Sec of State Looks at Oregon Motor Voter Law To Boost California Turnout
As California struggles to address historic low voter turnout, new Secretary of State Alex Padilla sees promise…
Former Assemblymember Yamada to Run For Senate
We are still 15 months from the 2016 State Primary, but former State Assemblymember Mariko Yamada on…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Paso Fino Reemerges, The Inevitability of Kamala Harris
With no city council meeting this week, we can note that the long range council calendar lists…
Senator Barbara Boxer Announces She Will Not Run For Reelection
Since 1992, California has been represented in the US Senate by two Democratic women, Barbara Boxer and…
Dodd Easily Wins the Assembly Seat
This time he didn’t have to sweat out the victory. In June, it took about ten days…
Californians Deliver Resounding Message Against Mass Incarceration
It was the clearest signal to date that Californians are fed up with the growing costs and…
Election Round Up: Garamendi Rolls; Torlakson Survives a Tough Night
It was a tough night for Democrats across the country. Locally, John Garamendi would hold onto his…
Sunday Commentary: State Schools Race Wake Up Call For Democrats
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson paid a late visit to Davis on Thursday to rally…
Pancakes and Politics Official Voter Guide
Pancakes & Politics “Official” (as we are) V O T E R G U I D E…
Torlakson Tied in the Polls, Comes to Davis to Inspire the Troops, Warns of Threat to Public Education
If Tom Torlakson was jolted by the news earlier in the day that he was in a…
Analysis: The Other Side of the Story on Prop. 46
I have some serious concerns about the required alcohol and drug testing of doctors – which seems…
Analysis: Perspectives on Proposition 47
On Monday, the Vanguard ran a column called “Scare Tactics and Prop. 47.” We noted that, while…
Eye on the Courts: Scare Tactics and Prop. 47
Most campaign claims have an element of truth surrounded by a world of gray and ambiguity. That…
Not Life Saving, Not Cost Effective – Vote NO on Proposition 46
By Tia Will Proposition 46 is a 3 part proposal. Advocates would have you believe that it…
Vote for Students or the Teachers Union this November
By Jeff Boone One of the most important California political races this November is the election of…
Prop 47: Needed Reform or Does It Go Too Far?
Under Proposition 47, the state would reduce, to misdemeanors, offenses for drug possession, petty theft, receiving stolen…
FPPC to Fine Munn for Failure to File Timely Reports
At the next meeting of the Fair Political Practices Commission, John Munn, an unsuccessful Republican candidate to…
Pending State Legislation Could Help Reduce Future Initiative Mistakes and Chaos
By Dan Carson A bill now sitting on the Governor’s desk could, if signed into law, be…
My View II: Looking Back at the Assembly Race
Much has been made about the Dan Wolk and Joe Krovoza competition, which some claim split critical…
Wolk Concedes, Endorses Dodd for November
Late on Wednesday afternoon, when the returns came in from both Napa and Yolo county that had…