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Actress, Activist Jane Fonda Nearly Ran For Governor This Year

August 5, 2021 2:30 amAugust 6, 2021 6:34 am

A new report by the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday revealed that activist and actress Jane Fonda explored and nearly filed paperwork to run for Governor of California during the recall election earlier this year. Earlier this year, concerns among...

Hollywood’s Phony Environmentalists

June 17, 2021 6:50 pmMarch 22, 2022 11:48 am

On February 8, 2021 more than 200 individuals—mostly actors and other Hollywood socialites—penned an open letter praising President Biden’s cancellation of the Keystone Pipeline XL. It’s main goal however was to demand further environmental action to combat climate change. This...

How Hollywood Is Helping Fund Political Races Outside California

October 31, 2020 10:04 amNovember 2, 2020 2:57 am

For decades, political donors in Hollywood often just gave general contributions to the major candidates or, far more likely, the party itself to divest to big races. And while there is a sizable number of Republican donors among those in...

Does Elizabeth Warren Have a California Problem?

March 2, 2020 1:15 pmMarch 3, 2020 11:42 am

Does Elizabeth Warren Have a California Problem? It appears that Democratic Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren hasn’t received an endorsement from one Mayor of a California city. It also appears that Warren hasn’t received the endorsement from one California newspaper editorial...

Jane, Jerry and Peter

February 10, 2020 2:31 amFebruary 10, 2020 7:59 am

“Despite all the good things Jerry Brown did, he never stood up to big oil. It’s not going to fly anymore. We think Governor Newsom has the guts.” That was movie star Jane Fonda at a “Fire Drill” rally on...

Jane Fonda Hosts First California ‘Fire Drill Fridays Rally’ at Los Angeles City Hall

February 7, 2020 2:18 pmFebruary 10, 2020 7:53 am

Fire Drill Fridays, the large series of climate change rallies led by Actress and Activist Jane Fonda, came to California for the first time on Friday with a rally held outside of Los Angeles City Hall. Fire Drill Fridays in...

When Janie Met Jerry

July 21, 2019 7:47 amJuly 21, 2019 9:09 am

As the California Globe noted, movie star Jane Fonda, 81, has given nearly $300,000 to Democrat federal candidates over the last 20 years. The recipients include Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, and now $1,000 for presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar. The allegedly...