Top Ten Contributors -- California Propositions
as of December 31, 1998

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Below is a list of the Top Ten Contributors in support of or in opposition to the 12 California propositions on the November ballot, as of December 31, 1998. This list identifies the contributors who have given the most since the campaign was first organized -- in some cases, this may include records from 1997. The list includes cash contributions, as well as non-monetary contributions and loans. To search all contributions received by proposition campaigns since July 1, 1998, visit the CVF/Compaq Campaign Contribution Database. A list of the Top Ten Contributors to Statewide Candidates is also available. This Top Ten Contributors list is made possible because of a new law that requires campaigns to disclose their contributions in a digital format. Thanks to this new law and the Internet, the California Voter Foundation can instantly publish and share the latest contribution data. For the first time in history, voters can easily find out who is backing propositions before casting their ballots. This election is also making history in terms of the amount of money being raised and spent on propositions. As of November 3, a total of $195 million had been raised to support or oppose California propositions. Research compiled by Saskia Mills, Casey Elliott, Kim Alexander, and the students of UC Davis' California Politics course, Summer and Fall sessions, 1998. The data below is available for republication. Please contact CVF for details.

Prop. 1 -- Property Taxes

No contributions in support of or in opposition to this measure have been reported to the Secretary of State.



Prop. 1A -- Public Education Facilities Bond

	F O R	A G A I N S T
	Total Raised: as of 12/31/98 $5,167,882 Total Spent: as of 12/31/98 $2,888,850 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/98 $168,851	Total Raised: as of 12/31/98 $5,025 Total Spent: as of 12/31/98 $5,025 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/98 $0
1	California Teachers Association Issues PAC Burlingame, CA 94010 ID # 880873 $1,043,454	Norm Rodgers Davis, CA 95616 Employer: Z World $5,025
2	Signal Landmark Irvine, CA $121,650	(Note: there are no additional contributors against Prop. 1A)
3	John T. Walton National City, CA $100,000	.
4	San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Highland, CA 92346 $75,000
5	California Building Industry Association Sacramento, CA $60,000
6	California Republican Party Burbank, CA $55,016
7	Edison International Rosemead, CA 91770 $50,000
8	California Association of Realtors Issues Mobilization PAC Los Angeles, CA $50,000
9	Construction Industry Advancement Fund - Northern California Sacramento, CA $50,000
10	The UCLA Foundation Los Angeles, CA 90024 $46,002

Prop. 2 -- Transportation Funding

	F O R	A G A I N S T
	Total Raised: as of 12/31/98 $201,201 Total Spent: as of 12/31/98 $198,150 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/98 $0	Total Raised: as of 12/31/98 $0 Total Spent: as of 12/31/98 $0 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/98 $0
1	Granite Construction Inc. Watsonville, CA 95077 $25,000	No contributions in opposition to this measure have been reported to the Secretary of State.
2	Kiewit Construction Group, Inc. Omaha, NE 68131 $25,000
3	A. Teichert & Son, Inc. Sacramento, CA 65851 $15,000
4	CalMat Los Angeles, CA $15,000
5	E.L. Yeager Construction Co. Inc. Riverside, CA 92502 $10,000
6	EUCA / 1-3 Pleasanton, CA 94566 ID #891124 $10,000
7	DeSilva Gates Construction Dublin, CA 94568 $10,000
8	Griffith Company Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670-0150 $10,000
9	Peterson San Leandro, CA 94577 $10,000
10	Transportation Project Calif. 98 West Sacramento, CA 95798-0336 $6,000

Prop. 3 -- Partisan Presidential Primary Elections

No contributions in support of or in opposition to this measure have been reported to the Secretary of State.



