June 15, 2013 Alexis Garcia interviews John Phillips on the Democrats' supermajority in the California Legislature. NOTE: The opinions of guests on CalWatchDog.com do not necessarily reflect the opinions of CalWatchDog.com or its editors and reporters.
Politics and ElectionsVideo: The Democrats’ Impotent Super Majority (And Why You Should Be Worried)Saturday, June 15th, 2013Charles Calderon ‘head and shoulders’ above brother Ron caught in scandalThursday, June 13th, 2013 Editor’s Note: This is Part One of a series on the Calderon family. June 13, 2013 By John Hrabe It wasn’t quite the Academy Awards. But the 60 or so people assembled last Saturday afternoon at the Whittier Center Theatre were excited just the same. The festival, a digital media compe... Why public-sector unions are ‘special’ special interestsWednesday, June 12th, 2013Analysis June 12, 2013 By Ed Ring California’s November 2012 statewide ballot included Proposition 32, the “Stop Special Interest Money Now” initiative. Among the provisions included in this campaign finance reform measure was the requirement that public sector unions obtain permission ... Colorado recall election a template for reclaiming libertyTuesday, June 11th, 2013 June 11, 2013 By Katy Grimes The historic recall election underway in Colorado of Senate President John Morse is shaping up to be a template for other grassroots groups unhappy with elected officials. Morse is facing a recall for his support of controversial gun control laws, including e... Dems water down GOP pro-small biz billSunday, June 9th, 2013 June 10, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- A bill "bait and switch" reveals a lot about attitudes toward small business in the Legislature. A pro-small business Assembly Resolution started out authored by Assemblyman Travis Allen, R-Huntington Beach, authored Assembly Concurrent Resol... Two more legislators ID’d who went on lobbyist-organized Cuba junketThursday, May 2nd, 2013May 2, 2013 By John Hrabe Two more state legislators that participated in a spring break trip to Cuba with an influential Sacramento lobbyist have been identified. Assembly Majority Leader Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, and Assembly member Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, have confirmed through their... Sec State Bowen tweets why she failed to disclose campaign data onlineWednesday, May 1st, 2013May 1, 2013 By John Hrabe Last week, two nonpartisan organizations interested in government transparency had a seemingly simple request for California Secretary of State Debra Bowen: share the state’s campaign finance database in a single, accessible file. The request shouldn’t have been t... Gerrymander backfires on Dems in PasadenaTuesday, April 23rd, 2013 April 23, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi Gerrymandering is a strategy to manipulate political district boundaries to split the voting population in favor of the group in power. But sometimes gerrymandering is subject to the Law of Unintended Consequences and results in the opposite of what was inten... Shawnda Westly sparks CA Democratic Party victoriesTuesday, April 23rd, 2013Editor’s Note: This is Part Two of a two-part series. Part One is here. April 23, 2013 By John Hrabe In addition to her victorious campaign strategies in 2012, California Democrat Party officials recognize Democratic Party Executive Director Shawnda Westly’s critical role in the state o... CA Dems’ mega weapon: Shawnda WestlyMonday, April 22nd, 2013 Editor's Note: This is Part One of a two-part series. Part two is here. April 22, 2013 By John Hrabe The second night of the 2013 state convention earlier this month, California Democrats shared the downtown convention center with two Sacramento-area high schools hosting their junior-senior... |