Debra Bowen

Wendy Greuel's Oil Attack Comes From Strategist John Shallman's Playbook

It's getting into the final days of the primary campaign for L.A. mayor, which means it's time for the campaigns to start slinging whatever mud they can find.Today, Controller Wendy Greuel held a press conference to attack Eric Garcetti for holding a Venoco oil lease in Beverly Hills that pays him $ ... More >>

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 >>

Gay Republican Fred Karger Wants Your Vote, Calls Mitt Romney 'Mechanical'

Gay Republican Fred Karger, who's based in Southern California, has been stirring things up on the campaign trail this year, seeking the Republican nomination for president. The uber-underdog Karger is not going to get it -- candidate Mitt Romney will get the nod. But he's still on the ballot for Ca ... More >>

Will Janice Hahn Run For The "Black" Seat After Redistricting?

Janice Hahn​Newly minted Rep. Janice Hahn faces a tough choice if she wants to stay in Congress for more than a year. By the looks of the latest redistricting maps, she will be drawn into a coastal district that also includes Rep. Henry Waxman.Waxman has been in Congress for 36 years, and is as cl ... More >>

Janice Hahn Defeats Tea Party's Craig Huey In Congressional Race

Congresswoman-Elect Janice Hahn​With all the precincts counted, L.A. Councilwoman Janice Hahn has defeated Republican Craig Huey by 9 points in the special election to replace Rep. Jane Harman. Despite the Tea Party energy -- and all the lawn signs -- in support of Huey, he was unable to overcome ... More >>

(VIDEO) Craig Huey Calls Anti-Janice Hahn Video "Highly Offensive"

​Councilwoman Janice Hahn is favored to win a seat in Congress next month. She defeated her strongest opponent, Debra Bowen, in the primary, and is likely to waltz to victory over Tea Party candidate Craig Huey in the July 12 runoff.If you're a conservative, that has to grate. So why not vent your ... More >>

Debra Bowen Concedes, Refuses to Endorse Janice Hahn

Debra Bowen concedes​Secretary of State Debra Bowen conceded today in the Congressional primary, after updated election returns showed her falling 750 votes behind Republican Craig Huey for the second spot in the July 12 runoff.In a statement, Bowen said she would not endorse her Democratic oppone ... More >>

Janice Hahn Finishes First In CD-36; Craig Huey Edging Debra Bowen in Photo Finish For Second

Craig who?​Councilwoman Janice Hahn finished first in Tuesday's Congressional primary. But her real victory had to do with who finished second.Craig Huey, a Republican who was unknown before the campaign, was edging Secretary of State Debra Bowen for second by 206 votes in unofficial returns. If t ... More >>

Craig Huey Takes Aim At Janice Hahn: "She Won't Know What's Gonna Hit Her"

Craig Huey, conservative hero​Craig Huey became an instant conservative hero Tuesday night when he came out of nowhere to beat Secretary of State Debra Bowen in unofficial returns in the 36th District Congressional primary. Though his margin remains razor-close with thousands of ballots to count, ... More >>

Janice Hahn Takes Oil Money, Then Attacks Debra Bowen For Taking Oil Money

Debra Bowen, as depicted in a Janice Hahn mailer​In the closing days of the hot Dem-on-Dem Congressional primary, Councilwoman Janice Hahn has gone on the attack against Secretary of State Debra Bowen for taking oil money.Voters head to the polls tomorrow to choose a replacement for retired Congre ... More >>

Who Replaces Jane Harman?