Prop. 4 -- Trapping Practices

	F O R	A G A I N S T
	Total Raised: as of 12/31/98 $1,504,001 Total Spent: as of 12/31/98 $1,323,450 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/98 $7,355	Total Raised: as of 12/31/98 $562,624 Total Spent: as of 12/31/98 $508,658 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/98 $0
1	International Fund for Animal Welfare Yarmouth Port, MA 02675 $241,844	California Farm Bureau Federation Sacramento, CA 95833 $83,630
2	Humane Society of the United States Washington, DC 20037 $221,652	The Wildlife Legislative Fund of America Columbus, OH 43229 $39,124
3	The Ark Trust Encino, CA 91316 $99,195	California Outdoor Enthusiast Coalition Redwood City, CA 95470 $29,000
4	American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) New York, NY 10128 $72,337	National Trappers Assn., Inc. Bloomington, IL 61702 $19,090
5	Doris Day Animal League Washington, DC 20002 $61,851	California Cattleman's Association Sacramento, CA 95814 $10,825
6	Animal Protection Institute Sacramento, CA 95820 $58,447	Kern County Wool Growers Bakersfield, CA 93388 $10,000
7	The Fund for Animals New York, NY 10019 $24,952	California Business Political Action Commmittee (CALBUSPAC) ID #761010 Sacramento, CA 95814 $10,000
8	Barbara Clapp Belmont, MA Occupation: Retired $15,087	California Correctional Peace Officers Association PAC ID # 830349 Mill Valley, CA 94941 $10,000
9	Karen Bunting Chilmark, MA 02535 Occ/employer: Independent Oil Prod, Self-Employed $15,000	Ballot Issues Coalition New Ulm, MN 56073 $9,000
10	Dena Jones Sacramento, CA 95833 Occ/employer: Program Director, Animal Protection Institute $10,000 note: one additional contributor at $10,000: PETA, Norfolk, VA 23510	California Trappers Association Elk Creek, CA 95939 $8,500

Prop. 5 -- Tribal-State Gaming Compacts

	F O R	A G A I N S T
	Total Raised: as of 12/31/98 $68,617,337 Total Spent: as of 12/31/98 $63,237,637 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/98 $2,232,573	Total Raised: as of 12/31/98 $25,516,282 Total Spent: as of 12/31/98 $25,426,870 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/98 $145,668
1	San Manuel Tribal Administration Highland, CA 92346 $27,782,533	Mirage Resorts, Inc. Las Vegas, NV 89177 $6,662,500
2	The Morongo Band of Mission Indians Banning, CA 92220 $12,621,348	Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc. Las Vegas, NV 89109 $6,512,500
3	Viejas Indian Reservation Alpine, CA 91901 $11,012,228	Hilton Hotels Corporation, World Headquarters Beverly Hills, CA 90210 $6,500,000
4	Pechanga Band of Mission Indians Temecula, CA 92593 $9,709,927	W.G. Bennett Chairman & CEO, Sahara Gaming Corporation Las Vegas, NV $1,250,000
5	Aqua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Palm Springs, CA 92262 $2,316,775	Caesars ITT Las Vegas, NV 89109 $1,000,000
6	Soboba Band of Mission Indians San Jacinto, CA 92581 $618,593	Primadonna Las Vegas, NV 89193 $800,000
7	Barona G & A Lakeside, CA 92040 $500,000	Station Casinos Las Vegas, NV 89126 $500,000
8	Inland Entertainment Corp. San Diego, CA $500,000	Austi International Las Vegas, NV $250,000
9	Barona Band of Mission Indians Lakeside, CA $493,822	Rio Suite Hotel Las Vegas, NV $250,000
10	Cabazon Band of Mission Indians Indio, CA $462,566	Imperial Palace Las Vegas, NV $250,000

Prop. 6 -- Prohibition on Slaughter of Horses

	F O R	A G A I N S T
	Total Raised: as of 12/31/98 $1,209,311 Total Spent: as of 12/31/98 $1,206,835 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/98 $108,427	Total Raised: as of 12/31/98 $0 Total Spent: as of 12/31/98 $0 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/98 $0
1	Sue Maloney Stiles Paso Robles, CA 93446 Occ/employer: Investor, self-employed $200,000	No contributions in opposition to this measure have been reported to the Secretary of State.
2	Sherry Ellen Deboer Alamo, CA 94507 Occupation: Philanthropist $180,000
3	Sidne J. Long Alamo, CA 94507 Occupation: Philanthropist $125,000
4	Tina Long City, state & zip: not disclosed Occupation/employer: not disclosed $125,000
5	Political Animals PAC Los Angeles,CA 91504 ID #: 970113 $80,927
6	MPL Communications, Inc. New York, NY 10019 $71,000
7	Friends of Animals Inc. Darien, CT 06820 $63,305
8	Comm. for Prop 6 Sponsored by the Humane Farming Action Fund ID #982659 San Rafael, CA 94901 $21,000
9	Humane Farming Association San Francisco, CA 94109 $20,000
10	Phoebe Hearst Cooke San Francisco, CA 94103 Occupation: Homemaker $20,000 note: one additional contributor at $20,000: Patricia A. Shenker, Malibu, CA 90265 Occupation: Philanthropist

