By request, here are links to Davisite articles about Eric Jones’s bid to unseat Mike Thompson in the House, plus his recent donation #s (as best as I can determine them), for easy sharing with friends & on social media. I will try to keep this post updated. – Roberta
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By Roberta Millstein
Fellow Davisites, time and time again I promise myself that this is my last post about Eric Jones. And time and time again, he does something more outrageous and I feel obligated to call it out.
Now he’s using the more than $15 million of his venture capitalist money — or perhaps it’s his millions of donated tech oligarch money — to tell even more lies about Thompson. (Remember this lie that Rep Zoe Lofgren had to call out?)
His former campaign staffers are standing by him, though, to correct the record:
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By Eileen M. Samitz
Willowgrove is a 232-acre housing project with 1,250 units on Covell Boulevard, across from Harper Junior High School. The project will finally be on the November 3rd ballot as Measure W after many long delays since informal conversations about the project first began over 10 years ago.
The good news is that the project has benefited from much public input, and the resulting project has been worth waiting for. Willowgrove has many amenities and features that make it a desirable project for Davis. It was designed for Davis with a lot of direct input from the community.
The Willowgrove project developers have been upfront and transparent from the beginning. This is the first time in Davis history that a project has offered a completed subdivision map before the Measure J/R/D vote, allowing the community to see the final project design before it is approved. In addition, the agricultural mitigation land has been identified and disclosed to the public before the Measure J/R/D vote. This early disclosure is also a first for Davis and hopefully will set a precedent for future proposals.
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Updates to Chapters One and Two—
BREAKING NEWS!
Eric Jones Has Now Donated More Than $15 MILLION to his Campaign!
By F.E.C. Nerd
Late yesterday (Friday, 10/23/26) Eric Jones’ campaign filed yet another report disclosing even more donations. This was on top of new reporting the prior day (10/22/26) when Eric Jones’ campaign committee filed its required “Pre-General” report. That is the final “full” report prior to the election. It covers the period from the last “full” report (which was 7/1/26 to 9/30/26) through 10/14/2026. In addition, certain special types of reports are required within 24 hours of triggering activities — such as the one filed yesterday. What do all these reports reveal?
Eric Jones’ campaign contributions (boosted by his own $15+ Millions) have now surpassed even Hakeem Jeffries among House candidates nationwide!
And that doesn’t even include last night’s filing. Follow along to see the money trail. Looking at Eric Jones’ campaign filings since the last big report (through 9/30/26 — filed on 10/15/26) there are three. The two main ones will be reviewed below; those are the two most recent.
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(From press release) Local residents are invited to join the ICE Out Demand Justice rally and march on Oct. 27 at 4pm in Woodland. In response to the recent ICE surge in Woodland, including the hit-and-run crime committed by an ICE agent on Woodland resident Antonio Moreida, participants will march from the Yolo County district attorney’s office at 301 2nd Street, to Rep. Mike Thompson’s office and then to the Woodland Courthouse. For more information: https://yolo.chapters.dsausa.org/ICE-OUT/.
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Chapter Four: Slate Mailers
By F.E.C. Nerd
I hadn’t intended to write about this topic since Slate Mailers have become rare in this day of social media campaigning. But a friend from Woodland sent me two examples and asked: “What gives?” So, in case you have been getting multi-candidate-multi-proposition mailers, here’s how to figure out what is behind them.
History of Slate Mailers: Decades ago, slate mailers became quite prominent in California political campaigns. So prominent that the State ultimately passed legislation to regulate them. Why? Because many commercial slate mailers “impersonated” political party endorsements and led to great voter confusion. Commercial slate mailer operators would use the words “Democrat” or “Republican” in their names and/or display a Donkey or Elephant logo on the mailer. There were repeated instances where a commercial slate mailer would use a Party’s name or logo, and include multiple candidates or ballot measures that Party did endorse, but then for some local races the mailer would feature a candidate of the Opposing Party or a ballot measure position the Party did not endorse. So, a law was passed to prohibit commercial slate mailers from using a Political Party’s name or imitation of its logo.
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By Roberta Millstein
Less than a week ago, I wrote an article here about the $10 million dollars that Eric Jones, congressional candidate in CA’s District 04, had dumped into his own campaign. That contribution made headlines across the district as the largest contribution ever made in a CA congressional campaign, an amount that, together with large-donor out-of-district donations to Jones campaign, put him at #10 in spending across the entire country (remembering that there are 435 seats open and an unknown number of candidates running for those seats).