Hahn, Bowen and a cast of SoCal characters slug it out for Congress

Councilwoman Janice Hahn Leads Fundraising In 36th Congressional Race

Janice Hahn​L.A. Councilwoman Janice Hahn has taken a fundraising lead in her race for Congress, with the primary election a month away. In reports out this evening, Hahn raised $274,000 for the May 17 election. Her nearest competitor, Secretary of State Debra Bowen, brought in $195,000.Hahn is al ... More >>

A Mandatory Day Off For Major Elections in California? It Could Happen

European Vacation​A day off just to go vote in California? It could happen. Not that some public employees need another excuse to take a day off on our dime. Unfortunately the people who could really use the paid time off will probably be working anyway. Still, a proposal for a statewide Nov ... More >>

Marcy Winograd's Former Campaign Manager Endorses Debra Bowen in 36th Congressional Race

Marcy Winograd​A former campaign manager for Marcy Winograd has endorsed Debra Bowen in the race for the 36th Congressional District."She's a very skilled legislator. I want someone who knows what they're doing," said Daniel Tamm, who worked for Winograd in 2009. "Debra is by far the superior cand ... More >>

Green vs. Blue: Debra Bowen Picks Up Environmental Endorsement In 36th Congressional Race

Debra Bowen​Since Rep. Jane Harman announced her retirement, there's been a struggle to frame the battle between the top two candidates to replace her: Democrats Janice Hahn and Debra Bowen.The standard frame would be moderate-vs.-liberal, but good luck finding a genuinely moderate position that e ... More >>

Councilwoman Janice Hahn Gets Labor Fed Endorsement In Congressional Race

Janice Hahn​As predicted, L.A. Councilwoman Janice Hahn picked up the endorsement today of the L.A. County Federation of Labor, a big boost for her congressional campaign.Hahn is running against Secretary of State Debra Bowen, anti-war activist Marcy Winograd, and three Republicans in the May 17 s ... More >>

Bernard Parks Was Targeted as Union Object Lesson

$1.2 million buys a lot of fear at L.A. City Hall if that's your aim

Gov. Jerry Brown Calls Congressional Election For May 17

Jane Harman​Gov. Jerry Brown today announced that the special primary election to replace Jane Harman in Congress will be held on May 17.Harman, who is leaving to head up a foreign policy think tank, delayed her resignation to allow Brown to consolidate the special election with the June tax-exten ... More >>

Marcy Winograd Is Back: Anti-War Activist Kicks Off Congressional Campaign Against Janice Hahn and Debra Bowen

Marcy Winograd​Marcy Winograd will kick off her congressional campaign today, billing herself as the "true progressive" in a race that also includes liberal L.A. Councilwoman Janice Hahn and liberal Secretary of State Debra Bowen.Winograd's entry into the race is bad news for Bowen, as she could s ... More >>

Janice Hahn Keeps Up A Drumbeat of Endorsements

Debra Bowen​L.A. Councilwoman Janice Hahn unveiled yet another big endorsement for her Congressional campaign this morning: South Bay Sen. Ted Lieu.If endorsements determined the outcome, then Hahn would be a lock to defeat Secretary of State Debra Bowen. So far, Hahn has secured dozens of them, i ... More >>

Janice Hahn Invites Debra Bowen To Take Pro-Israel Pledge

Janice Hahn tries to box Bowen in​In the first broadside of the South Bay's hot new congressional race, L.A. Councilwoman Janice Hahn today invited her top opponent, Secretary of State Debra Bowen, to take a pledge of support for Israel.The pledge condemns statements made by anti-war activist Marc ... More >>

Debra Bowen Will Run For Congress

Debra Bowen​Updated at 3 p.m. with interview of Bowen.Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced today that she is running for Congress to fill the seat held by retiring Rep. Jane Harman.Bowen will face off against L.A. Councilwoman Janice Hahn, who launched her campaign last week. In an interview t ... More >>

Jane Harman Plans To Resign On Tuesday, Won't Endorse A Successor

Jane Harman​Rep. Jane Harman will not endorse a successor, saying today that her new role as head of a foreign policy think tank compels her to be non-partisan.At her first press conference since announcing her retirement, the South Bay congresswoman said she intends to make her resignation offici ... More >>

Marcy Winograd Has A List of Questions For Janice Hahn And Debra Bowen, Such As "Will You Visit Wikileaks Suspect Bradley Manning In Jail?"

