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Top Ten Contributors to California Propositions Top Donors Updated through December 31, 2000! The tables below identify the contributors who have given the most to support or oppose propositions on California's November, 2000 ballot. Each table also features summaries of total amounts raised and spent, as well as cash on-hand. The summary figures and top ten donors listed below reflect total contributions received by each ballot measure campaign beginning from the time the campaigns were first organized through December 31, 2000. These figures were compiled from disclosure reports filed by proposition campaign committees with the Secretary of State. In some cases there is more than one committee supporting or opposing a proposition, and in such cases the summary and top ten lists reflect the combined disclosure figures. Figures below include cash contributions, loans and non-monetary contributions. Contributor information includes ID numbers for political committees and occupation and employer information for individuals, where available. Any revisions or corrections to the figures in the tables will be noted at the bottom of the page. For more information about "Follow the Money" and CVF's Top Ten Donors lists, see our October 4th, October 11th and October 31 news releases and the June 20, 2001 edition of CVF-NEWS. To send us your comments and suggestions about this page, please send us an email. For more information about each proposition, including official summaries, campaign contact information, links to campaign web sites and pro and con arguments, please follow the "more information" links at the bottom of each table, or visit the proposition index page of this voter guide.   Summary Figures Prop 32 Prop 33 Prop 34 Prop 35 Prop 36 Prop 37 Prop 38 Prop 39 Tip: wait to click on the above links until the entire page loads in!

Total Raised as of December 31, 2000

PROPOSITION	$ RAISED FOR PROP	$ RAISED AGAINST PROP	TOTALS
Prop 32	0	0	0
Prop 33	$179,823	0	$179,823
Prop 34	$797,022	$878,475	$1,675,497
Prop 35	$14,091,731	$9,626,329	$23,718,060
Prop 36	$4,371,226	$444,082	$4,815,308
Prop 37	$2,838,996	$303,721	$3,142,717
Prop 38	$30,807,567	$31,944,707	$62,752,274
Prop 39	$31,547,740	$4,996,880	$36,544,620
Total Raised Through December 31, 2000			$132,828,299

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Prop. 32 -- Veterans' Bond Act of 2000


As of December 31, 2000, there were no reported contributions supporting or opposing this proposition.

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Prop. 33 -- Public Employees' Retirement System

	F O R	A G A I N S T
	Total Raised: as of 12/31/00 $179,823 Total Spent: as of 12/31/00 $201,322 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/00 $13,457	Total Raised: as of 12/31/00 $0 Total Spent: as of 12/31/00 $0 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/00 $0
Top Ten Donors as of December 31, 2000
1	PACE of California School Employees Association - Issues Sacramento CA 95814 ID# 902738 $15,000	There were no contributors to this campaign as of December 31, 2000.
2	Friends of Assemblyman Brett Granlund Yucaipa, CA 92399 ID# 970041 $11,000
3	Richard Hall RHC Communities Newport Beach, CA 92660 $10,000
4	Pappan for Assembly - 1998 Millsbrae, CA 94030 ID# 972141 $7,000
5	Democratic State Central Committee of California Sacramento, CA 95814 ID# 741666 $6,786
6	Peace Officers Research Association of California PAC ID# 911908 Sacramento, CA 95833 $6,667
7	California Dental Association Sacramento, CA 95853 $5,000
8	California Professional Firefighters Ballot Issue Committee Sacramento, CA 95838 ID# 861-767 $5,000
9	CA State Council of Laborers-Issues PAC Sacramento CA 95814 ID# 902770 $5,000
10	California State Employees Association Member Action Committee Sacramento CA 95814 ID# 960294 $5,000 Two additional contributors at $5,000: Friends of Bob Hertzberg, Burbank, CA 91504, ID# 963076; Hawaiian Gardens Card Club, Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716, ID# 882070
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Prop. 34 -- Campaign Contributions and Spending. Limits. Disclosure.

