Politics and ElectionsL.A. Times Attempting SuicideMonday, March 5th, 2012 Commentary MARCH 5, 2012 By JOHN SEILER Today the Los Angeles Times is charging for visiting its site online. This is a suicide attempt that will severely damage the paper. Its parent company, Tribune Co., long has been in bankruptcy, running up $233 million in legal fees. According to t... Republicans Preparing California ComebackWednesday, February 29th, 2012FEB. 29, 2012 By BRIAN CALLE BURLINGAME -- CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN CONVENTION -- Will California be Reagan Country again? California’s Republican Party in recent years has been relegated to a regional party with little ability to gain traction in statewide elections. The devastating results... Not Another Teen Regulation BillWednesday, February 22nd, 2012 FEB. 22, 2012 By KATY GRIMES According to legislators, teenage boys in California are violent. Therefore, only an Assembly resolution can save the unsuspecting teenage girls from the inevitable violence. February 2012 has been dubbed "Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month." ... Pro-Biz California Democrats Emerging?Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 FEB. 21, 2012 By WAYNE LUSVARDI The intent of California political redistricting has been to attract more centrist candidates who might reduce the notorious political dysfunction in the state Legislature. A candidate has entered the race for the newly created State Assembly District No. 41, ce... 10 Ways to Improve Redistricting ProcessTuesday, February 7th, 2012FEB. 7, 2012 By JOHN HRABE Parents and gamblers have a hard time being objective. “If you ever put that much money on a pony, you kind of like it when it rounds home,” the self-described “proud father” of the Citizens Redistricting Commission, Charles T. Munger Jr., told a redistric... Dogfight Growls in 26th District House RaceMonday, January 30th, 2012 JAN. 30, 2012 By JOHN HRABE “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog,” goes an old adage. Just getting to Washington will be a test of friendship for the candidates in the dogfight over California’s new, redistricted 26th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. One of th... ‘Politics Works When Everything Is Good’Wednesday, December 28th, 2011DEC. 28, 2011 By KATY GRIMES Every year when the state budget talks get under way, government spending cuts are rarely a viable option. This year, as Gov. Jerry Brown met with media Tuesday at a press conference, it appears that cutting spending is not part of his plan. In fact, Brown s... Effort to Nix Sacto’s Union-Only ContractsTuesday, December 27th, 2011 DEC. 27, 2011 By KATY GRIMES Seeking to end mandatory Project Labor Agreements on public-works projects in Sacramento, nine boxes containing more than 49,000 signed petitions were delivered Tuesday morning to the Sacramento City Clerk for a ballot measure. After spending the last several mo... ProPublica Ignores Worst Redistricting LinesThursday, December 22nd, 2011DEC. 22, 2011 By JOHN HRABE Pulitzer Prize-winning ProPublica published an investigative report Wednesday into how Democratic political operatives influenced California’s independent redistricting commission. National media outlets lavished praise on the piece, describing it as “explosive,... |