[Davis Democrats] FW: Slanderous attack ads against Yamada

[John Chendo]

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From: Nancy Patterson <nanoosky at sbcglobal.net>
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 21:30:44 -0700
To: Nancy Patterson <nanoosky at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Slanderous attack ads against Yamada

Hi, all,
You may already know about  these sleazy ads, but please let other folks
know that these charges against Mariko are bogus.  The following are
from http://www.marikoyamada.net/node/257
n.

EdVoice Latte Attack Mailer Targets Mental Health Advocates
May 29, 2008 - 8:19pm ‹ Brian <http://www.marikoyamada.net/user/3>
Cabaldon Supporters Equate Coffee Cart Job Training Program to Government
Waste

Vacaville ­ In another example of desperate mudslinging, the EdVoice
supporters of Christopher Cabaldon have attacked Mariko Yamada over her
support of a job training program for people with disabilities.

The ad features a coffee cup and asks, ³$91,000 for coffee service?....Would
you like foam with that?² It hides the fact that the coffee cart is just
part of a new Yolo County training program that will help people dealing
with mental illness learn valuable job skills and empower them towards
independence.

The coffee cart, received start-up funds due to Yamada¹s leadership on the
Board of Supervisors, and was also supported by fellow Supervisor Helen
Thomson. Supervisor Matt Rexroad, a Republican political consultant voted
against the appropriation.

The mailer in support of Cabaldon decries, ³There are coffee stands on every
corner ­ all paying rent and taxes without public subsidy. What was Yamada
thinking?²

The ³Cool Beans² coffee cart program is currently ramping up and when ready
will allow members of the public and Yolo County employees to access healthy
drinks, snacks, and sandwiches in the Herbert Bauer Health and Alcohol, Drug
and Mental Health Building in Woodland. The Bauer Building currently has no
food or drink vending resources.

The program is administered by Turning Point Community Programs, which for
30 years has provided integrated, cost-effective mental health services,
employment and housing that promote recovery, independence and
self-sufficiency for adults, children and their families.
   
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Yamada Campaign Issues Notice Over Slanderous Attack Ads
May 28, 2008 - 5:47pm ‹ Brian <http://www.marikoyamada.net/user/3>
Cabaldon Supporter¹s Ads Knowingly Misstate Fact and Distort Yamada¹s Record

Vacaville ­ Friends of Yamada 2008 retained attorney Chad Carlock today to
issue a notice of slanderous political advertising to Comcast Spotlight over
the airing of intentionally malicious political attack ads produced and
purchased by the independent expenditure committee ³Democrats Against
Government Waste Independent Expenditure Committee major funding provided by
EdVoice Independent Expenditure Committee² (attached
<http://www.marikoyamada.net/files/Carlock28052008.pdf> ).

Christopher Cabaldon, Yamada opponent in the 8th Assembly District¹s
Democratic Primary, stepped down as President and CEO of EdVoice just a few
months ago in order to orchestrate his run for Assembly. EdVoice has since
created multiple independent expenditure committees attacking Yamada and
supporting Cabaldon.

Carlock requested that Comcast Spotlight, the advertising arm of Comcast
service in both Solano and Yolo counties, pull the ads immediately due to
the slanderous content.

The Yamada Campaign is releasing public documents that prove EdVoice¹s
assertion that Mariko Yamada voted herself two pay raises while on the Board
of Supervisors to be false. The pay of Yolo Supervisors is set at a rate of
one-third of a Superior Court Judge¹s salary by county ordinance. It is the
State of California that sets judicial pay each fiscal year. In tough
economic times, including 2004 and again this year, Yamada has refused
automatic pay raises that come about when the state raises judicial pay as
indicated by letters to the Yolo County Administrative Officer and Yolo
County Auditor- Controller (attached
<http://www.marikoyamada.net/files/YamadaPayDecline2008_0.pdf> ).

While the Yolo Board of Supervisors did discuss raising the Supervisorial
pay formula to 41 percent of a judge¹s salary, that discussion was tabled on
December 12, 2006 as reflected in the minutes from that day¹s Board meeting
(attached <http://www.marikoyamada.net/files/Pagesfromm121206.pdf> ). The
formula has never since been revisited by the Board of Supervisors.

The advertising is part of a $91,000 expenditure by EdVoice in the last week
of the campaign, and has been accompanied by a series of similarly
misleading ³push polls² received by voters on Thursday March 22nd, and
Friday March 23rd. Two attack pieces of direct mail have also contained the
same false statements about the pay raise.
   
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