Polls and Approval Ratings

Eric Garcetti Up 7 Points In New Mayoral Poll; Mike Feuer Has Commanding Advantage In City Attorney Race

Eric Garcetti has a 7-point lead over Wendy Greuel in the race for L.A. mayor with just four days to go before the runoff election, according to a new USC/L.A. Times poll out this evening. The results:Garcetti 48Greuel 41The margin of error is 4.4%, and 11% remain undecided.The poll also gives Mike ... More >>

Eric Garcetti Has One-Point Lead in Mayor's Race, According To DWP Union's New Poll

Eric Garcetti has a one-point lead in the race for L.A. mayor, according to a new poll issued by Working Californians, the DWP union-backed campaign supporting Wendy Greuel.The poll found Garcetti leading 39% to Greuel's 38%, with 23% still undecided. The margin of error is 3.7%.The Greuel campaign ... More >>

L.A. Voters Favor Shutting Down Most Marijuana Dispensaries

Do you really want to see 90 percent of the marijuana dispensaries in the city close down? Apparently you do. An internal poll by the folks backing May ballot Measure D, which would do just that, shows that likely voters favor the proposed city law by a rate of 52 percent. Opponents of the would-be ... More >>

Marijuana: For the First Time, a Majority Of Americans Say Legalize It

For the first time in four decades a majority of Americans say legalize it. That according to the latest Pew Research Center poll, which says 52 percent of us favor making marijuana legit. The Pew folks asked ...

Illegal Immigrants Should Be Able To Stay In California, Voters Say

We're not sure what's happened in recent years, but California's stance toward illegal immigrants has gone from the hate of the Pete Wilson '90s to almost nothin' but love today (unless, of course, you listen to AM talk radio). USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll numbers released over the weekend s ... More >>

Eric Garcetti And Wendy Greuel Lead The Pack In Race For Mayor, USC/L.A. Times Survey Finds

Councilman Eric Garcetti and Controller Wendy Greuel appear to be headed to a May 21 runoff election in the race to be the next mayor of L.A., according to a new USC Price / L.A. Times poll.Garcetti has 27% of the vote to Greuel's 25% -- a statistical tie. Former radio host Kevin James trails with 1 ... More >>

Wendy Greuel And Eric Garcetti Headed To Mayoral Runoff, According To New Private Poll

A new private poll shows Controller Wendy Greuel and Councilman Eric Garcetti advancing to a runoff in the race for L.A. mayor, with Greuel taking a slight lead ahead of the March 5 primary vote.The poll was paid for by a Greuel-friendly source who declined to be identified, and conducted by a profe ... More >>

Amid Ad Blitz For Wendy Greuel, Eric Garcetti Uses TV Debate To Attack

Amid a TV ad blitz for Wendy Greuel, rival candidate Eric Garcetti went on the attack at Monday night's televised debate, with just two weeks left before the March 5 primary.Garcetti challenged Greuel's numbers and repeatedly cited the $1 million in ad spending she has received from the union that r ... More >>

Porn's Condom Law Rejected By Male Voters

Given an avalanche of endorsements for a no vote on measure B, the controversial initiative that mandates condom use for porn production in L.A. county, we were surprised by how easily it passed Tuesday (with nearly 56 percent approval). But if you break it down, it might have been a little closer ... More >>

Proposition 38: Molly Munger Spends Whopping $44.1 Million on Public Schools Funding Initiative

You can't say Molly Munger didn't put everything she could into the Proposition 38 campaign, especially when it comes to money. The Pasadena civil rights attorney, according to votersedge.org, contributed $44.1 million to Prop. 38, which seeks to improve funding for K-12 public schools through a s ... 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 >>

Propositions 30 and 38: Field Poll Says Support Has Dropped For Tax Measures

The Field Poll released its latest report on Thursday, and it's looking bad for both Governor Jerry Brown's Proposition 30 and civil rights attorney Molly Munger's Proposition 38 -- especially Prop. 38. With less than a week until Election Day on Nov. 6, according to the Field Poll, likely voters s ... More >>

Proposition 34: Campaign to Repeal the Death Penalty is Gaining Traction According to Poll

