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Big Blow to Mayor Garcetti in the defeat of Measure EE in Los Angeles

June 5, 2019 11:18 amJune 10, 2019 12:22 pm

Following the contentious Los Angeles Unified School District strike in January, the controversial property tax hike proposed by the school district went down in a resounding defeat Tuesday. Measure EE garnered only about 45 percent of voter approval when it...

Direct Democracy Provisions Found in Statutes

May 27, 2019 7:19 amMay 27, 2019 9:15 am

Here are some interesting provisions about the three forms of direct democracy in California that are found in state statutes (along with the relevant section): Initiatives and Referenda Division 9 deals with measures submitted to the voters and contains Sections...

Central Figure in Varsity Blues College Scandal Is Prolific Political Donor

March 14, 2019 5:56 amMarch 18, 2019 7:59 am

William McGlashan, a central figure in the “Varsity Blues” scandal in which wealthy parents bribed coaches and test proctors to aid their children in getting into elite universities, was a prolific donor to Democratic and California political causes. McGlashan, the...

Prop 13 Split-Roll Tax Increase Would Hurt Business, and Affordable Housing Efforts

February 11, 2019 1:05 amFebruary 11, 2019 7:21 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced during his budget press conference he is on a mission to force cities across the state to build more affordable housing, or risk losing state transportation dollars. But with a Constitutional Amendment initiative on the...

Assemblyman Arambula Facing Child Cruelty Charges

December 12, 2018 11:15 amDecember 12, 2018 7:50 pm

California State Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) has been arrested by Fresno Police on charges of willful cruelty to a child. According to Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer, members from his squadron responded to Dailey Elementary Charter School in Fresno after...

Proposition Voting Wrap-Up

November 12, 2018 5:00 amNovember 12, 2018 10:40 pm

Tuesday’s midterm election brought out an unprecedented 113 million voters. That’s 49 percent of eligible voters, higher than any midterm in the last three decades. In California, as in some other states, several races are very tight and every vote...

Proposition 10 Dies in Decisive Vote

November 6, 2018 10:32 pmNovember 6, 2018 11:06 pm

Shot down in a decisive decision, Proposition 10, a measure that would have allowed cities across the state to expand rent control, has been defeated after a massive backlash from voters. Totaling more than $104 million, both campaigns working to...