Bill Bradley

WITH ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER just back from Hawaii, his new life in the chilly Capitol is heating up faster than a balmy day in the islands. For starters, his friendship with Democratic Attorney General Bill Lockyer may not be a buddy picture after all. And his new administration is shaping up......

The voice on the cell phone sounded somewhat familiar. But not so familiar that I didn’t ask who it was. “It’s Arnold,” he said. The action-movie superstar turned governor-elect of California had just come from the dentist. And he sounded a little tired. But no less ebullient than usual, allowing......

The landslide election of Arnold Schwarzenegger didn’t surprise anyone in the suites atop the Century Plaza Hotel. The action-movie superstar’s tracking polls on Sunday and Monday nights had forecast impending victory, and exit polls by a media consortium had made it clear. "Is it just me, or does this feel......

Senior Democratic strategists knew the particulars of last Thursday’s L.A. Times exposé on Arnold Schwarzenegger well in advance of the story’s publication, the Weekly has learned from well-informed sources. This knowledge came not only in advance of publication but also before anyone outside a close circle at the Times knew......

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s massive rally on the south side of the state Capitol, the climax of his four-day bus tour of California, provided just what the Los Angeles Times editorial board must fear. It was a dramatic demonstration of how a powerful celebrity can channel populist anger, creating a political experience......

The L.A. Times has a story Saturday about three more women who allege that gubernatorial front-runner Arnold Schwarzenegger engaged in sexual misconduct over the years. Schwarzenegger, on his bus tour north of Fresno, said charges in the story "are absolutely untrue." The Times maintains that none of the women came......

A day can make a big difference in a high-velocity campaign. During a brief encounter with the Weekly on Thursday — the day the Times’ hit piece came out — Arnold Schwarzenegger seemed a bit stricken. He moved slowly during a tour of a San Bernardino elementary school, his voice......

There is no coincidence like great coincidence. Especially in politics. It was one of those days on the campaign trail with Arnold Schwarzenegger. The L.A. Times dumped its long-anticipated negative research story on the gubernatorial front-runner on Thursday morning. Three reporters, including a Pulitzer Prize winner, labored the better part......

Governor Gray Davis, looking at his dismal poll numbers, decided three weeks ago that his best shot at staving off the recall would be to debate his leading opponent, Arnold Schwarzenegger. I played a major role in trying to set up such a debate. Only now, after Davis went public......

The Weekly has learned that conservative-turned-liberal commentator Arianna Huffington will end her campaign for the governorship tonight, announcing her decision on CNN’s Larry King Live. In recent days, as the front-running status of Arnold Schwarzenegger has become more apparent to most, Huffington has been beseeched by a number of her......