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November 7, 2012
Proposition 30 Election Results: California Secretary of State Calls Jerry Brown's Tax Hike Push 'Close Contest'
Update: L.A. County voters continue to come through for Governor Jerry Brown. At 12:26 a.m., with 46 percent of precincts reporting, L.A. voters back Prop. 30 with 58 percent of the vote. As of 10:47 p.m., Governor Jerry Brown and his Proposition 30 are still in the game. California Secretary of S ... More >>
Blogs
November 6, 2012
Proposition 40 Absentee Ballot Election Results: Stupidest Measure on California's Nov. 6 Ballot Looking Like a Goner
With early results in, it looks like an embarrassing, costly, if not downright silly, re-do of California's 40 state Senate voting districts will not be required just a year after the California Citizens Redistricting Commission did a solid job of redrawing them. It all depends on how confused vot ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2012
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 >>
News
October 25, 2012
Molly Munger's Prop. 38 Is Spoiling Jerry Brown's Prop. 30. She's Not Sorry.
Her husband Steve English and the Advancement Project fuel her toughness
Blogs
August 30, 2012
10 Stupidest California Bills That Legislators Are Trying to Slam Through at Final Hour
The last possible moment for California's bumbling state senators and assemblymen to nudge their pet bills onto Governor Jerry Brown's desk is this Friday, August 31 at midnight. Needless to say, the state Capitol is in a state of fluttering papers/utter mayhem right now. It's hard enough to know ... More >>
Blogs
June 6, 2012
Assembly District 50 Results: Richard Bloom To Face Betsy Butler in November, Upsets Torie Osborn
In the hotly contested race for California Assembly District 50, Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom ran strong in a close, four-way battle that included Democratic Assemblywoman Betsy Butler, Democratic candidate Torie Osborn, and gay Republican Brad Torgan. At 2:58 a.m., with 100 percent of the tota ... More >>
News
May 24, 2012
Proposition 29 Cigarette Tax
Why it may fail in liberal California
Blogs
April 24, 2012
Governor Jerry Brown Can't Seem to Get the Hang of the 'Brown Act'
Without the pressure of another campaign in his future (or at least we hope not), Jerry Brown was looking like a real hero in his first few months as governor. It was the Schwarzenegger cleanse -- economy-class flights on Southwest, sensible cuts to the state S.W.A.G. budget. But in the year-and-a- ... More >>
News
November 24, 2011
$100 Billion Bullet Train
Democrats fray as cost skyrockets, feds bail, and Amtrak starts to look good
Blogs
September 22, 2011
Governor Brown Lifts Ban on Infused Alcohol
Caroline on CrackMartini made with Earl Grey-infused gin Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 32 into law yesterday, granting California bartenders the right to infuse spirits and wine products with foods, herbs, and spices, and to serve the infusions to customers in-house. The State Assembly deliv ... More >>
Blogs
September 1, 2011
Marijuana Dispensaries Can be Snuffed Out by Cities Like L.A. Under New California Law
Updated at the bottom with L.A. City Attorney Carmen Trutanich's pleased reaction. First posted at 8:01 a.m. The city of L.A. has had a hard time regulating pot shops which, some have said, outnumber Starbucks in this fair town. The City Council passed a slate of rules that basically outlaw ... More >>
Blogs
June 10, 2011
California Citizens Redistricting Map Shakeup: Why Disgusted Voters Took Control of Senate, Assembly and Congressional Electoral Borders
While the U.S mourned 9-11 the California State Legislature went behind closed doors to rig their elections.By Hillel Aron and Jill Stewart Here's why California citizens today produced new, non-sleazy, non-trickster-y redistricting maps that starkly rejigger how communities are represented ... More >>
Blogs
June 2, 2011
Governor Jerry Brown Failing to Sell Tax Hikes: 62% of California Voters Want a Say, But Under Half Want to Say 'Yes'
He'd have been a shoddy salesman.Governor Jerry Brown may have appeased the California Teachers Association, one of his most generous campaign backers, for now: In his revised May 17 budget proposal, he shields K-12 schools and community colleges from the big, stern cuts that will be necessar ... More >>
News
June 2, 2011
Worst Legislator in California, Part II
Charles Calderon lets special interest groups ghostwrite his laws
Blogs
June 1, 2011
DREAM Act Approved by California State Assembly: If Bill Can Make It Through Senate, Governor Jerry Brown Has Promised to Pass It
