«Over the last number of years, the Legislature has been very dysfunctional and in partisan gridlock.»

«The Legislature's low public-approval ratings reflect citizens' frustrations with the partisan bickering, inactivity, and stalemate at the highest levels of state government. As a result, the state remains stagnant and unrepresentative.»

«Avenged Sevenfold is a blockbuster music group that recognizes the massive online community of users on Break.com, where they can connect with their community of fans and reach a growing online audience.»

«This thing could take years, but that doesn't mean you give up on it. We are convinced that fundamental political reforms are necessary. And we're also convinced that the Legislature isn't going to do it on its own. This isn't going to go away.»

«Nick brings an invaluable understanding of technology and emerging platforms with more than 20 years of senior management experience to our team. We are thrilled to have Nick help drive our vision for advancing the wave of user-generated media and digital content creation.»

«The fiscal situation that our state faces is very serious.»

«It is important that we put in fiscally responsible pensions. Pensions that are fair to the employee, but that also are fair to the taxpayer.»

«It is important that we reduce regulations that are impeding job growth here in the state of California, whether you are talking about the lack of flexibility in overtime or family leave.»

«These numbers mark a significant threshold for Break.com, establishing us as one of the largest video sites on the Internet and the largest focused on the male demographic. We know who our users are and provide them with original, edgy content they embrace and share with legions of others on a global scale. Our large and growing audience tells us that Break viewers turn to us as they would a traditional television network for entertaining video content.»

«Break Entertainment offers an unprecedented opportunity for rising stars of the Internet to reach another level of distribution and recognition. We are excited to have Studio 8 as our first development deal and that Tara will be charged with fostering this project and identifying many more of this caliber to grow the division. Tara brings with her an extensive background in production, combined with an in-depth understanding of the content licensing landscape. With her uncanny eye for recognizing content that captures an audience, we are very fortunate to have her join the Break.com team.»