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Diversity PAC: Ron Calderon’s slush fund for luxury

A shadowy political action committee cited in the FBI’s case against state Senator Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on private jets, five-star hotels, elite golf courses and extravagant meals at the country’s finest restaurants,

Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia bucks the ‘inside the beltway’ mentality

Katy Grimes November 6, 2013

Legislators in Sacramento typically fall in line behind party leadership, but freshman Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, D-Bell Gardens, appears to have a pronounced independent streak. I had a chance to talk with Garcia about her experiences as a political reformer, and

Elections offer lessons for California GOP

Adam O'Neal November 6, 2013

This post has been updated below. Yesterday, two states located thousands of miles from California elected new governors. And although the elections won’t directly affect the Golden State, California Republicans hoping to reverse their recent fortunes in statewide elections

In VA, govt. workers elect govt. governor

John Seiler November 6, 2013

The victory of Democrat Terry McAuliffe for governor of Virginia shows the power of the federal government over local elections in the D.C. area. Virginia used to be a conservative state; and still is in most areas outside of Northern

Police assault horror story

John Seiler November 5, 2013

Even for this day and age of police harassment of citizens, this is a horror story, from New Mexico: A review of medical records, police reports and a federal lawsuit show deputies with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office, police officers

Expert: CA may need ‘paramilitary’ response to climate change

Dave Roberts November 5, 2013

Paramilitary tactics may be necessary in California to prepare for, or head off, an apocalyptic future with flooded coastal communities, scorched central valleys and rampant wildfires in the Sierras. That was the advice and prediction from one of the

‘Affordable’ Care Act hikes rates for Californians

John Seiler November 5, 2013

President Obama now is denying he said of your current medical insurance, “You can keep it.” But videos show him making that promise at least 23 times. Well, my insurance was canceled by him, even though I was perfectly happy

What’s being ignored in the Calderon scandals

Katy Grimes November 5, 2013

It’s interesting to see what stories the big newspapers choose to run, and more interesting to see what they ignore. Rather than never letting a good scandal go to waste, big media is part of making the news, or keeping

If CA is poster child for Obamacare rollout, watch out

Chris Reed November 5, 2013

Thanks to incessantly upbeat and frequently dishonest press releases from Covered California, the Golden State is often depicted as the poster child for the rollout of Obamacare. Don’t tell that to Edie Littlefield Sundby, a San Diego woman with a

Issues split CA GOP delegation in Congress

Adam O'Neal November 4, 2013

Typically, congressional delegations can be divided into two camps, Republicans and Democrats. Some smaller states — such as Massachusetts or Rhode Island — are only represented by one party. But more populous states like Texas and Illinois typically bring both