At long last, a small victory for the softest of the pro-immigration bills. The California State Assembly approved the DREAM Act today by a landslide 46-25 vote -- legislation that would allow illegal immigrants who have, against all odds, earned their way into state universities, a chance to ... More >>
Blogs
May 27, 2011
Lies Abound About Why Senate Bill 18, to Limit and Ban Gifts to California Legislators, Was Killed by those Legislators
madashelland.comCalifornia legislators were awash in lies as they killed another gift-giving reform.Remember the names Kevin de Leon, Fran Pavley, Curren Price and Ted Lieu among California legislators who helped kill Senate Bill 18, which would have banned their sleazy acceptance of luxury g ... More >>
Blogs
May 26, 2011
Schwarzenegger Used CHP Officers to Procure 'Scantily-Clad' Women at Hotel, Former Lawman Says
Ve vant females.Updated at the bottom: Schwarzenegger's top cops, and a Hyatt manager, say this is absolutely untrue. As if fathering a love child with the help hasn't been enough, now comes an allegation that Arnold Schwarzenegger used at least some of his California Highway Patrol security ... More >>
Blogs
March 24, 2011
Jerry Brown's 2011 Budget Fix Falters as Voters Abandon His Tax Hike; Arnold Schwarzenegger Had it Easier
Governor Jerry Brown needs some Arnold applauseJerry Brown's budget is in trouble with legislators, a new poll shows voters turning sour on it, and he may have to delay placing it on the ballot until November -- essentially allowing the California government to continue overspending by millio ... More >>
Blogs
February 7, 2011
Jane Harman Retires: Will Janice Hahn Take Her Place?
Congresswoman Janice Hahn?L.A. Councilwoman Janice Hahn will run to replace Jane Harman in Congress. Hahn announced her candidacy in a press release this afternoon, saying she intends to "create new jobs, expand clean energy technologies and ensure that local small business owners get the help an ... More >>
Blogs
January 28, 2011
Jerry Brown Takes 7,500 Cars Away from State Government Pencil-Pushers as "Not Essential"
By Jill Stewart Jerry Brown insisted on using a cheap Plymouth as a young California governor.You gotta love California Governor Jerry Brown's war on the fat that rose like yeast bread under Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gray Davis. Brown's taking away 7,500 free cars that government workers nev ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2011
Arnold Schwarzenegger, State Prisons Sued Over Sentence Reduction for Esteban Nunez, Son of Fabian Nunez
Esteban Nunez.Did the Governator violate California's own rules when he reduced the prison sentence of Esteban Nunez, son of pal Fabian Nunez? A lawsuit filed this week claims he did. Baby Nunez was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison for his involvement in the 2008 ... More >>
Blogs
December 14, 2010
Gov.-Elect Jerry Brown Brings Gloomy Budget Forecast To UCLA
Gov.-Elect Jerry Brown brought his traveling budget seminar to UCLA today, sharing the stark realities that await him when he takes office on Jan. 3.Brown seems to have done some thinking about how to start to solve this, but not as much as you'd like. His eyes started to glaze over a bit while C ... More >>
News
December 9, 2010
Schwarzenegger's Chemical Romance
Angering environmentalists, Arnold rewrites his Green Chemistry initiative in his final days in office
Blogs
November 24, 2010
Kamala Harris Victory in Attorney General Race Thrills California Gay Rights Groups
California Attorney General-elect Kamala HarrisTwo prominent gay rights groups in California didn't waste any time celebrating Kamala Harris's victory over Steve Cooley in the state attorney general race, which L.A. Weekly called yesterday. "Today's decision in the attorney general race mea ... More >>
Blogs
November 19, 2010
California Voters Support Big Government Spending -- Just Not When They Have To Pay For It
Rock & Roll LibraryWho could say no to a children's hospital?Californians want to have their cake, eat it too, but sure as hell not pay for it after the 2010 state election, a new USC poll shows. "Twenty-million-dollar deficit BAD, health care and education GOOD!," said three of every four v ... More >>
News
November 11, 2010
The Weirdest Lottery of All
14 people will win the chance to un-gerrymander California
News
November 11, 2010
The Worst Legislator in California
San Fernando Valley Assemblyman Felipe Fuentes takes Sacramento bill-peddling to a new low
News
November 4, 2010
If Kamala Harris Keeps Lead ...
