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	Steve Westly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Steven Paul Westly (born August 27, 1956 in Arcadia, California) is an American businessman and politician, who is currently the State Controller of California and was one of the top two candidates in the Democratic primary for Governor of California in the 2006 election.
		Despite that loss, Westly continued his activism within the party by being elected to the Democratic National Committee in 1988, as the highest vote getter, and was reelected in 1992, 1996, and 2000.
		Westly also introduced the ReadyReturn plan to simplify tax preparation by offering to send taxpayers a prefilled form from the state, and allowing them to sign and automatically file their tax refund in a pilot program started in 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Steve_Westly (1091 words)

	News & Features \| Steve Westly
		Westly's plan for success is a campaign focused on issues that no bleeding-heart Californian could resist: education and the environment.
		Both Westly and Angelides are advocates of alternative-fuel sources to lessen the environmental and political impact of dependence on oil.
		A former Stanford faculty member, Westly boasts that he is the only person with a background in teaching to run for governor in the last 25 years.
	www.metroactive.com /bohemian/04.26.06/westly-0617.html (789 words)

	State Controller Steve Westly: Fixing California Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Steve Westly is the California State Controller and one of three leading Democrats likely to run for Governor of California in 2006.
		As a business leader in high-tech, Steve Westly believes that higher education is the engine of California's economy, and that's the last thing we can afford to cut.
		A fiscal conservative, Steve Westly reached across party lines and led the fight to put the state on sound fiscal footing with propositions 57 and 58.
	events.stanford.edu /events/30/3027 (224 words)

	cbs13.com - Westly Says Schwarzenegger Has Been Inconsistent
		Westly, 49, has an urgent need to deflect attacks by his rival for the Democratic nomination for governor, state Treasurer Phil Angelides, that he was a toady to Schwarzenegger at the height of the governor's popularity.
		Westly differed from many other Democrats on Proposition 49, the voter-approved after-school initiative that Schwarzenegger promoted before he became governor and that will be funded this year for the first time.
		Westly said he is spending about $2 million a week on the ads and pledged to remain on the air through the election.
	cbs13.com /politics/local_story_101180708.html (1062 words)

	California's next governor in 2006; Steve Westly or Phil Angelides?
		Steve Westly was born on August 27, 1957 in Arcadia, California.
		Steve was born in the Year of the Rooster and the Month of the Snake.
		Born in the month of the Snake, Steve is a perfectionist who wants to do a job well or maybe not do it all, i.e., if he didn't feel competent and qualified to be governor, he probably wouldn't try for it.
	www.acumind.com /News/Political/California/westlyangelides.html (837 words)

	Steve Westly Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Controller Steve Westly is the Chief Financial Officer of the sixth largest economy in the world.
		Westly is a member of the boards overseeing the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), two funds with a combined portfolio of $300 billion.
		Under Westly’s leadership, these boards have used their influence as the first and third largest pension funds in the nation to fight against corporate abuses and to promote environmentally-friendly business practices.
	www.sco.ca.gov /eo/coinfo/westly_bio.shtml (359 words)

	Steve Westly - All Style, Little Substance \| Personal Democracy Forum
		While Westly has text links for the three in the navigation, the giant graphics in the center of the home page actually prevent him from attracting supporters because the site does not give them specific requests to get involved.
		Westly could, quite easily, set up a system where his volunteers could ask for a script and a list of voters, make calls at the moment that they’re deciding to help, and report back on the result of those calls.
		Westly was also a director at Netcom (back in the mid-to-late 1990s, they were a big ISP player).
	www.personaldemocracy.com /node/933 (1854 words)

	MyDD :: Meet Steve Westly, the next Governor of California
		The way I see it Steve's two primary strengths, in addition to his positions on the issues, are (1.) his high tech background and problem solving approach to governing and (2.) his ability and willingness to take on the Republican frame of economic and social issues and throw it back in their face.
		The other thing I like about Steve Westly is that his campaign is almost exclusively dominated by young Democrats who are fired up about their candidate and fired up about Democratic issues and Democratic values.
		Westly's wealth won't compensate for the endorsement of people like Barbara Boxer, and Lockyer's past as a tobacco shill in the State Senator is ripe for Angelides to split.
	www.mydd.com /story/2005/4/16/16184/5799 (5167 words)

