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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan Makes Surprise Endorsement of Loren Taylor for Oakland Mayor

March 28, 2025 2:45 amMarch 28, 2025 2:46 am

In a surprise press conference on Thursday, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan endorsed former Oakland City Councilman Loren Taylor over former Congresswoman Barbara Lee, marking the latest event showing his turnaround this month in the Oakland Mayoral special election race....

Taking Down The Assembly Supermajority: 7 Seats To Go in 2026

March 25, 2025 2:45 amMarch 25, 2025 2:46 am

The 2024 election brought a new wave of hope to the CAGOP, even bigger than the 2022 elections which sent more House seats to the GOP in California. For the first time in decades, both the Assembly and state Senate...

RFK Jr. Running Mate Nicole Shanahan Announces She Will Not Run For Governor

March 21, 2025 5:35 pmMarch 22, 2025 1:03 pm

Attorney and the running mate of Robert Kennedy Jr. in the 2024 Presidential election Nicole Shanahan announced on The Steve Hilton Show Friday that she will not be running for Governor of California in 2026, ending months of speculation. “I...

Newly Elected Sen. Tony Strickland Appointed to Several Critical Senate Committees

March 19, 2025 1:33 pmMarch 19, 2025 1:33 pm

Newly sworn-in State Senator Tony Strickland (R-Huntington Beach) was assigned to several critical Senate committees Wednesday, including becoming the Vice Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, which will make decisions on key California High-Speed Rail legislation in the coming years....

Bianco, Grenell, Dahle and more: What the 2026 GOP Gubernatorial Race Looks Like

March 18, 2025 2:45 amMarch 18, 2025 2:46 am

Democrats are going to have a lot of options in the Gubernatorial primary next year. Currently they have Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis, former Congresswoman Katie Porter, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond, Senator Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), Former State Controller Betty Yee, and former Los...

Opposition Grows Against Barbara Lee In Oakland Mayoral Race

March 17, 2025 2:14 pmMarch 17, 2025 2:15 pm

Former Congresswoman and current Oakland Mayoral candidate Barbara continued to see growing opposition movement against her campaign this week, with recall supporters of former Mayor Sheng Thao now joining the movement against her. Last year, the Sheng Thao recall movement,...

Farewell Tour for CAGOP Chairwoman Jessica Patterson

March 17, 2025 3:55 amMarch 17, 2025 6:35 am

The California Republican Party just elected Corrin Rankin as its new chairwoman. Despite some dirty rumors and tactics, Rankin garnered 747 votes ahead of the 559 for former State Senator Mike Morrell. “Change is coming to California. It’s time to...