	F O R	A G A I N S T
	Total Raised: as of 12/31/00 $797,022 Total Spent: as of 12/31/00 $779,136 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/00 $33,518	Total Raised: as of 12/31/00 $878,475 Total Spent: as of 12/31/00 $879,907 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/00 $465
Top Ten Donors as of December 31, 2000
1	California State Council of Service Employees Political Action Issues ID# 960895 Sacramento, CA 95814 $103,524	Max Palevsky Investor, Self Los Angeles, CA 90024 $601,000
2	David J. Shimmon Executive, The Kinetics Group Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 $100,000	California Common Cause Sacramento, CA 95814 $51,863
3	Senate Majority Fund ID# 950438 Sacramento, CA 95814 $100,000	Kirsch Foundation San Jose, CA 95113 $50,000
4	Agua Caliente Band of Chauilla Indians Palm Springs, CA 92262 $50,000	Carol Guyer Investor, Self Woodside, CA 94062 $25,193
5	American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees Washington, DC 20036 $50,000	League of Women Voters of California Sacramento, CA 95814 $10,683
6	E&J Gallo Modesto, CA 95353 $50,000	Melvin Lane Retired Menlo Park, CA 94025 $10,100
7	Friends of Senator Ross Johnson ID# 950521 Irvine, CA 92623 $50,000	Williston Shor Engineer, Bechtel Corporation Mill Valley, CA 94941 $6,000
8	Democratic State Central Committee of California ID# 741666 Sacramento, CA 95814 $38,866	Richard North Patterson Novelist, Self San Francisco, CA 94115 $2,000
9	California State Pipe Trades Council Political Action Fund ID# 743895 Sacramento, CA 95814 $25,000	Lois Rozet Real Estate Consulting, Greenridge, Inc. Los Angeles, CA 90049 $2,000
10	Edison International Rosemead, CA 91770 $25,000 One additional contributor at $25,000: Northern California Carpenters Regional Council Issues PAC, ID# 1219354, Oakland, CA 94621	Robert Stern Attorney, Center for Governmental Studies Malibu, CA 90265 $2,000
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Prop. 35 -- Public Works Projects

	F O R	A G A I N S T
	Total Raised: as of 12/31/00 $14,091,731 Total Spent: as of 12/31/00 $14,312,273 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/00 $236,176	Total Raised: as of 12/31/00 $9,626,329 Total Spent: as of 12/31/00 $9,620,341 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/00 $17,197
Top Ten Donors as of December 31, 2000
1	US Bank Sacramento, CA 95814 $2,500,000 *	Professional Engineers in California Government Sacramento, CA 95814 $5,971,505
2	American Consulting Engineers Council Washington, DC 20005 $500,000	California State Employee's Association Initiative Committee ID# 960294 Sacramento, CA 95814 $2,495,162
3	CH2M Hill Oakland, CA 94607 $425,600	California State Council of Service Employees Political Action Issues ID# 960895 Sacramento, CA 95814 $625,126
4	DPIC Companies Monterey, CA 93940 $395,000	Professional Engineers in California Government Issues PAC ID# 822501 Sacramento, CA 95814 $432,136
5	AECOM Technology Corp. Los Angeles, CA 90010 $315,000	Democractic State Central Committee of California ID# 741666 Sacramento, CA 95814 $27,897
6	Kleinfelder Inc. San Diego, CA 92122 $307,318	American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees AFL-CIO Washington, DC 20036 $25,000
7	Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas Inc. San Francisco, CA 94107 $258,397	Taxpayers for Competitive Bidding, A Committee for Prop 224 ID# 952165 Sacramento, CA 95814 $19,360
8	Boyle Engineering Corporation Newport Beach, CA 92658 $227,594	California Association of Professional Scientists ID# 860894 Sacramento, CA 95814 $10,000
9	Granite Construction Inc. Watsonville, CA 95077 $200,000	P.E.C.G. Sacramento Section Lodi, CA 95240 $7,311
10	NOLTE Associates Inc. Sacramento, CA 95833 $185,714	California State Employees Association Sacramento, CA 95814 $5,908
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Prop. 36 -- Drugs. Probation and Treatment Program

	F O R	A G A I N S T
	Total Raised: as of 12/31/00 $4,371,226 Total Spent: as of 12/31/00 $4,368,195 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/00 $3,065	Total Raised: as of 12/31/00 $444,082 Total Spent: as of 12/31/00 $444,082 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/00 $0
Top Ten Donors as of December 31, 2000
1	Peter B. Lewis CEO, The Progressive Corporation Cleveland, OH 44101 $1,193,006	California Correctional Peace Officers Association Independent Expenditures Committee ID# 902202 Sacramento, CA 95814 $100,000
2	George Soros CEO, Soros Fund Management New York, NY 10106 $1,193,005	A.G. Spanos Developer, A.G. Spanos Companies Stockton, CA 95207 $100,000
3	John Sperling CEO, The Apollo Group Phoenix, AZ 85018 $1,193,005	Drug Free America Foundation Inc. St. Petersburg, FL 33733-1298 $67,056
4	Campaign For New Drug Policies Santa Monica, CA 90401 $202,796	Peace Officers Research Association of California - Political Issues Committee ID# 911908 Sacramento, CA 95833 $35,000
5	Richard M. Wolfe Los Angeles, CA 90068 $200,000	Crime Victims United PAC ID# 921154 Sacramento, CA 95833 $30,000
6	Michael Honack Scotts Valley, CA 95068 $186,100	California Correctional Peace Officers Association PAC ID# 830349 Sacramento, CA 95814 $25,000
7	Jason R. Flom Executive, Lava Records New York, NY 10019 $50,000	Howard Leach Private Investor, Leach Capital LLC San Francisco, CA 94111 $25,000
8	J. Jorge Klor De Alva Kensington, CA 94707 $50,000	California Narcotic Officers Association PAC ID# 960967 Santa Clarita, CA 91355-1201 $20,000
9	Peter V. Sperling Phoenix, AZ 85018 $40,000	California District Attorneys Association Sacramento, CA 95814 $15,000
10	Marsha Rosenbaum Irwin Executive Director, The Lindesmith Center San Francisco, CA 94115 $25,000	California State Sheriff's Association West Sacramento, CA 95798 $15,000
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Prop. 37 -- Fees. Vote Requirements. Taxes

