Skelton: Democratic rebels test Newsom during fight with Big Oil
Sacramento — Using a baseball tactic that former college baseball player Gavin Newsom would surely understand, the Legislature has begun throwing brushback pitches at the lame-duck governor. The batters got too close to the Senators' plate, closing in, and the Senators brushed them off with inside fastballs. In everyday terms, they have ignored him, at […]
Schwarzenegger pays tribute to Times columnist George Skelton in new documentary
Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger credited Los Angeles Times columnist George Skelton for his decision to run for California governor in the historic 2003 election. Voters recalled Democratic Gov. Gray Davis and replaced him with a Republican action movie superstar. revelation comes New mini-documentary about skeletonsa well-known political columnist recorded: California politics for more than half […]
George Skelton celebrates 50 years of covering California politics and government
SACRAMENTO — Fifty years ago this month, I excitedly joined the Los Angeles Times as the new statehouse reporter. I never imagined that it would still be here half a century later. There's a simple secret to making it last this long. Don't get frustrated and quit. Another factor is luck. It means you weren't […]
