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2020 Q1 Campaign Finance: What 4th Congressional District Candidates Raised And Spent

May 1, 2020 5:12 amMay 1, 2020 6:18 am

California’s 4th District, which runs in the East-Central part of the state from about Lake Tahoe to Sequoia National Park, came to the closest election finish in years in 2018. Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA) beat Democrat Jessica Morse 54% to...

2020 March Primary Preview: 19th State Senate District

February 9, 2020 2:16 amFebruary 10, 2020 7:49 am

The 19th State Senate District: The Beach, farmland, hills, and blotches of urbanity in Santa Barbara and the tail-end of the Los Angeles metro area, the 19th Senate district is Santa Barbara County and just over half of neighboring Ventura...

How California Holds The Key To President Trump’s Impeachment Inquiry

September 25, 2019 10:18 pmSeptember 26, 2019 8:05 am

With a House vote on impeaching President Trump becoming more likely in recent days with an inquiry being launched by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, the Globe takes a look at just how influential California is with impeachment proceedings...

McCarthy Wants CA High-Speed Rail Funding Repurposed For Water Storage Projects

March 20, 2019 6:15 amMarch 25, 2019 1:13 pm

Republican California Congressman Kevin McCarthy has fired the next volley in the war over the 3.5 billion in federal funds meant for the state’s troubled high speed rail project. McCarthy (R-CA), Congressional Representative for most of Kern, Tulare and Northeast...

California Poised to Lower Voting Age to 17

March 5, 2019 2:44 pmMarch 6, 2019 6:58 am

Expect 17 year olds to be voting in California’s 2020 election. A new bill, ACA 8, just introduced by Assemblyman Evan Low, will amend the state constitution to lower the voting age from 18 to 17. Having kids vote is ridiculous,...

Former Senator Shows Congressional Hopeful Some Love

November 21, 2018 2:05 pm

Despite coming up short, after running a stout and respectable campaign against Republican incumbent Tom McClintock in the battle over California’s 4th Congressional District, former California Senator Barbara Boxer made sure to show Democratic challenger Jessica Morse some love. Serving...

McClintock Survives DCCC and Young Challenger

November 6, 2018 11:23 pm

Surviving one of his toughest races in years, Congressman Tom McClintock has defeated Democratic challenger Jessica Morse as he sails into his sixth term. Sitting in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2008, McClintock has been heavily targeted by the...