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March 18th, 2022 - 8:47 pm § in Politics

Meet California’s next (?) secretary of state

Probably not. But in the category of “this is a free country, and anyone can run for anything,” this one’s a doozy. Meet the candidate in the video below. Go here for a short video in which she explains why and how she decided to run. Go here to find out what elections would be [&h[...]

January 26th, 2021 - 2:02 am § in Politics

Effort to recall California’s governor is growing serious

What started as a quixotic grassroots effort to sack California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, is gaining traction from an infusion of tech industry money and support. The signature drive is likely to succeed, and Newsom now faces the prospect of a recall election. (Read story here.) New[...]

November 12th, 2020 - 2:50 pm § in Politics

Who will replace Kamala Harris in the Senate?

Speculation has begun about who California Gov. Gavin Newsome will appoint to fill the remaining two years of Kamala Harris’ Senate term. It will, of course, be a Democrat. Beyond that, everybody has an opinion about who it should be. (Read story here.) Insiders say it won’t be a white m[...]

April 1st, 2015 - 12:34 pm § in America, Environment

California restricts water use; rationing imminent?

With mountain snowpack at 5% of average, California Gov. Jerry Brown today issued an executive order imposing emergency water restrictions on the entire state.  “Similar measures were considered during California’s 1970s drought but were never implemented,” CNBC reported. Despite [...]