	F O R	A G A I N S T
	Total Raised: as of 12/31/00 $2,838,996 Total Spent: as of 12/31/00 $2,844,374 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/00 $6,043	Total Raised: as of 12/31/00 $303,721 Total Spent: as of 12/31/00 $310,609 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/00 $8,112
Top Ten Donors as of December 31, 2000
1	Wine Institute San Francisco, CA 94105 $400,000	Sierra Club San Francisco, CA 94105 $67,950
2	Philip Morris Incorporated Sacramento, CA 95814 $350,000	The Partnership Project Washington, DC 20036 $46,800
3	Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. Sacramento, CA 95841 $325,000	California League of Conservation Voters Oakland, CA 94612 $28,751
4	RJ Reynolds Winston Salem, NC 27102 $220,250	Action for Better Cities Sacramento, CA 95814 $25,005
5	Distilled Spirits Council of The United States Inc. Washington, DC 20005 $220,000	California Public Securities Association, Issues PAC ID# 970820 San Francisco, CA 94126 $25,000
6	Arco/BP Amoco Los Angeles, CA 90071 $200,000	Kirsch Foundation San Jose, CA 95113 $20,000
7	The Chevron Companies Sacramento, CA 95814 $200,000	American Cancer Society Oakland, CA 94604 $10,000
8	Exxon Mobile Corporation Sacramento, CA 95814/Houston, TX 77002 $142,000	Consumer Attorney's Issues PAC ID# 842149 Sacramento, CA 95814 $10,000
9	California Beer and Beverage Distributors State Sacramento, CA 95814 $128,800	Californians Against Waste Corp. Sacramento, CA 95814 $7,000
10	Equilon Services LLC Sacramento, CA 95814 $114,100	Democractic State Central Committee of California ID# 741666 Sacramento, CA 95814 $6,893
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Prop. 38 -- School Vouchers

	F O R	A G A I N S T
	Total Raised: as of 12/31/00 $30,807,567 Total Spent: as of 12/31/00 $31,131,121 * Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/00 $1,700	Total Raised: as of 12/31/00 $31,944,707 Total Spent: as of 12/31/00 $32,335,808 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/00 $31,054
Top Ten Donors as of December 31, 2000
1	The Timothy Draper Living Trust Redwood City, CA 94063 $23,386,553	CA Teachers Association Issues PAC ID# 880873 Burlingame, CA 94010 $26,366,491
2	Foundation for California's Future Redwood City, CA 94063 $3,000,000	PACE of California School Employees Assn. Issues PAC ID# 902738 Sacramento, CA 95814 $1,781,225
3	William Draper III Venture Capitalist, Draper Richards Potomac, MD 20859 $2,044,730	CFT COPE - California Federation of Teachers AFT AFL-CIO ID# 741857 Burbank, CA 91506 $1,347,439
4	Jerry Perenchio Living Trust Partner, Chartwell Partners LLC Los Angeles, CA 90067 $1,040,000	ASCA Issues PAC-Assn. of CA School Administrators ID# 972015 Burlingame, CA 94010 $588,711
5	William Edwards Self, Bryan & Edwards, Menlo Park, CA 94025 $142,166	CA State Council of Service Employees Political Action Issues Account ID# 960895 Sacramento, CA 95814-3407 $566,873
6	Edward Astinger President, Salem Communications Camarillo, CA 93012 $100,000	Democractic State Central Committee of California ID# 741666 Sacramento, CA 95814 $272,574
7	Howard H. Leach Investor, Leach Capital LLC San Francisco, CA 94111 $100,000	SEIU PEA International - US Washington, DC 20005 $250,000
8	Richard Sharp Chairman, Circuit City Stores, Inc. Richmond, VA 23242 $100,000	California State Employees Association Initiatives Committee ID# 960294 Fortuna, CA 95540 $200,000
9	William T. Huston Chairman, Watson Land Co. Los Angeles, CA 90071 $41,000	SEIU Local 99 Los Angeles, CA 90005 $200,000
10	Frank Baxter CEO/Chairman, Jefferies Group Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 $36,652	California School Boards Association Finance Corp. Education Legal Alliance West Sacramento, CA 95691 $67,590
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Prop. 39 -- School Facilities. 55% Local Vote