Prop. 7 -- Air Quality

	F O R	A G A I N S T
	Total Raised: as of 12/31/98 $2,754,418 Total Spent: as of 12/31/98 $2,719,571 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/98 $311	Total Raised: as of 12/31/98 $11,806 Total Spent: as of 12/31/98 $0 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/98 $0
1	NO on 9 Coalition Mill Valley, CA 94941 ID # 972086 $695,000	California Tax Reform Association Sacramento, CA 95814 $10,979
2	Thermo Ecotek Corporation Roseville, CA 95661 $503,244	Service Employees International Union AFL-CIO (SEIU) ID# 960895 Sacramento, CA 95814 $826
3	Engelhard Corporation Iselin, NJ 08830 $300,000	(Note: there are no additional contributors against Prop. 7)
4	Planning and Conservation League Sacramento, CA 95814 $243,352
5	Rio Bravo Fresno/Rio Bravo Rocklin Newport Beach, CA 95814 $110,000
6	Northern California Nevada Hearth Products Association Wilton, CA 95693 $100,000
7	E3 Ventures Cary, NC $50,000
8	Waste Management, Inc., Affiliated Entities Sacramento, CA 95814 $42,766
9	Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc. Hampton, NH 03842 $32,500
10	Pacific Gas & Electric San Francisco, CA 94120 $30,000 note: three additional contributors at $30,000: Southern California Edison, Rosemead, CA 91770; Colmac Energy Inc., Mecca, CA 92254; Mendota Biomass Power, Ltd./Woodland Biomass Power, Ltd./Delano Energy Company, Inc., Mendota, CA 93640

Prop. 8 -- Public Schools

	F O R	A G A I N S T
	Total Raised: as of 12/31/98 $2,608,749 Total Spent: as of 12/31/98 $2,269,777 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/98 $60,423	Total Raised: as of 12/31/98 $7,441,345 Total Spent: as of 12/31/98 $6,545,396 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/98 $65,073
1	Governor Pete Wilson Mill Valley, CA 94941 ID #: 930484 $499,485	California Teachers Association Issues PAC Redwood City, CA 94063 ID #: 880873 $6,789,900
2	California Republican Party Burbank, CA 91506 ID #: 810163 $175,879	California Federation of Teachers COPE, AFT AFL-CIO Burbank, CA 91506 ID #: 741857 $226,118
3	Southern California Edison Rosemead, CA 91770 $140,000	American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Washington, DC 20001 ID #: 981378 $160,567
4	Oracle Corporation Redwood City, CA 94065 $125,000	California State Council of Service Employees - Political Action Issues, Defense, & Advocacy Sacramento, CA ID #: 960895 $103,116
5	Ron Burkle Los Angeles, CA 90067 Occ/Employer: Chairman, Yucaipa Companies $100,000	PACE of California School Employees Association - Issues Sacramento, CA 95814 ID #: 902738 $74,817
6	E & J Gallo Winery Modesto, CA $100,000	Association of California School Administrators - Issues PAC Burlingame, CA ID #: 842151 $37,500
7	Jerry Perenchio Los Angeles, CA $100,000	Consumers Attorneys Issues Political Action Committee Sacramento, CA $25,000
8	Floyd Kvamme Menlo Park, CA 94025 Occupation/employer: not disclosed $57,575	Democratic State Central Committee of California Sacramento, CA $19,155
9	L.W. Lane Jr. Portola Valley, CA 94028 Occupation: Retired $50,000	California Congress of Parents, Students and Teachers (California PTA) Los Angeles, CA $4,332
10	Packard Bell NEC, Inc. Sacramento, CA 95828 $50,000 note: one additional contributors at $50,000: Boeing Company, Long Beach, CA	California Association of School Business Officials Sacramento, CA $443

