Lockyer And Lockyer Winning Big

Anthony Pignataro: 9:50 p.m. — Looks like Democrat Bill Lockyer is cruising to reelection as state Treasurer (the latest numbers from the state Secretary of State’s office show him leading Republican Mimi Walters 52% to 41%. That’s getting a lot

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Jerryfornia: California in orbit

John Seiler: “To the moon, California!” shouted California voters today, doing an imitation of Jackie Gleason playing Ralph Kramden on the old “Honeymooners” TV show. “Bang! Zoom!” Once again the state is launching into orbit with Captain Moonbeam. We’ve been

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California Goes Its Own Crazy Way

Steven Greenhut: Early results suggest that Jerry Brown will be California’s next governor, Barbara Boxer will remain as senator, marijuana will remain illegal (technically, any way), Democrats will be able to pass budgets (and, most likely, taxes) with a simple

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Secretary of State's Website Crashes

Anthony Pignataro: 8:32 p.m. — The California Secretary of State’s office is a quiet place right now, mostly because the official election returns website has crashed. Those numbers that are appearing in the media seem to be coming directly from

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Election Night Live Blogging

CalWatchdog will be reporting and live blogging tonight as election results come in. We’ll be at various election events and downtown election hot spots, reporting, opining and analyzing. You can also check in tonight for on-the-spot posts and comments on

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Westfield Is A Small Business?!

Anthony Pignataro: In addition to voting today, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger also asked the U.S. Small Business Administration to declare Placer County a “disaster area.” His reason: the Oct. 21 fire that damaged the Westfield Galleria in Roseville. “[T]here will be

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