| Date |
Title |
Words |
Entry . . |
| 4 June 2008 |
How we got here |
417 |
A colleague recently asked me to publish what we were doing so that it could be repeated
suggesting to me that a blog might have value.
So, how did we get here? It started in the 2002 race for California governor. It was my opinion that few Californians want either candidate to be governor. This opinion was bolstered by lowest voter turnout, highest percentage of voters voting independent, and the successful recall shortly thereafter even though the elected governor hadn't really done anything sufficiently wrong to be recalled (in my opinion). That 2002 election cost more than $100 million. What a waste of resources.
I then realized that we needed to improve the process and the origins of this campaign began. In fact, until Mr. Bustamante and Mr. Shwarzeneggar joined the fray, I considered implementing this process in the 2003 recall election. The process is all around you on this site, so I won't delve into details about it.
My wife was the one who initially suggested that now might be the right time to run for office. We discussed what needed to be accomplished before taking the next step. I accomplished most of the list. In what generally represents the order, these are the items:
Made a list of things needing to be done and the approximate order
Contacted family members to get their opinions and then notify them of my plans
Contact friends and colleagues about my plans and seeking input
Complete the paperwork for intention to run at the Sutter County Clerk's Office
Contact the FPPC to clarify some issues unique to this kind of campaign
Create the initial web site for the campaign
Send a blast email to people that I know (I decided one would not be intrusive)
Create the campaign committee "Ozeran for Assembly" and fund it with a $4700 loan (if money remained, only a loan can be returned)
Notify the FPPC of the creation and funding of the committee by the 10 day deadline
Scan the petition for signatures provided by the County Clerk's office and make it available on the web site so that voters in the distrcit can circulate petitions in their neighborhoods
Take petitions around for signatures, explaining the campaign, encouraging others to circulate petitions
Continuously update and upgrade the web site; get help from someone who is much better at design and design elements
Contact newspapers in the largest population centers to arrange advertising
That pretty much brings us up to date. More next time.
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| 5 June 2008 |
Lessons learned |
263 |
Reviewing how we got here caused me to think about what I wish that I had done . . .
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| 6 June 2008 |
Primary vs. Signatures |
235 |
Election results for the primary are in for the second Assembly District. . . .
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| 7 June 2008 |
Financing and advertising |
228 |
I have been thinking about money and advertising recently as I have been . . .
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| 8 June 2008 |
Relay for Life |
287 |
Relay for Life is an annual American Cancer Society event. Last night . . .
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| 9 June 2008 |
Advertising |
162 |
Today I took the plunge and plunked down the first $1000 for . . .
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| 10 June 2008 |
Registration |
308 |
Americans who are not registered to vote are saying by their absence that . . .
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| 12 June 2008 |
Ad Day |
57 |
Today is the first day of newspaper ads in the Sutter and Shasta regions . . .
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| 13 June 2008 |
Community Outreach |
318 |
Last night Sutter County held an open planning meeting which drew two to three . . .
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| 14 June 2008 |
Ad Response |
151 |
There has been no measurable response to date from the first ad. Perhaps with time . . .
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| 15 June 2008 |
More lessons |
309 |
As the campaign progresses, I find more things I wish I had done sooner. . . .
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| 17 June 2008 |
The Media |
305 |
Today I spent most of my time with media related issues. The always congenial Bob Harlan . . .
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| 19 June 2008 |
Apathy? |
325 |
During my discussions with different people about getting involved in the campaign, . . .
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| 20 June 2008 |
Multitasking |
192 |
Today marks the first day of my first on call weekend since the campaign began. . . .
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| 21 June 2008 |
Surgical Calls |
122 |
So far this weekend I have only seen one person who needed surgery, but lack of . . .
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| 24 June 2008 |
Call Finale |
250 |
About once a year I get so busy on call that I don't have time to eat or sleep. . . .
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| 27 June 2008 |
Registration |
175 |
Having recovered from my busy call weekend, I have been working diligently . . .
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| 28 June 2008 |
Registration online |
230 |
Registration is now available. Please consider this a beta test. There may still be . . .
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| 30 June 2008 |
Downtime |
309 |
Today has been an extremely frustrating day. I have been using the same web host . . .
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| 2 July 2008 |
Ad update |
174 |
Every week or so we have been modifying the ads in the paper to see which ones . . .
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| 5 July 2008 |
News Interview |
302 |
With the celebration of our nation's birth just behind us and the rest of a long . . .
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| 9 July 2008 |
Not much |
174 |
It has been a few days since my last entry, but not much has changed. . . .
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| 12 July 2008 |
Tragedy |
554 |
Early this morning, a little after 2 AM, the phone rang. One of my colleagues was . . .
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| 13 July 2008 |
Contribution Ceiling |
209 |
The voluntary financial contribution ceiling for an assembly campaign is about . . .
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| 21 July 2008 |
Last Call |
104 |
This past weekend I was on call for the ER for four days in a row. It was a . . .
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| 22 July 2008 |
More lessons |
249 |
Reflecting back, there are a few more things to do differently next time. . . .
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| 23 July 2008 |
Positive Reflections |
493 |
In three posts I have talked about what I would do differently. It is just . . .
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| 25 July 2008 |
Next steps |
196 |
The petition deadline passed yesterday. Today I will check with the county clerks . . .
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| 26 July 2008 |
Counts |
185 |
Yesterday I checked with the Sutter County Clerk's office to get an . . .
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| 1 August 2008 |
Healthcare Apocolypse |
206 |
Today I sent a heated email to the Governor's office for his support . . .
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| 10 August 2008 |
Emotional Intelligence |
159 |
Having just returned from a rare and overdue vacation with my family, . . .
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| 17 August 2008 |
Youth Vote |
164 |
Yesterday I was invited to a Democratic party rally for Barack Obama . . .
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| 19 August 2008 |
Partisan Politics |
264 |
It is rather disappointing to have to go from praising the Democrats for . . .
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| 28 August 2008 |
Take Action |
358 |
Today I was getting a haircut and I asked the stylist about her political . . .
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| 2 September 2008 |
Holiday Workers |
331 |
Did you know that our hardworking representatives work holidays and weekends? . . .
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| 14 September 2008 |
Governing Failures |
102 |
Yesterday it was reported that the Governor has failed to . . .
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| 22 September 2008 |
Truly Independent |
152 |
An AP article today talks about the distribution of California voters . . .
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| 28 September 2008 |
To Write-in? |
136 |
This campaign will continue after the election as an example of what . . .
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| 9 October 2008 |
No Write-in |
89 |
The tally from supporters is in and considering the pros and the cons . . .
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| 25 November 2008 |
Shutting down |
122 |
This will likely be the last entry in the campaign blog for quite . . .
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