	www.myspace.com/westlyforgovernor
		Steve Westly is committed to tackling these issues with a fresh and innovative approach.
		Running to be Stanford University's student body president in 1977, Westly took the rare step of adding an LGBT platform to his plank of issues, including a demand that the school provide student housing to the partners of gay and lesbian graduate students.
		In 2001 Westly publicly came out in support of gay marriage, and after Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) introduced his first gay marriage bill in 2004, he was one of the first statewide officeholders to voice his endorsement.
	www.myspace.com /westlyforgovernor (1034 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Politics -- Angelides edges past Westly
		The Westly camp loudly protested that given the long-standing close relationship between the two, the Tsakopolous-financed effort couldn't possibly be separate from the Angelides campaign as required by law.
		Westly proposed eliminating fees for community college students working toward a two-year degree or transfer to a four-year institution while Angelides advocated rolling back tuition at the University of California and California State University systems.
		Westly said he would raise taxes only as a last resort after implementing measures to make government more efficient and improve the collection of taxes already owed.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/politics/20060607-9999-7n7gov.html (1420 words)

	Community
		Westly will be the toughest opponent for Gov. Schwarzenegger in 2006,”; Dr. Khalid Ahmed, observed at a fundraiser for Mr.
		Westly would fight for people awaiting healthcare and who were strongly supportive of stem cell research.
		Steve Westly told the attendees how important the health care issue figures in our life.
	www.pakistanlink.com /Community/2005/Dec05/16/02.HTM (372 words)

	New West Notes: Steve Westly In The Valley *
		Westly is the dot-com bubble’s lucky sweepstakes winner who has yet to establish a rationale for his candidacy beyond moderate positioning for the general election and very big money.
		I have known Steve Westly to be a man of great determination and resolve, but he goes about it in a different way than either of his opponents.
		Steve knows greater funding is necessary to solve some of the state's pressing issues, but he also recognizes it must be combined with innovation and accountability.
	billbradley.pajamasmedia.com /2006/03/03/steve_westly_in_the_valley.php (3693 words)

	MyDD :: MyDD Conversation with CA Gov. Candidate Steve Westly
		Westly: I think teachers are the heroes in public education, not the villains, as the Governor has tried to paint them.
		Westly: First, California does have some of the highest gas prices in the country, but part of that is because we have the highest environmental standards, and I think that's something many Californians are proud of.
		Contrast that with Westly's message that look, like many Californians, he gave Arnold the benefit of a doubt, thinking he'd be a bipartisan leader who governed from the middle and would be, in some ways, to the left of Gray.
	www.mydd.com /story/2005/12/23/35932/793 (3881 words)

	Inside Bay Area - Two telling actions from Steve Westly
		STEVE Westly, the wealthy Silicon Valley executive who was elected state controller and then made a close-but-no-cigar bid for the Democratic nomination for governor this year, is reaping a bumper crop of editorial kudos for standing up to Intuit Corp., the maker of the popular TurboTax software.
		Westly is being praised for his willingness to oppose an erstwhile ally from Silicon Valley and help ordinary taxpayers.
		Westly was doing quite well against Angelides in their primary duel until the unions weighed in to help Angelides win the nomination.
	www.insidebayarea.com /argus/oped/ci_4852244 (482 words)

	Computer History Museum - Lectures - Steve Westly
		As California State Controller, Steve Westly is the CFO of the sixth-largest economy in the world and serves as the state's independent fiscal watchdog.
		Westly began his career in government on Capitol Hill, and later worked for the U.S. Department of Energy.
		Westly guided the online auction company eBay through a period of rapid growth as senior vice president of marketing, business development, mergers and acquisitions, and international operations.
	www.computerhistory.org /fellows2005/westly.shtml (164 words)

	Voter's Guide to the June 6 California Primary / Steve Westly / Combination of business and politics featured in ...
		Westly was rising through the ranks of the Democratic Party, pushing past party veterans decades older.
		Westly had six months to go before he was fully vested in his stock options, which meant he could cash in as much as $10 million a month if he stayed with eBay.
		Westly put nearly $6 million into his successful 2002 campaign for controller and has spent an additional $32.5 million in his effort to beat state Treasurer Phil Angelides in the June 6 primary for governor.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/05/28/ING6EJ0UHR1.DTL (1420 words)

	Steve Westly -- State controller tries to deflect rival's attacks - North County Times / The Californian - On ...
		SACRAMENTO ---- Steve Westly, the Democratic state controller who collaborated with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger before seeking to replace him, said it was a "tragedy for California" that the governor did not stay on his original bipartisan course.
		Westly also defended his plan to raise more money for schools through the lottery by lowering the amounts paid out in prizes.
		Westly has the advantage of his personal fortune, earned as an early employee of the online auction site eBay, which allows him to bankroll his own campaign.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2006/06/09/perspective/21_36_356_2_06.txt (1057 words)

