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Bill Maher mangles CA
I’ve never found Bill Maher funny. His 1990s show, “Politically Incorrect,” was itself 100 percent politically correct. His current show, which I occasionally land on when surfing the channels, is more of the same P.C. His schtick is to imitate
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Shape-shifting pol: It’s dirty pool to mention my shape-shifting
The saga of Nathan Fletcher — the 90 percent conventional Republican assemblyman who became a righteous, holier-than-thou independent before ending up a 90 percent conventional Democrat, all in 14 months — took a fun twist Friday. In the first debate
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History suggests Fletcher in trouble in San Diego mayoral special election
The Tuesday night decision by members of San Diego’s Democratic Party central committee to endorse City Councilman David Alvarez over Republican assemblyman-turned-independent-turned-Democrat Nathan Fletcher appears to substantially improve the chances that the Nov. 19 mayoral special election to replace departed
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Could this man beat Jerry Brown?
Odds are, Gov. Jerry Brown will be with California until 2019. Consider the political situation. It’s no secret that Brown, now 75 years old, would like to be the longest-serving governor in California history. Although he hasn’t formally announced, he
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Harkey’s lawsuit unites capitol foes
Few Capitol battles are as heated as the ongoing feud between the trial lawyers and advocates for tort reform. Yet, the two groups have found themselves on the same side of one litigation controversy. Both sides are critical of Orange
Read MoreSan Diego mayoral race: Faulconer, Alvarez, Fletcher, Fletcher and Fletcher
This week saw a fun twist in the special election campaign to replace departed pervert Bob Filner as mayor of San Diego. It was the release of a questionnaire that Democratic candidate Nathan Fletcher filled out this month for the
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Harkey has long history of whining — about coverage, questions and more
The coverage of Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, R-Dana Point, and her $10 million lawsuit against Sen. Mark Wyland, R-Solana Beach, over his allegedly defamatory comments about Harkey's family's legal problems focused on the political subtext of the dispute. Harkey and Wyland
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Harkey files $10 Million lawsuit against fellow state lawmaker
A Republican state lawmaker who routinely decries “lawsuit abuse” and “feeding trial lawyers” has filed a $10 million civil lawsuit against a fellow state lawmaker for intentional infliction of emotional distress. Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, R-Dana Point, is suing state Sen.
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Pro-war Sen. Boxer nabbed defense industry cash
It passes strange that Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Marin County, supports war with Syria. She’s one of the most liberal senators ever. She comes from Marin County, which is even more liberal than San Francisco. She gets most of her support
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7th legislator on Cuba junket identified
A seventh state lawmaker that participated in a spring break trip to Cuba has been identified. The office of Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego, confirmed to CalWatchdog.com that the freshman legislator spent the spring break holiday in Cuba. “Please
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