Prop. 9 -- Electric Utilities

	F O R	A G A I N S T
	Total Raised: as of 12/31/98 $1,425,612 Total Spent: as of 12/31/98 $1,403,513 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/98 $28,530	Total Raised: as of 12/31/98 $41,189,368 Total Spent: as of 12/31/98 $38,171,046 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/98 $1,281,282
1	Public Media Center San Francisco, CA 94133 $907,645	Edison International/Southern California Edison Rosemead, CA 91770 $17,657,041
2	Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights Santa Monica, CA 90405 $265,908	Pacific Gas & Electric San Francisco, CA 94105 $17,392,850
3	The Network Project Santa Monica, CA 90405 $99,328	Sempra Energy San Diego, CA 92101 $3,926,599
4	The Utility Reform Network (TURN) San Francisco, CA 94122 $69,812	San Diego Gas & Electric San Diego, CA 92112 $320,000
5	Consumers Union of U.S. Inc. San Francisco, CA 94103 $51,265	Commonwealth Edison Co. Chicago, IL $250,000
6	Peter Buckley Mill Valley, CA $25,000	Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. Washington, DC $250,000
7	Alida R. Messinger New York, NY $20,000	Edison Electric Institute Washington, DC 20004 $200,000
8	Strumwasser & Woocher Santa Monica, CA 90405 $10,555	Californians for Clean Air, Yes on Proposition 7, A Project of the Planning and Conservation League ID# 971878 $110,000
9	Bonnie Raitt Los Angeles, CA 90046 Occ/employer: Entertainer, Self-Employed $4,500	Lehman Brothers, Inc. New York, NY $100,000
10	California Public Interest Research Group (CalPIRG) Los Angeles, CA 90066 $2,700	Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. Newark, NJ 07102 $100,000

Prop. 10 -- Early Childhood Development Programs. Tobacco Surtax

	F O R	A G A I N S T
	Total Raised: as of 12/31/98 $9,022,224 Total Spent: as of 12/31/98 $9,046,683 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/98 $81,491	Total Raised: as of 12/31/98 $30,197,340 Total Spent: as of 12/31/98 $29,783,512 Cash-on-hand: as of 12/31/98 $202,522
1	Stephen L. Bing Los Angeles, CA 90035 Occ/employer: Investor $1,800,000	Phillip Morris Inc. Sacramento, CA 95814 $20,967,557
2	Rob Reiner Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Occ/employer: Producer, CastleRock Entertainment $1,447,500	Brown & Williamson Louisville, KY 40232 $5,039,056
3	Ron Burkle Los Angeles, CA 90067 Occ/employer: President - Yucaipa Co. $1,035,000	Lorillard Tobacco Greensboro, NC 27408 $2,835,489
4	Estelle Reiner Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Occ/employer: retired $1,025,000	R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Winston-Salem, NC 27102 $738,024
5	Haim Saban Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Occ/employer: CEO, Saban Entertainment $500,000	U.S. Tobacco Company Greenwich, CT 06830 $294,485
6	American Cancer Society Oakland, CA 94612 $544,330	The Tobacco Institute PAC Washington D.C. 20006 ID #: 943576 $236,600
7	Jerry Perenchio Los Angeles, CA 90067 Occ/employer: Partner, Chartwell Partners $350,000	Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation Employee PAC Louisville, KY $140,000
8	Forum for Early Childhood Development Beverly Hills, CA 90210 $295,000	RJR Nabisco, Inc. including its subsidiaries Washington, DC $50,000
9	Michael Huffington Santa Barbara, CA 93120 Occ/employer: Producer, Self $109,087	California Voter Guide Torrance, CA 90501 $17,829
10	National Center for Tobacco Free Kids Washington, DC $100,000 note: two additional contributors at $100,000: Steven Spielberg, Occ/employer: Business Owner - Dreamworks SKG, Los Angeles, CA; Richard Scruggs, Occ/employer: Attorney, Scruggs Millette Bozeman, Pascagoula, MS.	Consolidated Cigar Corporation, An Affiliate of AGI Management Corporation Fort Lauderdale, FL $10,000 note: five additional contributors at $10,000: Conwood Company, LP, Memphis, TN; General Cigar Holdings, New York, NY; Havatampa, Inc., Tampa, FL; John Middleton Corporation, King of Prussia, PA; Swisher International, Inc., Jacksonville, FL.

Prop. 11 -- Local Sales and Use Taxes

No contributions in support of or in opposition to this measure have been reported to the Secretary of State.



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