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Is California a Failed State?

April 7, 2024 11:48 amApril 8, 2024 2:27 pm

Californian’s often cite the fact that if the state were its own country, it would be the fifth richest nation in the world. Gov. Gavin Newsom regularly takes this concept to the extreme, only recently saying the “California is where...

CA’s 16th House District has Second Place Tie Between Low, Simitian

April 5, 2024 2:45 amApril 5, 2024 2:46 am

In a first for California’s jungle primary system, the 16th House District race fell to a tie for second place on Wednesday. Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) and Santa Clara County Supervisor and former state Senator Joe Simitian (D) currently both...

U.S. House 16th District Race Goes Down To The Wire – 60 Votes Between 2nd Place Candidates

March 14, 2024 12:25 pmMarch 14, 2024 12:25 pm

A large Secretary of State voting count update late on Wednesday pushed the U.S. House 16th District primary race to be the closest in the state, with Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) and Santa Clara County Supervisor and former state Senator...

Former SJ Mayor Sam Liccardo Officially Announces Candidacy For Congressional Seat

December 8, 2023 7:19 pmDecember 8, 2023 7:19 pm

Former San Jose Mayor and current Stanford professor Sam Liccardo announced on Friday that he is officially running for Congress, joining an already crowded field for the 16th House District seat covering part of the Southern Bay area. For months,...

How Do You Solve a Problem Like CEQA? Part Three

June 21, 2023 3:00 amJune 21, 2023 3:01 am

This is the third and final installment in a series of reports on the impact of the California Environmental Quality Act on development in California and ways to potentially improve the law. It is written in response to hearings conducted...

Recall Candidate John Cox Announces New Bus Tour For Final Week Of Race

September 7, 2021 2:52 pm

In a bookend to his first bus tour in May, businessman and 2018 GOP Gubernatorial candidate John Cox began his final bus tour in the recall election in Modesto on Tuesday. Unlike his previous tours which had used gimmicks such...

With the Honeymoon Over, Did I Make a Mistake?

July 28, 2021 5:24 pmJuly 28, 2021 3:35 pm

The new bride had found her prince charming. Sure, he was a little older, and sometimes, he stumbled a bit when he talked. But he didn’t say things at the dinner table that would embarrass your parents. He didn’t speak...