May 8, 2008

Fundraising in Fresno

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger continued his 2008 fundraising tour Wednesday by dropping in for a quick $1,000-a-head event in Fresno at the home of developer Tom Richards.

After submitting 1.2 million signatures this week to put a redistricting initiative on the ballot, Schwarzenegger is continuing his fundraising push to ensure the proposal succeeds in November. The governor has raised and given $2.1 million for the redistricting initiative this year, records show.

It seems Fresno (pop. 486,116) isn't on the list of "those little towns" in California that Schwarzenegger mentioned last week. The governor suggested that some California legislators need to expand their worldviews because their hometowns lack, among other things, airports.

Despite Fresno-area Assemblyman Mike Villines' joking retort that "we've got bass boats, but not airplanes," Schwarzenegger made use of Fresno's airport. Which, by the way, is dubbed "international."

Posted by Kevin Yamamura on May 8, 2008 10:19 AM