior to establishing campaign accounts and failing to adequately disclose contributions and expenses. The fine is the FPPC's biggest ever for an individual, topping a $263,000 penalty against former Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante. The action comes as Migden is locked in a tough re-election battle,... Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988156/posts#comment Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:01:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987831/posts SACRAMENTO -- State Sen. Carole Migden has been fined $350,000 by the California Fair Political Practices Commission, the largest penalty ever levied against a state office candidate, for dozens of violations including failing to disclose seven years' worth of political expenses that she paid with credit cards, the watchdog agency said today. The agency's investigation was prompted in part by a complaint filed last fall by fellow San Francisco Democrat Mark Leno, an Assembly member who is one of two Democrats trying to unseat Migden in the June primary. The agency's initial probe concerned $397,000 in credit card expenses from... SFGate.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987831/posts#comment Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:31:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987711/posts State regulators have slapped state Sen. Carole Migden and her managers with a $350,000 fine for 89 campaign spending and disclosure violations between 2003 and 2007, including illegal personal use of campaign funds. The state's Fair Political Practices Commission on Tuesday released details of the San Francisco Democrat's transgressions, which also included misrepresenting spending, soliciting donations prior to establishing campaign accounts, and failure to adequately disclose contributions and expenses. The fines come as Migden is locked in a tough re-election battle, facing two fellow Democrats in the June 3 primary, Assemblyman Mark Leno of San Francisco and former Assemblyman Joe... Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987711/posts#comment Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:44:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1941043/posts As sharp as partisan political battles can be, nothing surpasses a full-blown shootout between members of the same party for sheer nastiness. Their ideological differences tend to be small and, therefore, their intraparty duels often turn personal. The increasingly shrill level of personal invective being thrown in the multi-candidate tussles for next year's presidential nominations of both parties illustrates the point. But in California, the syndrome is most evident in the overwhelmingly Democratic San Francisco Bay Area, which is renowned for sharp-elbow politics, and in Los Angeles. Bay Area voters may experience two nasty clashes next year as state Sen.... Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1941043/posts#comment Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:43:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1925229/posts A top Democrat in the state Senate is being investigated for allegedly using credit cards to charge $397,000 in political expenses without disclosing who was initially paid and for what, as required by campaign finance laws. State Sen. Carole Migden (D-San Francisco), chairwoman of the Senate Democratic Caucus, said Friday that she was cooperating with the state Fair Political Practices Commission, which confirmed its investigation of her in a letter obtained by The Times. Investigators are looking at the last seven years of credit card expenses. If found in violation, Migden could face up to $60,000 in administrative fines.... L A TIMES http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1925229/posts#comment Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:04:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1898731/posts Sacramento -- State Sen. Carole Migden is back on the highway after her wild ride through Solano County four months ago, but she had better keep her eyes on the road, a Department of Motor Vehicles spokesmans said today. The San Francisco Democrat had her license returned to her last week, but another moving violation could put her on the sidewalk again, DMV spokesman Mike Marando said. Migden's license was suspended following her erratic drive on May 18 that ended when she rear-ended another car with her state-issued sport utility vehicle near Fairfield. She pleaded no contest to a reckless... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1898731/posts#comment Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:20:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1879617/posts State Sen. Carole Migden caused a panic among fellow drivers last May when she drove out of control in her state-issued SUV for 30 miles on Interstate 80, according to 911 tapes released late Friday. A series of callers between Berkeley and Fairfield, where Migden's wild ride finally ended after she rear-ended another car, described her as coming perilously close to hitting other vehicles, weaving back and forth across multiple lanes of traffic, and careening repeatedly off the center median barrier. One caller described motorists putting on their vehicles' hazard lights in an apparent attempt to warn others away from... AP on Bakersfield Californian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1879617/posts#comment Sat, 11 Aug 2007 03:08:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1879475/posts Senator pleads no contest on reckless driving charge By Jess Sullivan FAIRFIELD - State Sen. Carole Migden pleaded no contest this morning to a misdemeanor reckless driving charge. Migden, who didn't appear in the Solano County courtroom of Commissioner Barbara James, entered the plea through her attorney Ann Moorman. Migden received a punishment of a day in jail which she will be able to do