Marcy Winograd​Marcy Winograd, the progressive teacher who twice challenged Jane Harman in the Democratic primary, has not decided whether to run again now that the seat is open. But in an e-mail to supporters, she said she wants a candidate who will be unafraid to criticize Israel and who would b ... More >>

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 >>

Arizona-Like Immigration Initiative Proposed For 2012 Ballot In California

Welcome to California, now go back to Mexico.​While much of Arizona's controversial immigration law has been held up in court, some Californians are trying to put a similar measure on our 2012 ballot. Because we all know whatever problems we have -- unemployment, the deficit, slow iPhone conn ... More >>

California Election Results: Democrats Sweep Jobs You've Never Heard Of

"Bill" Lockyer, our once and future state treasurer​By Hillel Aron Hey, wasn't this was supposed to be a Republican tsunami/tidal wave/other oceanographic metaphor? Not in California, where Democrats are in the process of sweeping practically every important statewide race- and even most of ... More >>

Twitter Kicks California Secretary Of State's Ass In Real-Time Election Coverage

Even Ah-nold chooses Twitter on Election Day​On California Secretary of State Debra Bowen's most important night of the year, her prehistoric website was handling the traffic like the 405 freeway at 5 p.m. The standard map and chart features were wiped inexplicably, then replaced by a ghetto P ... More >>

Full Legalization Of Marijuana Makes California Ballot

​The movement to put the full legalization of marijuana before California voters was victorious Wednesday, when the state certified the pro-pot ballot measure. Secretary of State Debra Bowen certified the initiative, which would legalize, regulate and tax marijuana, after organizers turned in ... More >>

Does Jan Perry Have A Westside Problem?

Councilwoman Jan Perry.​At a Westside fundraiser for the reelection of California Secretary of State Debra Bowen Sunday, several people walked away as Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jan Perry held court to introduce Bowen, a source who was at the event tells LA Weekly. Most of those people qui ... More >>

Prolonged Battle over Proposition 8

It looks like the gay marriage ban won, but activists could upend the victory

L.A. County Sales Tax by a Sliver! Antonio's Gang Tax Tanks!

In a real squeaker, a few thousand voters put the half-cent sales tax over the 66.67 percent line, as Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters' employees toiled in the predawn hours trying to gather up and count a few wayward voting precincts. Los Angeles County will now have the highest sales tax in ... More >>

L.A. County suspends same sex marriages

According to a Los Angeles County press release issued moments ago, County Registrar Dean Logan is suspending his department's issuing of marriage licenses or civil marriages for same-sex couples, after reviewing California Secretary of State Debra Bowen's canvass results of Proposition 8. Logan' ... More >>

Queer Town: No Time For Gay Losers

On Monday, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen officially certified the anti-gay marriage ballot measure. If passed, the initiative would overturn last month's California Supreme Court ruling--which legalized same sex marriage--and insert one sentence into the state constitution. It would re ... More >>

An Autumn's Long Nap

Phil’s in trouble, but so are you if a New York developer gets his way on Proposition 90

Wake Up and Vote

L.A. Weekly endorsements for next Tuesday’s primary

We Endorse

L.A. Weekly’s choices for June 6

Problems in Paradise

On the campaign trail with the three who would represent the ultimate NIMBY district

Blood and Cuts

Now (after the election) they tell us about the billions of looming reductions

Return to Sender

Bill would help renters get back security deposits

Voting Guide

Gray Unplugged

The power crisis may do in the governor

Get That Grid!

If California bails out the utilities, John Burton wants the state to get the power lines in return

Sacramento Scramble

State government struggles to undo its deregulation debacle

Letters

Swap This

Sweet deal goes sour for Galanter and her Playa pals

Land of Secrets

Public officials should know what they do is public

Our selections in Tuesday's General Election

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Our selections in Tuesday's General Election (cont.)

Wedgeless

Can Lungren win without some patsy to bash?