Category Archives: Jim Ross Political Consulting News
-->Get Oregon Rolling
This commercial we produced for Bill Bradbury in Oregon started running today.
Bill has MS and has some difficulty walking, so we took the Segway he uses to get around, and used it as a metaphor for finding a solutions to problems.
Times Change
The finger pointing in the Massachusetts Senate Race began over the weekend and will continue for the next few weeks. No matter the outcome. Democrats have seen a change in the electorate this year but we been slow to respond. In 2006 and 2008 the strategy for electoral success was… >> More Updates
Implement Proposition I
Melissa Griffin reports, that the study on streamlining City government mandated by Proposition I, which passed in November of 2007, has not been completed or even started. Our firm ran the campaign to pass Proposition I to create the Office of Small Business and the study that they are… >> More Updates
Stories of the decade in Oregon
The Oregonian’s Political reporter, Jeff Mapes is running down his top 10 political stories of the decade and today he highlights Governor Kulongoski’s reelection.
Kulongoski’s Rebound: At the beginning of 2006, you could get decent odds betting against Kulongoski’s reelection. Kitzhaber was thinking of running again. The unions,… >> More Updates
A community based movement
Since March of this year, we have been working with a citizen’s group in Alameda to stop a fundamentally flawed and unfair ballot measure in their community. This measure would give complete control of Alameda Point to a developer, while sticking the community with most of the bill for… >> More Updates
Find us on Facebook
I have not posted here in almost a month. While we have been busy, a big part of the reason for my lack of posting is Facebook. Facebook has become a bit of a distraction from my normal internet activity. So if you want to see what we are up… >> More Updates
Thoughts on the California Governor’s Race
With Mayor Gavin Newsom’s announcement that he is officially entering the race for Governor I received several calls about my thoughts on why my former client was getting into the race now and how it might effect his governing of San Francisco.
Here is a San Francisco Examiner
Opportunities in California
The Washington DC press is noticing that California is changing. The Hill reports that:
The earliest House battleground state of the 2010 election is … California?
The notoriously gerrymandered state is shaping up to be pivotal in the battle for the House, with Democrats lining up targets they… >> More Updates
Large Majority of California Small Business Owners Believe They Will Weather Economic Downturn.
Of those responding to Small Business California Survey 84% predict they will be in business three years from now.
San Francisco—Today, Small Business California (SB-Cal) released the results of its 5th Annual survey of businesses in California. Despite the deepening economic crisis, 84% of small business owners believe they… >> More Updates
Small Business Survey Results Are In
The 5th annual Small Business California survey has been completed. You can find the complete results at www.smallbusinesscalifornia.org
A few points that should be of interest:
When asked, “What steps are you taking to control or reduce costs for your business?”
78% of small business owners responding said… >> More Updates