Good news today for supporters of Proposition 34, the initiative that would end executions in California and see the sentences of the state's 725 death row inmates automatically commuted to life in prison without the possibility of parole. According to a Field Poll released this morning, for first ... More >>

The Candidate

Yes on Prop 37 Releases TV Ad: "Food Is Love"

If you're looking for the disparity in power between the two factions clashing over Proposition 37, the upcoming ballot initiative regarding the labeling of GMO products, consider this: The No-On-37 folks have spent tens of millions on ads, including a barrage of television commercials, opposing the ... More >>

Wendy Greuel Leads In Private Poll Of Mayor's Race

Controller Wendy Greuel has a narrow lead among registered voters in the race for L.A. mayor, according to private polling results obtained by the L.A. Weekly.Greuel is out front with 20%, followed by Councilman Eric Garcetti at 16%, Councilwoman Jan Perry at 10% and former radio host Kevin James at ... More >>

D.A. Race: Jackie Lacey Claims "Insurmountable" Edge In Race To Succeed Steve Cooley

D.A. candidate Jackie Lacey claims to have an "insurmountable" lead over rival Alan Jackson in the November runoff, based on the findings of a poll released by her campaign today.The poll shows Lacey leading Jackson 26% to 13%, with the rest undecided. Lacey is the chief deputy D.A., and has the bac ... More >>

Los Angeles Mayoral Poll 2013 Shows that Voters who Grade Villaraigosa an "F" or "D" Want Zev Yaroslavsky or Wendy Greuel

A poll says 68 percent of Angelenos have no idea who they want for Los Angeles mayor in 2013. Of those who know, pixie Controller Wendy Greuel is doing better than indecisive, undeclared Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, who's doing better than "I'm Latino -- really!" Councilman Eric Garcetti. It's great ... More >>

Californians Support Taxing Those Other People

In this richest state in the richest country on earth, voters say it's okay to increase taxes on the wealthy, so long as the proceeds go to things like education and public safety. The results of the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences/Los Angeles Times Poll seem to be good news for ... More >>

Obama Would Kill in California Against Republican Hopefulls Such as Romney, Bachmann, Perry

whitehouse.govObama, looking up.​We like to make fun of Obama for his troubles with his West Coast constituency: He's been seen as no friend of the medical marijuana nation, especially after his federal agents continued to pursue pot shops even after his justice department told the troops to s ... More >>

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 >>

Poll: Latinos Like Obama Less After His Latin America Tour, Univision Town Hall (Ouch)

Michelle's cheeseball Latina look didn't fool the voters​President Obama made his first major outreach effort to the giant Latino voter block last month, spouting on immigration reform in Latin America and chatting with minority students on Univision about how much standardized tests, like, s ... More >>

Jerry Brown's 2011 Budget Fix Falters as Voters Abandon His Tax Hike; Arnold Schwarzenegger Had it Easier

Governor Jerry Brown needs some Arnold applause​Jerry 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 >>

Californians Love Pot As A Political Issue, Even If They Voted Against Legalizing It

Merry Christmas, haters.​Californians, you like your pot. Or rather, you like marijuana legalization as a political issue. Because, according to the latest, greatest Public Policy Institute of California Poll, the state's legalization effort, Prop. 19, got the most interest of any issue on th ... More >>

Most Polls On Prop. 19, California's Marijuana Legalization Effort, Way Off

Polls were off when it came to Prop. 19.​What were some of these pollsters smoking? Prop. 19, the California initiative that would have legalized pot, ultimately failed 46 percent (in favor) to nearly 54 percent (opposed). But some polls had it much closer: SurveyUSA's data from last week had ... More >>

WTF? Exit Polls Show San Fernando Valley Suburbanites Voted 'Yes' On Prop. 19

ShowtimeHousewives in the Valley wanna legalize it​What is this, an episode of "Weeds"? Although L.A. County voted down Prop. 19 overall -- with 47.45 percent 'Yes' and 52.55 percent 'No' -- San Fernando Valley's little boxes on the hillside squeaked out a majority 'Yes' on the controversial ... More >>

California's Marijuana Legalization Effort Going Down In Flames In Latest Poll

Prop. 19 appears to be going down in flames.​If you're a stoner and you want this legal-weed thing to happen in California, you better set your alarm clocks early two Tuesdays from now and get your ass to the voting booth. Yet another poll shows Prop. 19, the initiative that would allow folks ... More >>

