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State Senate 21: Runner seeks to reclaim seat

John January 15, 2015

Sharon Runner, a former High Desert state lawmaker and “walking miracle,” is asking voters to send her back to the California Senate. After declining to seek reelection in 2012, due to a life-threatening autoimmune disease, Runner was replaced by fellow Republican Steve Knight.

Hoover Poll: CA wants growth, not green programs or rail

Gov. Jerry Brown just won a resounding re-election victory. But his new budget released last week for Fiscal Year 2015-16, which begins on July 1, is out of sync with Californians on some important issues, according to the Hoover Institution’s

Race is on for 37th state Senate District

John Seiler January 15, 2015

The race is on to fill three vacant state Senate seats. According to Gov. Jerry Brown’s office, he just issued “proclamations declaring special elections for the 7th, 21st and 37th Senate Districts of the State of California.” The primary will

Sacramento aims to police the police

James Poulos January 14, 2015

After a politically punishing year for law enforcement departments from Los Angeles to New York, California legislators are riding the wave of controversy, drafting a spate of bills that would use the power of state government to assert more control over how police

Top lawyer for controller benefits from much-criticized state perk

Chris Reed January 14, 2015

The state government’s practice of letting workers defy official state policy and pile up unused vacation days and cash them in upon retirement has been criticized on and off for years. California government watchdogs and journalists have outlined the budget

Auditor: CA courts not spending money judiciously

John Seiler January 14, 2015

California’s state and local courts commonly complain they don’t get enough funds to do their jobs. And if there’s one area where I would want more government spending, it would be to make the courts more efficient. Having to deal

LAPD’s fresh push for higher pay

James Poulos January 14, 2015

With a potentially damaging sense of timing, the Los Angeles Police Department has embarked on a fresh push for higher pay — enlisting the services of a public relations firm to help accomplish the goal. The LAPD hired the top-flight

Supreme Court refuses to hook Delta smelt case

Wayne Lusvardi January 13, 2015

Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court refused to put a hook into an appeal of lower-court actions that shut off water to farmers and cities in 2007 and 2013 in favor of Delta smelt. In the Los Angeles Times summary: “The justices

Cartoon: Carbon-tax Grinch

John Seiler January 13, 2015

Kamala Harris to run for U.S. Senate

John Seiler January 13, 2015

Today California Attorney General Kamala Harris will announce her candidacy for U.S. Senate. She seeks to replace Sen. Barbara Boxer, who last week announced her retirement. Both are Democrats. Even though the election is more than 21 months away, it’s