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Greenberg: Harris and Breed, Radical Women Deserved Defeat

November 11, 2024 3:00 amNovember 12, 2024 6:54 am

A few days ago, Kamala Harris was defeated, embarrassingly defeated – in her bid for the US Presidency. Her vision and her echoing the version of the Democratic Party seen as too radical, too tone-deaf and too ignorant, led to...

Rick Caruso Switching Sides… Again?

November 7, 2023 3:15 amNovember 7, 2023 3:16 am

Billionaire Developer Rick Caruso, who spent $104 million last year in his failed campaign to become mayor of Los Angeles, appears to be politically reinventing himself once again: the former Republican donor and Trump appointee is now rebranding himself as...

Amy Reichert Runoff Bound: Will Face SD City Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe in November

August 17, 2023 2:55 amAugust 17, 2023 2:56 am

San Diego Republican Amy Reichert finished a strong second in Tuesday’s special primary vote to replace the existentially disgraced Nathan Fletcher as fourth district county supervisor. Reichert will now face current Sand Diego City Councilmember Monica Montogomery Steppe in the...

Four San Diegans Want to Replace Nathan Fletcher…

August 11, 2023 9:52 amAugust 11, 2023 10:07 am

There will be four people on the San Diego County Supervisorial District 4 Special Election ballot on August 15. They are running to replace the utterly disgraced Nathan Fletcher, who resigned the seat earlier this year after he was sued...

Last Minute Party Change Bill Signed Into Law by Governor Newsom

February 14, 2020 4:36 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 207 into law on Friday, allowing all registered voters to change their party preference or address up to two weeks before an election. Authored by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), SB 207 changes the former...

Governor Newsom to Decide on Bill that Would Allow Last Minute Party Changes

February 10, 2020 10:56 amFebruary 10, 2020 2:44 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom will decide whether or not to sign the first bill of the year to land on his desk in the coming weeks after the state Senate passed Senate Bill 207 28-9 on Thursday. SB 207, authored by...

Senator Patricia Bates authored SB 57. (Kevin Sanders for California Globe)

Bill That Would Make Voter Registration at DMV Centers an Opt-In Process to be Reintroduced in January

December 18, 2019 8:13 pmDecember 19, 2019 9:06 am

Senate Bill 57, which would stop automatically registering all eligible voters to vote when they get a driver’s license at the DMV and revert it back to an opt-in system, will be back in front of the California legislature next...