Liz Mair, President of Mair Strategies LLC

Polling Shows Gov. Newsom is More Vulnerable Than He’d Like

May 20, 2021 2:20 amAugust 4, 2021 2:05 pm

The notion that California Gov. Gavin Newsom could be recalled just months after America rejected the re-election campaign of former President Donald Trump, and just as Democrats appear ascendant nationwide, seems fantastical on its face. Press play to hear a narrated...

LA DA Jackie Lacey Suddenly Struggling

April 10, 2019 11:15 amApril 11, 2019 6:38 am

Does Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey have a re-election problem on her hands? The county’s first African-American and woman to hold the office was first elected in 2012 and ran unopposed in 2016. But ahead of her 2020 re-election...

California’s War on Vaping Will Hurt More Than It Helps

April 8, 2019 6:30 amApril 8, 2019 9:16 am

It’s hard to quit smoking. Nicotine makes it highly addictive; the hand-to-mouth motion and deep inhaling combine to form a powerful craving. But the big league damage from cigarettes is really the result of intaking tar and carbon monoxide generated...