But little did any of us know about another contribution, just surfaced on the FEC site, from Jones: $4,800,000.00 on October 1, for a grand total of $14,864,133.10 — yes, almost $15 million dollars. There is no other way to see this but as this recently-resigned Silicon Valley venture capitalist, former partner at Dragoneer Investment Group, trying to buy a congressional seat.
$10 million was eye-popping. At $15 million, your jaw should be on the ground and your head should should be swiveling on its neck (and don’t ask me what comes after that).
Fellow citizens of District 4: Californians have a proud history of rejecting multi-millionaires and billionaires trying to buy their way into positions of power, knowing that these people do not have the interests of ordinary citizens in mind.
Vote for Mike Thompson, born and raised in our district, who is hardworking, honorable, and trustworthy.
Here is the screenshot from the FEC showing the Oct 1 donation and his year-to-date total:
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by Alan C. Miller (song parody)
Sung to the tune of “Me and Mrs. Jones” by Billy Paul
🎵 YOU AND ERIC JONES 🎵
(The Yolo-Sonoma-Colusa-Lake-Napa-Placer-Sacramento-Sutter-Yuba Congressional Blues)
🎶 You and Eric Jones…
Eric Jones, Eric Jones, Eric Jones…
He got duplicity going on…
Every day he’s changing his tune,
Left in the morning, right by noon.
He’ll promise you anything, whatever you choose,
He’s got ten different positions and nothing to lose.
🎶 You and Eric Jones…
Eric Jones, Eric Jones, Eric Jones…
He got duplicity going on…
The antizionist radicals all sing along!
From the farthest left in Davis town,
They’ve found their man, they’re gathering ’round!
He’ll tell you what you want to hear,
Then tell your neighbor the opposite, dear!
Two different flyers on the very same street,
One for the right, one for the left to read!
He’ll even give the Vanguard dough,
To help his reputation grow!
Silicon Valley pays the bills,
While Davis swallows all his pills!
🎶 You and Eric Jones…
Eric Jones, Eric Jones, Eric Jones…
He got duplicity going on…
Nobody knows just what he’s for,
But he’ll promise you more, and more, and more!
🎶 Ohhhh, Eric Jooooones… 🎶
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By Greg Rowe
My involvement in evaluating and commenting on the merits of proposed development projects began in the mid-1980s when I joined the environmental commission of a rapidly expanding city in San Diego County. I later worked for a Bay Area business association, where I identified the pros and cons of development proposals, and then helped launch housing and commercial projects for the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency.
My career culminated as Senior Environmental Analyst for the Sacramento County Department of Airports for 13 years, where I studied the potential aviation impacts of housing proposals near airports. During the past nine years I have spent countless hours evaluating and suggesting improvements to proposed developments in my role as Davis planning commissioner.
This background means it takes an extraordinary proposal to garner my unqualified support. For the reasons summarized below, that project is Willowgrove, Measure W on the November 3 ballot. If approved by Davis voters, Willowgrove will transform 232 acres in northeast Davis into 1,250 homes of various types: single-family dwellings, townhomes, condominiums, and deed-restricted affordable apartment units for lower income households.
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Chapter Three: Ballot Measure Spending for Ads, Mail, Social Media, etc.
By F.E.C. Nerd
This chapter will walk you through how to determine who is pushing/opposing State ballot measures. First, the Federal Election Commission has no role with respect to California ballot measures. Instead, the California Secretary of State’s website and the California Fair Political Practices Commission’s website will play a role in our research. Plus, there are the tag-lines in the ads and mailers we are all receiving. A sampling is displayed here.
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(From press release) Women who serve as the primary wage earners for their families and seek financial assistance to further their education or training are encouraged to apply for the Soroptimist Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women.
The application deadline is Sunday, Nov. 15. This year, Soroptimist International of Davis will present one or more awards ranging from $2,500 to $6,000. The top recipient’s application will advance to the Sierra Nevada Region and possibly the international level, where she could receive up to $15,000 more. Recipients may use the Live Your Dream Award to offset any costs associated with their efforts to attain higher education or additional skills and training. This may include tuition, books, childcare, transportation or other education-related expenses.
Applications are available at https://bit.ly/LYDA-apply.
The Live Your Dream Award provides more than $2.8 million in cash awards to head-of-household women in need each year. Since the program’s inception in 1972, more than $35 million has helped tens of thousands of women achieve their dreams of a better life for themselves and their families.
Soroptimist is a global volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. Learn more at https://www.sidavis.org/.
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