Victory could put her reforms at odds with new governor
Blogs
November 3, 2010
Prop. 25 Election Results: Breezy Simple-Majority State Budgeting Looks Like A Possibility For Gridlocked CA Politicians
California State Legislators at a budget meetingUpdate, 1 a.m.: The Los Angeles Times calls it a win for Prop. 25, with 54.8 percent of voters saying 'Yes' and 45.2 percent saying 'No.' Only 40 percent of California precincts have yet to submit their data. Prop. 25 has been steadily leaning ... More >>
Blogs
November 3, 2010
Gavin Newsom Abel Maldonado Vote Results: Papers Call Race For Newsom, But Maldonado Not Conceding
San Francisco Mayor Gavin NewsomBy Hillel Aron San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has won the California lieutenant governor's race, defeating the Republican incumbent Abel Maldonado, according to the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. Nevertheless, in his victory speech, News ... More >>
Blogs
November 3, 2010
California Election Results: Statewide Democrats Fend Off Republican Wave, Barack Obama Should Study Golden State for 2012
Colin Young-WolffPresident Barack Obama at USCOn a night when the Republican party took over the House of Representatives and made things tight in the U.S. Senate, Democratic President Barack Obama should study what California Democrats did right in their statewide races, fending off possibl ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2010
Jeff Gorell Wins* California State Assembly District 37 In Election 2010, Beating His Manly Chest To The Tune Of Opponent Ferial Masry's Bitter Tears
We're calling it: Jeff Gorell (R) of Ventura is your next representative for California State Assembly District 37. He beat opponent Ferial Masry (D) by a landslide. *OK, so we fibbed in the headline. The final results aren't in and the polls haven't closed. But thanks to sleazy incumbent f ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2010
Cameron Smyth Wins* California State Assembly District 38 In Election 2010, His Triumphant Warcry Shattering The Very Soul Of Opponent Diana Shaw
We're calling it: Cameron Smith (R) of Santa Clarita is your next representative for California State Assembly District 38. He beat opponent Diana Shaw (D) by a landslide. *OK, so we fibbed in the headline. The final results aren't in and the polls haven't closed. But thanks to sleazy incum ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2010
Jerry Brown Meg Whitman Election Results: Whitman Concedes
Jerry Brown and Meg WhitmanMeg Whitman just gave a concession speech over in Universal City. Her supporters booed in dismay when she said she had called "Governor-Elect Brown" to wish him well."Tonight has not worked out quite as we hoped," Whitman said. "It looks like the results are in and it i ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2010
California Proposition 20 Wins, Proposition 27 Loses: Politicians Will No Longer Draw up Their Own Districts
Billionaire and Prop. 27 supporter Haim SabanUpdate, 11:50 p.m.: With 39 percent of California precincts reporting, Prop. 27 is heading for a huge loss -- 60 percent of voters oppose the ballot measure and 40 percent support it. California voters approved Proposition 20 and shot down Propos ... More >>
Blogs
October 29, 2010
California 'Governor' Jerry Brown Will Call Special 2011 Election To Raise Taxes, Says Gloom Meister Gray Davis
Via OC RegisterVia the mayorsam blog via the Fresno Bee, that super-upbeat, super-flashy guy, gloomy Gray Davis, is saying that California Governor Jerry Brown, um, probable governor, will immediately set a Special Election to ask Californians to raise taxes. God, which is worse? Another spe ... More >>
Blogs
October 22, 2010
William Harsh, Meg Whitman's Princeton-Attending Son, Charged With 'Careless' Driving
GawkerDid Meg Whitman spawn demon children?In her $160 million or so of self-funded campaigning (yeah -- it's up to $160-mil-plus now), Meg Whitman boasts that she ran a major corporation, eBay, so she'll have no trouble making Sacramento more efficient and businesslike if she's elected Calif ... More >>
Blogs
October 15, 2010
Do You Trust A Candidate -- Meg Whitman -- Who Has Spent $140 Million Of Her Own Money To Try To Win California's Governorship?
