edited by: Adam Haverstock,
California Editor
Sen. Bernie Sanders Wednesday placed a hold on the nomination of Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. “The American people overwhelmingly voted last year for a change in our national priorities to put the interests of ordinary people ahead of [...]
The more I have spoken to' [...]
California Majority Report contributor Garry South appeared on KNBC-LA's "News Conference" with political reporter Conan Nolan this weekend.
In the interview, he discussed Gavin Newsom's reasons for dropping out of the gubernatorial race (big state, no base, hard to raise money), Tom Campbell's chances of winning the GOP nomination (none, [...]
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg says he has “grave concerns” about Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s decision to nominate GOP Sen. Abel Maldonado as the next lieutenant governor.
“I congratulate Senator Maldonado upon his nomination by the governor,” Steinberg said in a release a few minutes ago. “Senator Maldonado is a fine [...]
UPDATED
It appears that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has narrowed his nomination for lieutenant governor to Sen. Dave Cogdill, R-Modesto, and Sen. Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria. That's the simple political math in a calculation that others have made way too complicated. A decision is expected by tomorrow. There's an outside chance [...]
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa swears in LAPD Chief Charlie BeckPhoto from LA Times Al Seib From the Los Angeles Times. The Los Angeles City Council today appointed Charlie Beck as the city's new police chief.If you are in the 72nd Assembly District don’t forget to get out and vote today.
The only consequential race in the primary is on the GOP side where the two front runner, Supervisor Chris Norby and Linda Ackerman are vying for the Republican nomination. With the nature of that heavily [...]
Law professor Jonathan Adler over at the Volokh Conspiracy, notes that the Obama administration has been much slower nominating federal judges than the Bush administration was at a comparable point in time. As the NYT has also noted, by this point Bush had nominated 28 appellate judges and [...]
If Chuck DeVore wants to run against Dede Scozzafava, he should move to New York. I believe she’s up for reelection next fall to the State Assembly.
But, since he seems determined to run against Carly Fiorina for the Republican Senatorial nomination here in the Golden State, he need address her [...]
Damon Dunn, a former NFL and Stanford University football player who now lives in Irvine, announced today he will seek the Republican nomination for Secretary of State next year, with eyes on challenging the Democratic incumbent, Debra Bowen, in the fall general election.
Dunn played wide receiver for the Cardinal, [...]
Last week, I was scratching my head a little when a new Capitol Weekly/Probolsky poll showed Meg Whitman way in front of Tom Campbell for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, less than four weeks after after a Field Poll showed the two in a statistical dead heat.
But now comes an [...]
Charlie Beck, chief-designate of the Los Angeles Police Department, visited with reporters, editors and members of The Times' editorial board Wednesday, the day after Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced his nomination of Beck as the next LAPD chief. In some areas, Beck distinguished himself (though [...]
Let the speculation stop. Rep. Loretta Sanchez has told me she has no intention of running for governor of California.
Last weekend after San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom bowed out of contention for the Democratic nomination for governor, Sanchez’s name again was mentioned in many quarters as a [...]
By Bill Cavala
A veteran of over 30 years in Sacramento
Mayor Gavin Newsom’s decision to drop out of the race for the Democratic nomination for Governor of California has forced the state’s pundits to face the uncomfortable fact that they are stuck with a field of [...]
Silicon Valley billionaire star venture capitalist John Doerr has put out the word in no uncertain terms that he's not, not, not interested in running for the 2010 Democratic nomination for...
For the left to spin the Scozzafava meltdown as a sign of Republicans making moderates feel unwelcome in the party, they must ignore several facts about her nomination and the support she received from local and national units of the GOP. After county GOP chairs in upstate New York [...]
Consider it the first big news in the 2010 race for governor of California, and it came 221 days before the June primary: the nomination of the state's dominant political party appears to be safely in the hands of a guy who hasn't even officially said he wants it.
If you [...]
According to Capitol Weekly's report and the Sacramento Bee's Capitol Alert report, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has dropped out of the race for Governor. This leaves Attorney General Jerry Brown unopposed for the Democratic nomination for Governor (although Brown has not technically entered the race, so officially, there are [...]
According to Capitol Weekly's report and the Sacramento Bee's Capitol Alert report, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has dropped out of the race for Governor. This leaves Attorney General Jerry Brown unopposed for the Democratic nomination for Governor (although Brown has not technically entered the race, so officially, there are [...]
According to Capitol Weekly's report and the Sacramento Bee's Capitol Alert report, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has dropped out of the race for Governor. This leaves Attorney General Jerry Brown unopposed for the Democratic nomination for Governor (although Brown has not technically entered the race, so officially, there are [...]
