Gov. Davis ‘working hard’ to save his job
By Daily Press staff
The juggernaut of a campaign expected from governor candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger appears to have launched in Santa Monica.
Volunteers and workers have been furiously working the past few days to get Schwarzenegger’s campaign headquarters on Main Street up and running.
The headquarters are on the second and third floors of Schwarzenegger’s building, commonly known by locals as “Schatzi’s on Main,” located at 3110 Main Street. The actor and businessman’s office are in the top floor of the building.
Internet service has just been hooked up, fax machines are being plugged in and phone lines are now operating.
The area outside Schatzi’s has remained relatively calm since Schwarzenegger declared his candidacy last Wednesday, but locals are bracing for more of a “media crunch” as the Oct. 7 recall election approaches.
“You know it’s going to pick up around here sooner or later,” said a manager from a nearby coffee shop. “As of late, we’ve only seen a few cameras here and there. I wouldn’t be surprised if that number increases as the weeks go by.”
Schwarzenegger was in New York for a previously scheduled talk at an inner-city after-school program he helped create. Meanwhile, in an interview on NBC’S “Today Show,” Gov. Gray Davis said he has heard voters’ discontent and is working harder to solve the state’s problems.
“I have gotten the message,” Davis said. “I understand a lot of people signed the recall. We are trying very hard every day to solve people’s problems.”
In a Gallup poll released Sunday, 42 percent of respondents said they would vote for Schwarzenegger in October’s election. Nearly two-thirds said they would vote to recall Davis.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 12, 2003. Read the original PDF.