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Democratic Party Schism over Scandalous Schools: Gloria Romero, Slimed By Teacher Unions, Says Sober Up

See also: "LAUSD Supe Fires Lemon Teachers" and "Firing the Bad Teachers." A few days ago, the teachers union wing of the California Democratic Party tarred the growing numbers of breakaway Democrats who, in sync with President Obama, point the finger at teachers unions as a big obstacle to fixing ... More >>

California Voter Guide for Nov. 6, 2012, Los Angeles Weekly

Confused about the measures and races on Tuesday's ballot? This California Voter Guide for November 6, 2012 contains a summary of all state measures and several key races. It does not take a position but does touch on controversies, polls and analysis. Proposition 30: Jerry Brown's Tax Hike Governo ... More >>

Assembly District 39's Dilemma

Alarcon, circling the drain over corruption charges? Or yes-man Bocanegra?

California Assembly District 50: Campaign Mailers Slam and Tout Richard Bloom and Betsy Butler

In the final days of the hotly contested California Assembly District 50 race, a bevy of campaign mailers sent to voters are slamming and touting rival candidates Richard Bloom and Betsy Butler. They make for hilarious, if not worrisome, reading. Themes range from Butler's "courage and integrity" t ... More >>

California Democratic Drunks Make a Scene at DNC in Charlotte

Props to our California delegates who made drunken fools of themselves in Charlotte even before the Democratic National Convention started there today. While Mitt Romney's prom had Clint Eastwood lecturing an empty chair in Tampa last week, the Golden State's own Dems were prepping for Obama's seco ... More >>

Village Trailer Park Closure Decision Postponed

See also: A Santa Monica Trailer Park -- and Its Senior Residents -- Face Off With Fancy New Development. After hearing from an estimated 70 members of the public during a grueling six hour meeting, the Santa Monica City Council adjourned Tuesday night without any kind of resolution on the contenti ... More >>

Political Shake Up in Santa Monica, Richard Bloom Focusing on Assembly District 50 Race

Big developments are unfolding in the always interesting Santa Monica political scene. Longtime City Councilman Richard Bloom announced he won't run for re-election while his colleague Bobby Shriver is hinting at the same thing. That means that for the first time in two decades, as The Lookout New ... More >>

Eric Bauman v. Gloria Romero in Assembly District 46

Democratic War for L.A.'s Richest

Betsy Butler and Torie Osborn woo the carbon-counting strata of Assembly District 50

Eric Bauman, L.A. Democratic Party Kingmaker

Elevates the ossified, keeps out L.A. talent

Janice Hahn Alleges Craig Huey Tie to Hip-Hop Stripper Video; Huey Calls It "Racist and Sexist"

​UPDATE: Turn Right USA's domain name was registered by Huey's vendor. More below.Councilwoman Janice Hahn alleged a link today between her opponent, conservative Craig Huey, and an inflammatory YouTube video that depicts her as a stripper.Huey has said he had nothing to do with the video, and wen ... More >>

Un-Gerrymandering Los Angeles

Get ready for the brawl of cutting Southern California in pieces, on paper

[Video] Jerry Brown Declared 'Most Interesting Man In California' In Web-Only Campaign Ads

Dos EquisWho would win a fight between Jerry Brown and this guy?​Dos Equis isn't the only brand with "the most interesting man." The California Democratic Party just unleashed a web-only video-ad series touting Jerry Brown as "the most interesting man in California." The video advertisement w ... More >>

Propositions 20 And 27: California Newspapers Unanimously Back 20 (Except One) And Unanimously Pillory The Egregious 27

By Hillel Aron The California Legislature's crack gerrymandering team​The editorial boards of California newspapers agree: Proposition 27, which would overturn a voter-approved 2008 reform that prevents Sacramento legislators from gerrymandering voting districts to keep their jobs, is an ugly ... More >>

Robert Redford Slams Prop. 23, Says Big Oil-Funded Initiative Will 'Kill' Hundreds of Thousands of Clean Energy Jobs

Hollywood icon Robert Redford​Now we know where Hollywood icon and longtime environmentalist Robert Redford stands on Proposition 23, the Big Oil-funded November ballot measure that seeks to suspend California's global climate change law. Political robo calls started up yesterday featuring t ... More >>

