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Lt. Gov. Abel Maldanado is in the midst of a inaugural ceremony and open house at his office. There were so many empty seats at the inaugural, on the east steps of the Capitol, that organizers were pulling people off the
Read MoreCounties stingy with ballot info
MAY 3, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Ballotpedia recently did an analysis of California’s county election websites, with a focus on what information they make available about local ballot measures. What’s interesting is that California’s county election Web sites vary greatly
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PG&E bankrolls Proposition 16
APRIL 27, 2010 By JOHN SEILER For better or worse, California’s initiative and referendum laws allow initiatives that might or might not help the state, letting the people – sometimes not always well-informed – make the final choice on Election
Read MoreMeg vs. McClintock
Someone should have told Meg, “Whatever you do, don’t attack Tom McClintock, even if he attacks you because he’s backing Poizner. Tom has a huge following among the folks you need, both in the primary and the general election. The
Read MoreMoonbeam is as Moonbeam does
APRIL 5, 2010 Now that Attorney General Jerry Brown has officially announced his candidacy for governor, we’re getting to re-live some California political history as pundits and reporters think back to Brown’s first stint as governor along with some of
Read MorePublic financing on ballot
March 29, 2010 By JOHN SEILER With California’s politics messed up seemingly beyond repair, it’s not surprising two reform initiatives are on the June 8 ballot. I earlier wrote about Proposition 14, the “Top Two Primaries Act.” The other initiative
Read MoreWhy does Whiman want to be guv?
March 24, 2010 In all seriousness, will someone please tell me why Meg Whitman wants to be governor of California? She’s spending money on the race like she just won the lottery, and yet she’s behaving like someone who just
Read MorePoizner speaks on water, unions, immigration
I’m listening to Steve Poizner speak to the GOP convention in Santa Clara. He points to the state’s economy and the level of misery here caused by unemployment and underemployment. Where are the jobs going? He points to Nevada, where
Read MoreWhy Kathleen Brown lost
With Jerry Brown running for governor — again — I might as well tell my Kathleen Brown Story. Because of Wilson’s tax increases in 1991 and 1993, California was not enjoying the economic recovery that the rest of the nation
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Census pushing Dems to 2/3 majority
March 11, 2010 By JOHN SEILER The most important political event in California this year might not be the races for governor or U.S. Senator, or the ballot initiatives in June and November. It might be the envelope that drops
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