Pot Legalization Backers Say Prop. 19 Is Winning In Their Own 'Internal Poll'

Pro-pot folks say Prop. 19 is winning.​Supporters of California's pot-legalization effort struck back against a wave of negative news about how Prop. 19 is losing ground -- badly in the latest poll -- among Golden State voters. The Yes on 19 campaign on Friday released the results of an "inte ... More >>

Reuters/Ipsos Poll: California Voters Don't Dig Big Oil-funded Proposition 23

Ecolocalizer.com"No on 23" rally in Berkeley.​A new Reuters/Ipsos Poll shows that Big Oil-funded Proposition 23, the November ballot measure that seeks to suspend California's global climate change law, is heading for almost certain defeat, with 49 percent of those polled opposing the initiat ... More >>

Pot Legalization Prop 19 Polls Are All Over The Map -- Why? The Broadus Effect

​ Of six polls released so far on Prop 19, the November ballot initiative that would legalize marijuana for adults 21 and older, three have the yeas winning easily, while three have it losing narrowly. What gives? As usual, if you have a polling conundrum, Nate Silver is your man. And in th ... More >>

Sen. Barbara Boxer or Carly Fiorina, Who Has Better Hair?

Soooo 90s.....​ A pollster with a sense of humor: Public Policy Polling reports that Sen. Barbara Boxer, the Democratic incumbent, is beating former tech CEO Carly Fiorina 49-40 in a poll released today, though not in the category that really matters.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Approval Rating At An All-Time Low; He's Less Popular Than Gray Davis

​According to a Field Poll released Wednesday (PDF), Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's approval rating is at a all-time low, matching Democratic predecessor Gray Davis' ratings just before he was ousted from office. The poll shows that only 22 percent of voters approve of the governor's performanc ... More >>

Voters Strongly Support 'Open Primary' Ballot Measure

Californians vote on Prop. 14 today.​Proposition 14, the "open primary" ballot measure that Californians will vote on today, has strong support from the public, who may be reacting to the fact that both the Democratic and Republican state parties oppose the initiative. According to a new pol ... More >>

Stick A Fork in Steve Poizner: Field Poll Shows Him Down By 26

​The Republican gubernatorial primary is shaping up like a blowout basketball game. One team comes in heavily favored and jumps to a big early lead. The underdog puts up a fight in the third quarter and makes it interesting -- only to collapse utterly in the fourth.That's where we are with Steve P ... More >>

Is Cooley Too Moderate to Win?

In the fight for attorney general, opposing prison for sock stealers is a liability

Californians Favor Arizona Immigration Law

​More Californians favor Arizona's controversial immigration law than oppose it, according to a USC College/Los Angeles Times poll released over the weekend (PDF). The poll found that 41 percent of the Golden State voters surveyed strongly approve of the law, while 36 percent strongly oppose ... More >>

Jerry Brown Leads Meg Whitman In Gubernatorial Race

​State Attorney Genreal Jerry Brown took the lead over businesswoman Meg Whitman in the USC College/Los Angeles Times Poll released over the weekend (PDF). He would take 44 percent of voters while Whitman would get 38 percent if the gubernatorial election were held now, according to the survey ... More >>

Poll: Brown Benefits As Whitman and Poizner Battle

​A new PPIC poll out tonight shows Steve Poizner cutting sharply into Meg Whitman's lead in the Republican gubernatorial primary. The beneficiary, at the moment anyway, is Jerry Brown. In a general election matchup, Brown now leads Whitman 42-37. That's a 10-point swing from the last poll, taken i ... More >>

Meg Whitman's Lead Down to 2 Points?

Steve Poizner was thought to be political roadkill earlier this year, having fallen as much as 50 points behind Meg Whitman for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. But with Whitman getting hammered on immigration (she declined to support the Arizona law) and her ties to Goldman Sachs, Poizner i ... More >>

The Schwarzenegger Experiment A Big Fail, Poll Says

​Nearly six in ten statewide voters believes Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will leave the state in worse shape than when he first took office in 2003, according to the latest Field Poll. Given the Golden State's robust unemployment and intractable budget politics, the results aren't all that surp ... More >>