Bernie Crusades Across Southern California

June 4, 2018 11:30 amJune 6, 2018 3:50 pm

Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) trekked all over Southern California yesterday, hyping his trademark issues but scrupulously avoiding endorsing any of the beleaguered Democratic candidates in Tuesday’s primaries. The silence was curious. With his star power, Sanders could have ginned up...

Angela Alioto channels her inner Donald Trump

May 31, 2018 2:00 pmJune 4, 2018 12:06 pm

Two of the top contenders in the San Francisco mayoral race are breaking ranks with liberals on homelessness issues. The stances of Board of Supervisors president London Breed and former president Angela Alioto are putting them at odds with the...

Cox and Villaraigosa Fight for Second Place and for Oxygen

May 31, 2018 10:00 amJune 1, 2018 9:00 am

Republican businessman John Cox and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa are locked in a close battle for second place in the gubernatorial race, with Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom well ahead of both men, two new polls show. Meanwhile, outside...

Expert: ‘Top Two’ System Could be Disastrous for Dems—Again

May 30, 2018 2:30 pmJune 4, 2018 12:10 pm

The Democrats’ road to taking back the House this November runs through California–but it could also implode there. Dems need to regain 23 seats to take control of the House and were counting on flipping seven California seats held by...

Dianne Feinstein Now Opposed to the Death Penalty

May 29, 2018 11:00 amJune 1, 2018 9:06 am

Senator Dianne Feinstein has abruptly abandoned her long standing support for the death penalty–just in time for the June 5 primary in which she faces an increasingly leftward electorate. The Senator’s aides insisted to the Los Angeles Times that she...

Politifact Slams New John Chiang Ad

May 24, 2018 11:00 amMay 31, 2018 7:57 am

Politifact California has slammed a new advertisement by gubernatorial candidate John Chiang with its dreaded “false” label. The ad claims that Chiang opponent Antonio Villaraigosa, as Los Angeles Mayor, was solely responsible for the accumulation of 7,000 untested rape kits....

New Spot Showcases Gabby Giffords Backing Gavin Newsom

May 14, 2018 5:39 pmMay 30, 2018 9:38 am

In a new television ad released this week by the Gavin Newsom gubernatorial campaign, former Arizona congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her astronaut husband Scott Kelly give a shout out to the top contender for the governor’s mansion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpAqFmetRks Giffords, who...