Teens 16 and 17 get to vote in Alameda County school board races
Auckland — Candidates for leadership of the Oakland Unified School District faced a barrage of tough questions one recent evening. The questioning was led by a group of enthusiastic new voters suddenly given political power: 16- and 17-year-old high school students. For the first time in California, teens in two Alameda County school districts, Berkeley […]
Special interests spend big to influence L.A. legislative races
The California State Legislature is poised to welcome its largest freshman class in more than a decade, and special interests are looking to decide which freshman voters will be sent to Sacramento in November’s election against Democrats. He is spending millions of dollars on Democratic campaigns. The independence movement, funded by big tech companies, labor […]
In two L.A. City Council races, police ‘abolition’ is a wedge issue
Long before Los Angeles City Council candidate Isabel Jurado uttered the words “F— the police,” she made it clear she wasn’t satisfied with the city’s approach to public safety. In last year’s candidate survey, Jurado pledged to shift funding from the LAPD to other programs. She said police should be removed from K-12 schools. And […]
Crypto industry spending big to sway California congressional races
As interest groups flood northern Orange County with ads related to the hotly contested legislative race, a new industry, cryptocurrencies, is emerging as a major source of spending. political action committee called fair shakeis funded by crypto companies and their investors, more than any other trade group, to help vulnerable Republican incumbent Rep. Michelle Steele […]
Bill Clinton stumps for O.C. Democrats in contentious House races
Former President Clinton will appear Saturday morning at a rally for two Orange County Democrats running in hotly contested House races that will determine which party controls Congress. Along with Clinton, Rep. Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park), Rep. Marilyn Strickland of Washington state, Rep. Jill Tokuda of Hawaii, and various Asian American affinity groups have endorsed […]
California Dems In Tight House Races Back Tough-On-Crime Ballot Measure That Newsom Opposes
The Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday that California Democrats are backing a crime voting bill in a close House election, despite the state’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom strongly opposing the plan. Mr. Newsom is a vocal opponent of Proposition 36, which increases penalties for retail and drug crimes, but many Democrats have expressed support […]
California Democrats in tight House races support Prop. 36
Democrats running in six California battleground districts that could determine the balance of power in Washington are joining their Republican rivals in supporting tough-on-crime voting measures that voters will decide on in November’s election. We are keeping pace. This unity illustrates the political vulnerability that Democratic candidates may face over crime issues, especially in close […]
GOP attacks in California House races link Democrats to pedophiles
A not-so-subtle theme has emerged in recent Republican attack ads in the battleground California state election: linking Democrats to pedophiles. for example, 30 seconds spot The National Republican Congressional Committee attacked Democrat George Whiteside, a former NASA chief of staff who is challenging Republican Rep. Mike Garcia in Antelope Valley, one of the nation’s most […]
Latino voters are key in California races that could sway Congress
On a recent Tuesday in Sacramento, Alexa Sosa Nunez donned her AirPods, stacked a printed script, took a deep breath, and made her first phone call on behalf of Democratic House candidate Rudy Salas. The 50-year-old woman who answered the phone said immigration was her top priority this election. Sosa Nuñez, who works for the […]
Leadership races up for grabs
This year’s election is a critical one for county governments in Arizona. All of the top seats in Maricopa County, Arizona’s most populous county, are up for grabs. Voters will weigh in on the county supervisors, members of the five-member board responsible for setting the region’s vision and direction. The county recorder, who maintains voter […]