Ted SoquiIs Meg Whitman trying to buy the state's top office?Comments are raging about who won this week's California gubernatorial debate between Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown. Both sides have good points -- with some questioning the true success of Meg Whitman's tenure at eBay and others po ... More >>
Blogs
October 15, 2010
Lee Baca: Meg Whitman Doesn't Know What She's Talking About When It Comes To Jerry Brown And Crime
Lee BacaMeg Whitman launched an attack ad on Thursday accusing Jerry Brown of being soft on crime. At today's press conference on Prop. 19, L.A. Sheriff Lee Baca fired back, saying Whitman "doesn't know what she's talking about."Brown has touted Baca's endorsement in pushing back against the Whit ... More >>
News
October 14, 2010
Carly Fiorina Vs. Barbara Boxer
Running as a flat-out conservative, is Carly crazy, or crazy like a fox?
Blogs
October 12, 2010
Where's Gavin Newsom? Democratic Heavyweight Willie Brown Questions San Francisco Mayor's Low-Profile Run for Lieutenant Governor
San Francisco Mayor Gavin NewsomSan Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is taking heat for running a low-profile campaign for California lieutenant governor, with former San Francisco Mayor and Democratic party insider Willie Brown questioning Newsom's tactics. "It's nice to see San Francisco Mayo ... More >>
Blogs
September 15, 2010
Five Reasons Meg Whitman Is Looking Like a Slight Favorite
Republican candidate for governor and former Ebay doyenne Meg Whitman came to the Weekly's hometown of Culver City Tuesday, and though she didn't stop by the office, she was at nearby Function Drinks, a high-end beverage maker, for a town hall style meeting. (Function Drinks sample product: U ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2010
Schwarzenegger Predicts Victory For Jerry Brown?
So Patricia Sellers is an editor-at-large at Fortune, and as such she hangs out in L.A. restaurants where you might just happen to run into people like Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger.Upon bumping into Schwarzenegger on Monday at Le Pain Quotidien, Sellers asked the governor what he thoug ... More >>
Blogs
August 19, 2010
Attorney General Candidate Steve Cooley Would 'Defend' Proposition 8
L.A. County District Attorney Steve CooleyLos Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley, who's the Republican candidate for California Attorney General, would defend Proposition 8 in court if given the opportunity, says his campaign spokesman Kevin Spillane. "The role of the attorney g ... More >>
Blogs
August 11, 2010
Pot Advocates Have High Hopes For Jerry Brown In Gubernatorial Race: Meg Whitman Harshes Their Mellow
Medical marijuana advocates who want to end the practice of eliminating job candidates and firing employees who use pot with a doctor's okay have high hopes that gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown will get elected and sign a law that stops the practices. In 2008 the legislature passed a bil ... More >>
Blogs
August 6, 2010
Proposition 8: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown Oppose Stay on Gay Marriage
California Governor Arnold SchwarzeneggerCalifornia Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown have filed briefs today that oppose a stay on U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker's decision to overturn Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure that took away the existing ... More >>
Blogs
August 1, 2010
Dr. Keith Richman near death: respected San Fernando Valley Jewish Republican formed rare bipartisan effort to force reform in Sacramento
Los Angeles Daily NewsKeith Richman UPDATED: Keith Richman died Friday night at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, according to an extensive obituary by Kevin Modesti in the Los Angeles Daily News. This post is updated throughout. Dr. Keith Richman, a fascinating mix of Jewish doctor, Repub ... More >>
News
July 1, 2010
The Curious Case of Karen Bass
How a dedicated community organizer becomes an insulated, perk-oriented politician
News
June 10, 2010
Meg Whitman's Uphill Battle
She's fashionable as an outsider, but that guarantees nothing against Jerry Brown
News
December 25, 2008
Schwarzenegger's Lost Year
The Austrian Oak is beaten by a bureaucracy he swore he'd change
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