Forrest Hill
Dr. Forrest Hill is a candidate for California Secretary of State in the Nov. 7th election.
He is a research scientist, financial advisor, electoral reform activist and environmentalist. He has been a technical advisor for several government agencies including the California Department of Fish and Game and the Sonoma County Water Agency, and currently specializes in Socially Responsible Investing using investments for economic, social, and environmental transformation.
He is a research scientist, financial advisor, electoral reform activist and environmentalist. He has been a technical advisor for several government agencies including the California Department of Fish and Game and the Sonoma County Water Agency, and currently specializes in Socially Responsible Investing using investments for economic, social, and environmental transformation.
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Articles by Forrest Hill
November 06, 2006
Camejo declares race ‘over,' asks voters to vote for him, not Angelides
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October 30, 2006
Most voters believe we should limit the amount of money spent on campaigns. Unfortunately, in America we cannot simply mandate such limits (as is done in most democratic countries), due to a 1976 Supreme Court decision that equates campaign expenditures with "free" speech.
Current efforts to limi...
September 22, 2006
Secretary of State candidate Debra Bowen (D) has recently authored a bill on initiative reform requiring signature gatherers to disclose whether they're paid or are volunteers. She beleives this will "reduce the advantage enjoyed by well-heeled special interests in qualifying ballot initiatives."
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September 12, 2006
The accuracy of our elections will take a giant step backwards if either Bruce McPherson (R) or Debra Bowen (D) are elected Secretary of State. While the two candidates differ on various technical issues surrounding the certification of voting machines, both continue to support an open market for ou...
September 01, 2006
The concern over corporate influence of over electoral politics is not new. In fact, the public outcry against the excesses of political money in the 1968 and 1970 election cycles was so great that Congress finally decided to try and regulate campaign financing by passing the Federal Election Campai...
August 21, 2006
Over the past century, total world production has increased an incredible twenty-fold, placing increased pressure on the ecology of our planet. Everywhere we look -- in the atmosphere, oceans, watersheds, forests, and the soil -- it is now clear that rapid ecological decline is setting in and threat...
August 19, 2006
With no limits on political spending in sight, corporate contributions and political favoritism has become a way a life for elected officials. The big losers of course are middle class and working families, as tax dollars are routinely wasted on "over priced no-bid contracts", and tax cuts are passe...
August 08, 2006
On August 1, the California’s eminent "non-partisan" polling organization, the Field Poll, released a new poll on voter preferences in six "down ballot" state constitutional office races; Lt Governor, Treasurer, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Controller, and Insurance Commissioner.
Theis ...
August 03, 2006
Perhaps nothing has contributed more to American's cynicism about government than the role that corporate money plays in financing our elections. Poll after poll has shown that the majority of citizens want real campaign finance reform, but they don’t trust the politicians to fix it. And why should ...
July 31, 2006
The recent one-sided vote by the House and Senate on a resolution holding Lebanon responsible for recent actions by Israel and calling for total support of Israel in its confrontation with Hezbollah again shows how little difference there is between the Democrats and republicans when it comes to for...
July 29, 2006
The destruction of the environment is one of the biggest crises we face today. Without substantial economic reforms, we will surely overwhelm our planets ability to generate sufficient resources, support species diversity, and absorb the massive amounts of waste we dump into the environment.
So w...
July 09, 2006
Last month's race in California's 50th Congressional District in San Diego County between Republican Brian Bilbray and Democrat Francine Busby was characterized as a bellwether on whether the Democrats would recapture the House in November.
Instead we were treated with another round of accusatio...
July 03, 2006
In today's political climate, progressive politics has become heavily orientated toward a single short term goal - defeating the Republicans at any cost.
Unfortunately, this obsession of voting against one party, instead of voting for what we believe in, has prevented us from engaging in the impo...
June 29, 2006
After a dismal turnout in the California June primary, in which less then 30 percent of the registered voters participate (and only 21 percent of all eligible voters), it is time we implemented fundamental policy changes to encourage citizens to vote.
While I believe the lack of political divers...
May 24, 2006
In a democracy, those elected to government should ideally embody the views of a representative cross-section of society. The role of government should be premised on the concept that when elected officials make decisions on pertinent issues - those decisions reflect the will of the people. This can...
May 18, 2006
After listening to President Bush’s speech on immigration last Monday night, I have come to the irrevocable conclusion that it is time we allow non-citizens to vote in local elections.
Immigrant workers buy products, pay taxes, work hard, serve in our armed forces, are members of the community, a...