by being booked and released at the jail's receiving area. Migden was also ordered to pay $710 in fines and was placed on two years of informal probation. Earlier this week Migden's lawyers met with... Daily Republic On-Line http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1879475/posts#comment Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:41:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1878694/posts Senator facing misdemeanor count in wild state vehicle ride. State Sen. Carole Migden will be charged with one misdemeanor count stemming from a wild ride in her state vehicle this spring that ended with a wreck on Highway 12 outside of Fairfield.Migden, D-San Francisco, will be charged Friday, L. Kathryn Coffer, chief deputy district attorney of Solano County, said Wednesday. Coffer would not specify what charge Migden would face.But she said the state senator will not be arrested or booked into jail, and will allowed to appear with her attorneys in court, as is customary in misdemeanor cases. Representatives of... Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1878694/posts#comment Thu, 9 Aug 2007 14:58:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1844777/posts The California Highway Patrol has recommended State Sen. Carole Migden be charged with one misdemeanor count of reckless driving resulting in bodily injury, an official announced Monday. The Solano County District Attorney's Office now has the CHP investigation and can decide whether to file case, said Sgt. Les Bishop. The investigation concluded that Migden was at fault in two separate collisions May 18, including one in Vallejo. Bishop said Migden was involved in a single-vehicle accident on eastbound Interstate 80 just east of Redwood Parkway. The CHP found she made an unsafe turning movement, Bishop said, when she struck the... Contra Costa Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1844777/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jun 2007 22:26:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1843527/posts Everyone knows about New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine's decision to speed down a state highway sans seatbelt and the price he paid for flouting the laws he was charged with enforcing. Corzine was at least repentant, acknowledging the error of his ways. Sen. Carole MigdenNow meet California state Sen. Carole Migden, D-San Francisco. Last month, after she was chewed out for colliding with another motorist between her district and Sacramento, she declared: "You can't talk to me like that. I'm a senator." When the news first leaked out, Migden explained she'd been momentarily distracted while reaching for a cell phone.... Worldnetdaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1843527/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jun 2007 05:14:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1841928/posts State worker says her car was totaled and the lawmaker, who's been in recent driving trouble, was uncaring. State Sen. Carole Migden, who rear-ended a car this month after being seen driving erratically on Interstate 80, was involved in another accident in a state vehicle 11 years ago when she ran a stop sign near the Capitol, according to the woman whose car was hit.Teresa Latham, a tax technician at the state Board of Equalization, said she still harbors bitter feelings about the accident that totaled the car she had paid off eight months earlier.She said Migden barely spoke to... Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1841928/posts#comment Wed, 30 May 2007 14:53:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1840249/posts SACRAMENTO - Even before her wild ride last week on Interstate 80 that ended in a collision, state Sen. Carole Migden blazed a jagged political path as a state legislator known for her fiery temper and often impertinent attitude. In one tightly wound package, Migden embodies the best and worst of liberal San Francisco politics. She is an effective lawmaker, without a doubt. But she's also a throwback emblem of political entitlement whose career has been marked with infamous moments, such as the time she pushed an opposing lawmaker's vote button - for her own bill - in the Assembly.... Mercury News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1840249/posts#comment Sat, 26 May 2007 19:00:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1839519/posts The California Highway Patrol announced Thursday evening that its investigation into crashes involving state Sen. Carole Migden last week has not been completed, and that no determination has been made whether to request that her driving rights be yanked. Earlier in the day, a CHP spokesman had told the Chronicle and other news media outlets that Migden was at fault for two accidents Friday, including one that injured another driver. CHP spokesman Sgt. Wulf Corrington also said that the CHP was going to ask the Department of Motor Vehicles to evaluate whether Migden's driving rights should be suspended. A story... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1839519/posts#comment Fri, 25 May 2007 04:48:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1839088/posts SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- State Sen. Carole Migden will be in Sacramento today answering questions about her involvement in a vehicle crash last week that left a mother and child injured. Migden, D-San Francisco, said Wednesday that she does not remember much about Friday's crash in Fairfield. She speculated that prescription medication she takes to fight leukemia may have played a role. Click here to find out more! More than a half a dozen drivers called police to report that Migden's sport utility vehicle was traveling erratically near and in Fairfield at the time of the crash. Migden was planning to... KCRA Ch 3 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1839088/posts#comment Thu, 24 May 2007 15:55:28 GMT