Column: RIP Stu Spencer, California political consultant, advisor to presidents

SACRAMENTO — Stu Spencer had a certain guidepost he followed for decades as California’s top political consultant. These signposts helped actor Ronald Reagan to be elected Governor of California, later President, and also to be used by Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York, President Ford, Governor Pete Wilson, and numerous others in California and around […]

Trial of former D.A. advisor on hold after appeals court steps in

The California Court of Appeals is scrutinizing the criminal prosecution of a former top district attorney’s office and questioning the state’s Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s office will need to further justify the case in court before deciding whether to proceed with the case. Earlier this year, then-DA Counselor Diana Teran was indicted on 11 charges. […]

Trump Picks Florida Rep. Mike Waltz As New National Security Advisor

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday nominated Republican Florida Rep. Mike Walz to be his White House national security adviser, the Wall Street Journal reported. Walz, a veteran Green Beret, has served in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa. According to To WSJ. Since being elected to Congress in 2019, Walz has advocated for more European […]