	Brainboost - who is the state controller of california (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		As State Controller of California, Mr Westly serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the 5th largest economy in the world.
		Steve Westly is the State Controller of California and serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the 5th largest economy in the world.
		Steve Westly is the State Controller of California and a board member of the California Public Employee Retirement System.
	www.brainboost.com /search.asp?Q=who+is+the+state+controller+of+california&lfmq=1 (131 words)

	Steve Westly for Governor Fundraiser at the Rotunda Building (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Westly for Governor is a committee formed to support Steve Westly's campaign for Governor of California in 2006.
		Under California and Federal law, Westly for Governor may accept contributions of up to $22,300 per election for the primary and general elections from individuals, businesses, corporations, unions, PACs and small contributor committees.
		Contributions to Westly for Governor are not tax deductible for federal income tax purposes.
	www.cfkassociates.com /steve-westley.htm (298 words)

	What I Really Want to Say: Steve Westly for Governor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Westly's plan would return California to the philosophy embodied in the original 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education, which led to the biggest and longest-running economic expansion in the history of our state.
		Under Westly's plan, every student without a college degree would qualify for a loan to pay their full tuition costs and would have the loan forgiven if they earn a community college degree or certificate or transfer to a four-year institution within six years.
		To make that happen, Westly wants the state to make an investment in our students -- and do it in a responsible way that creates an incentive for students to complete their studies, which helps ensure the value of the state's investment.
	www.plotkin.com /blog-archives/2006/02/steve_westly_fo.html (854 words)

	CONTROLLER STEVE WESTLY KICKS OFF 2006 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR
		Controller Westly – a former teacher and Silicon Valley high-tech executive – formally announced his candidacy at a house party in Arcadia, the city of his birth, on a statewide conference call, and through a live web chat with supporters.
		Westly also highlighted Governor Schwarzenegger’s total failure to fulfill his pledge to end the partisan polarization that has paralyzed the Capitol, and his belief that the last thing the State needs is another Sacramento insider to lead it.
		Westly also pledged to be a tough fiscal watch dog and root out waste; saying, “Over the next few months, I’ll offer new ideas for California.
	www.exodusnews.com /california/California091.htm (652 words)

	Steve Westly
		Steve Westly became an ex officio member of the CalPERS Board of Administration upon his inauguration as California State Controller in January, 2003.
		Westly serves as an independent fiscal watchdog for the state, tracking funds, auditing state programs, and monitoring the state’s cash flow.
		Westly served on the faculty at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business for five years, where he taught public management.
	www.calpers.ca.gov /index.jsp?bc=/about/organization/board/members/steve-westly.xml (241 words)

	News & Politics in California \| Steve Westly
		As he kicked off his campaign in February, Westly, one of two Democratic gubernatorial challengers, outlined the key to his platform: he is not Arnold Schwarzenegger.
		Now, as his campaign heats up, Westly is seeking to distance himself from his muscley Austrian pal.
		While Angelides is offering a return to pre- Schwarzenegger tuition costs for CSU and UC students, Westly has chosen to focus his efforts on California's community college system.
	www.metroactive.com /metro-santa-cruz/03.01.06/westly-0609.html (846 words)

	Event Archive: Steve Westly - Commonwealth Club
		Steve Westly: I would've stopped growth in government spending much sooner.
		Westly: The primary reason California has been so successful over the last 50 years is people like my favorite governor, Pat Brown, had the foresight to invest in the UC system, the state aqueduct, the freeway system.
		Westly: I could not be in more agreement with you on this issue.
	www.commonwealthclub.org /archive/04/04-02westly-qa.html (2490 words)

	www.myspace.com/stevewestly
		Born in the Southern California city of Arcadia and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Steve Westly is a proud California native.
		Steve, so sorry to see that too many of the people that voted in California the other day were so incredibly stupid in their choice of voting for governor (yet again!!) Don't give up, and please run for office again in the future.
		Steve I cannot tell you how much it means to me that i'm your..2.
	www.myspace.com /stevewestly (1370 words)

	cbs2.com - Angelides, Westly Hot On L.A. Campaign Trail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Angelides, the state treasurer, and Westly, the state controller, sought desperately Saturday for cues that would penetrate voters' indifference to the contest.
		Westly, who has used his dot-com fortune to pillory Angelides as a ruthless developer, staged a meeting at the Los Angeles Harbor with environmental activists from poor areas that are struggling with pollution.
		One accuses Westly of taking money from a corrupt Chicago businessman, although Westly took the contributions before the man was indicted.
	cbs2.com /topstories/local_story_154202908.html (843 words)

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