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Boxer exit begins CA youth shift in Congress
Girls may run the world, as in the Beyonce song, but women run California’s congressional delegation. More specifically, older Democratic women — but that could change soon. U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer’s retirement announcement earlier this month kicks off a major demographic shift
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9th Circuit throws out San Jose suit against MLB
San Jose has been trying to snatch the A’s from Oakland. But Major League Baseball has said, “You’re out!” MLB also depends on a 100-year-old antitrust exemption that lets it control its teams more than is allowed in pro football,
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UC budget fight: Brown playing 3D chess, Napolitano playing tic-tac-toe
Gov. Jerry Brown has upped the stakes in his fight with University of California President Janet Napolitano over who is ultimately in charge of UC budget and tuition decisions. Napolitano’s success last fall in getting UC regents to approve a
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Brown may hint at Vergara plans with state education board picks
Gov. Jerry Brown has been vague about whether he agrees with the incendiary premise of last June’s decision in the Vergara case: that state teacher tenure and job protection laws are so likely to steer poor teachers to struggling mostly
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Is climate a winning issue for Tom Steyer?
Can the climate vote? According to National Journal, billionaire hedge-fund maestro Tom Steyer is considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. In a discussion on Reddit, he said: Steyer defended his
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CA Analyst warns against budget spending spree
With California’s state budget in the best shape in years, Democratic legislators are eager to open the spending spigots. But they were cautioned at an Assembly Budget Committee hearing Jan. 15 that the good economic times could end as
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L.A. could consolidate elections
Los Angeles is considering holding its local elections at the same time as national ones. According to the L.A. Times, “Charter Amendments 1 and 2 would consolidate city and school board contests with state and federal elections starting in 2020.
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San Diego mayor leery of subsidizing stadium, sees political risk
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s call for another task force to consider how to build the Chargers a new stadium and keep the NFL team from fleeing to a newly plausible Los Angeles stadium prompted an are-you-kidding-me reaction from the
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Sanchez vs. Harris to replace Boxer?
Attorney General Kamala Harris’ high-speed rail trip to the U.S. Senate might face a block on the tracks. Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Santa Ana, is considering a run. When I was at the Orange County Register, we met with her numerous
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