Evan Gahr – Page 23 – California Globe

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...

Delaine Eastin Picks Up Some Progressive Endorsements

May 10, 2018 8:50 pmMay 24, 2018 6:19 pm

Although trailing badly in the polls gubernatorial candidate Delaine Eastin has picked up endorsements from two key gay leaders and the left-wing San Francisco Bay Guardian. But will those nods do her any good? On Tuesday, former Supervisors Harry Britt...

Gov Hopefuls Target Gavin Newsom In First Debate

May 9, 2018 11:21 pmMay 24, 2018 6:17 pm

Democrat Gavin Newsom was a bi-partisan punching bag at the gubernatorial debate last night, as both Democrats and Republicans vying to be the top two vote getters in the June 5 primary ripped into him personally and politically. Yet even as they went...