Marcy Winograd Finds an Issue

Challenger hopes that condemning Israel can win congressional seat

Correction of the Decade: Calbuzz and John Burton

​An instant classic: In our Saturday post about the California Democratic Party's ad attacking Meg Whitman but masquerading as an "issues ad," we described the abrupt ending to our conversation with CDP Chairman John Burton. Through his spokesman, Burton on Monday complained that he had been misqu ... More >>

Los Angeles Corporate Welfare: Ritz-Carlton and AEG

Rich entities siphon taxpayer money while real communities struggle

Esteban Nunez's Friend Admits Destroying Evidence; Will Testify Against Former Assembly Speaker's Son

Just two weeks before the first anniversary of the death of 22-year-old San Diego college student Luis Santos, one of the four men charged with his fatal stabbing pleaded guilty September 16. Rafael Garcia, the son of a respected Sacramento administrative law judge, also agreed to testify against t ... More >>

Why Arnold's May 19 Bailout Is Failing

Pissed off voters primed to torpedo Schwarzenegger's ballot measures

Shutting Down Public-Access TV

AT&T and L.A. City Hall quietly lead a national push to silence the little guy

Fossil Collection: The Democratic Party Steals Back Center Stage At The Century Plaza

By Tibby Rothman My friends, if you have relatives that, even after Barack Obama’s election, are still cynical about party politics, go to them now and apologize. I was at the California Democratic Party’s election night celebration at the Century Plaza Hotel and left wanting to puke. Though C ... More >>

Coalition of Whatever

Bizarre outcomes in California bond measures, social issues, taxes. Mystery voters have their say.

Proposition 5: The Most Threatening (to the Prison Industrial Complex)

More drug treatment means fewer criminals, and fewer criminals could mean fewer prisons

No Face Time in Denver for Villaraigosa

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, according to the LA Times, may be the "Latino point man" for Barack Obama's presidential campaign, but when he arrives in Denver late this week for the Democratic National Convention, he will not have a prominent TV slot as a speaker.

The (Yes, It's Arrived) Latino Factor: Latinos Choose Hillary...

... bum out Obama, and give a little nod to McCain

Fabian, maybe it's the friends you keep

If you followed the election fine print - those ballot measures having nothing to do with Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain or Mitt Romney, you might be wondering what killed Proposition 93, the plan to alter California Term Limits for the first time since voters overwhelmingly passed the l ... More >>

Tribal Flush: Pechanga People "Disenrolled" en Masse

On the eve of what could be the largest gambling expansion in U.S. history, a tale of power, betrayal and lost Indian heritage

Rocky, Did You Bump Your Head?

Democrats for Rent

The NAACP’s Alice Huffman leases out the legacy of Rosa Parks

Naked Politics

Democratic sleaze and the Clean Money campaign

Critical Condition

Will the NLRB deny nurses union cards?

Legally Corrupt

Don’t expect Phil or Arnold to rush to endorse the clean-money initiative

Rise of the Machines

Pretty Boy and the Nerd try to bring down the Terminator, while the Democratic Party searches for its soul

Pavley's Dogs

Who’s the greenest one of all in the 41st Assembly race?

Party Pains

Hanging out with the Democratic hacks in Sacramento

5 Reasons Phil Angelides is the Anti-Arnold

5 Reasons Phil Angelides Is the Anti-Arnold

In Order To Build a More Perfect Union?

DemocracyFest 2005: Let the squealing begin

Two Sides of JFK

The arrival of the reckless and cautious John Kerry

No Match for Arnold

Democrats can’t decide on next leader

Pelosi’s Problems

The San Francisco Democrat carries baggage of money and special interests

Letters

Wake Me Up in Four Years

A case for a strong Republican Party

Party Animals

Gray has a blast; Dick, a sour time

Letters

After Seattle

Free-trade protests coming soon to a city near you

The Machine Lives

Alatorre Is Gone, But His Legacy Isn't

The Last Liberal

Barbara Boxer's toughest campaign

Our selections in next week's primary