Politics and Elections
Back to homepageDel Beccaro Demands Aguirre Removal
JULY 21, 2011 Following a CalWatchDog.com investigation by John Hrabe, California Republican Party Chairman Thomas Del Beccaro has written a letter to the California redistricting commissioners and Gov. Jerry Brown demanding that Commissioner Gabino T. Aguirre resign from the California
Read MoreArnold Involved In Birth Cert Fraud?
John Seiler: Forget the President Obama “Birther” controversy over his birth certificate. What I want to know is: When did ex-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger find out that his name was not on the birth certificate for the “love child” he had with
Read MoreSecession plan not as funny as it seems
JULY 21, 2011 By STEVEN GREENHUT Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone’s proposal to create a new state of South California from 13 mostly conservative southern California counties hasn’t been taken too seriously by the media and fellow politicians. His fellow
Read MoreTerm Limits Were a Big Bust
John Seiler: Back in 1990, I wrote many editorials for the Orange County Register backing Proposition 140, which limited the terms of state legislators. Senators could serve only two four-year terms; assemblymen only three two-year terms. It was supposed to
Read MoreDid Gabino Aguirre Flout Code of Conduct?
JULY 21, 2011 By JOHN HRABE New evidence obtained by CalWatchDog.com raises new questions about whether Dr. Gabino Aguirre, a member of California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission, violated the commission’s code of conduct and possibly state law by failing to disclose
Read MoreRanked Choice Vote Favors Asian SF Mayor
JULY 18, 2011 By DAVE ROBERTS There are currently nine top-tier candidates for mayor of San Francisco. But the candidates who are not Asian-American may stand little chance under the city’s ranked-choice voting system. San Francisco voters will specify their
Read MoreGabino Aguirre's Secret Political Past
Independent “Citizen” Commissioner Concealed Partisan Political Activities, History of Latino Activism & Connections to Redistricting Interest Group JULY 15, 2011 By JOHN HRABE The California Citizens Redistricting Commission, the 14-member independent panel of average citizens, was created to end partisan
Read MoreSouth Calif. Shouts for Independence
John Seiler: Riverside County Supervisors Jeff Stone just gave up — at least for now — on his call for the secession of the new state of Southern California. Reported the Orange County Register, Stone “had proposed that 13 counties
Read MorePension reformer files 3 state initiatives
JULY 13, 2011 Editor’s Note: The following is a statement from the California Center for Public Policy regarding three initiatives it filed with the state attorney general on Tuesday: The California Center for Public Policy submitted three initiatives for titles and
Read MoreHahn Victory Portends Obama Defeat
JULY 13, 2011 By JOHN SEILER Yesterday Democrat Janice Hahn beat Republican Craig Huey to fill the 36th Congressional District, a severely gerrymandered district covering much of Southwest Los Angeles. But her victory total, getting just 55 percent, was a
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