	F O R	A G A I N S T
	Total Raised: as of 12/31/00 $31,547,740 Total Spent: as of 12/31/00 $31,395,257 * Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/00 $369,937	Total Raised: as of 12/31/00 $4,996,880 * Total Spent: as of 12/31/00 $4,902,636 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/00 $290,915
Top Ten Donors as of December 31, 2000
1	John Doerr Venture Capitalist, Kleiner Perkins Et al. Woodside, CA 94062 $3,010,000	Berg & Berg Cupertino, CA 95014 $250,000
2	Ann Howland Doerr Home Maker Woodside, CA 94062 $3,000,000	Alan F. Shugart Businessman, Self Pebble Beach, CA 93953 $250,000
3	John T. Walton Chairman, True North Partners Bentonville, AR 72712 $3,000,000	Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Irvine, CA 92718 $186,158
4	Scott Cook Ostby Family Trust Business Executive, Intuit Woodside, CA 94062 $1,097,994	Jerry Perenchio Living Trust Los Angeles, CA 90067 $100,000
5	Reed Hastings Chairman/Ceo, Netflix.com Santa Cruz, CA 95060 $1,000,000	Trevor Grimm Attorney, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Studio City, CA 91604 $75,000
6	Vinod Khosla General Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Menlo Park, CA 94025 $1,000,000	Peter J. Kaplanis Attorney, Grimm & Kaplanis San Marino, CA 91108 $75,000
7	KPCB (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers) IX Associates L.L.C. Menlo Park, CA 94025 $1,000,000	Marshall Ezralow Real Estate Developer Calabasas, CA 91302 $15,000
8	Bruce W. Dunlevie General Partner, Benchmark Capital Menlo Park, CA 94025 $877,114	Assoc. Monterey Peninsula Taxpayers Monterey, CA 93942 $10,000
9	John T. Chambers President & CEO, Cisco Systems Inc. Los Altos, CA 94022 $520,000	Rodney J. Meyers Real Estate Investor El Cajon, CA 92020 $10,000
10	Joseph Lacob Venture Capitalist, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Menlo Park, CA 94025 $510,028	Ralph Peterson Investor, Self La Mesa, CA 91943 $10,000
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Notes:

Yes on Prop 35: This loan was made to the campaign by US Bank with the Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California, the committee that is sponsoring Prop 35, acting as the guarantor of the loan. Yes on Prop 38: Official reports for the Yes on Prop 38 campaign show expenditures totaling $51 million through 12/31/00, including approximately $21 million in stock donations that were originally reported as non-monetary contributions, but that were converted to cash by the campaign. Generally, non-monetary contributions include in-kind donations to the campaign such as office space or staff time. Non-monetary contributions show up on both the contribution and expenditure side of a disclosure report summary page because they typically represent expenses the campaign did not otherwise have to make. However, in the case of Yes on Prop 38, the non-monetary donation of stock was converted into cash and was then used to pay campaign expenditures. Because the disclosure law requires campaigns to report their non-monetary contributions as expenditures, the result with this committee is the impression that the campaign spent $21 million more than it actually did. CVF's figures have been adjusted from those that appear on the disclosure report to accurately reflect the amount of money raised and spent by the Yes on Prop 38 campaign. Yes on Prop 39: Official reports for the Yes on Prop 39 campaign show expenditures totaling nearly $39 million through 10/21/00, including approximately $7 million in stock donations that were originally reported as non-monetary contributions, but that were converted to cash by the campaign. Generally, non-monetary contributions include in-kind donations to the campaign such as office space or staff time. Non-monetary contributions show up on both the contribution and expenditure side of a disclosure report summary page because they typically represent expenses the campaign did not otherwise have to make. However, in the case of Yes on Prop 39, the non-monetary donation of stock was converted into cash and was then used to pay campaign expenditures. Because the disclosure law requires campaigns to report their non-monetary contributions as expenditures, the result with this committee is the impression that the campaign spent $7 million more than it actually did. CVF's figures have been adjusted from those that appear on the disclosure report to accurately reflect the amount of money raised and spent by the Yes on Prop 39 campaign. No on Prop 39: Figures for the No on Proposition 39 campaign include money raised and spent between 2/20/00 and 9/30/00 only, and do not include money raised in the first two reporting periods of the year 2000 (1/1/00 - 2/19/00), during which time this committee was raising and spending money against Proposition 26 on the March 2000 ballot.

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