Archive for February, 2008
A NEW SPEAKER
Assemblywoman Karen Bass has been in office just two years. But leadership starts not within the halls of government but in the neighborhood. Bass was responsible for “Community Coalition” in South Los Angeles. The organization was the result of all she saw as a physicians assistant in the ER at County USC Medical Center. She [...]
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NUKES MAKE A COMEBACK
There may still be plenty of passion left on the issue of nuclear power. On Saturday I moderated a panel discussion on the subject at the California Science Center. Former LADWP chief S. David Freeman talked about his days leading the Tennessee Valley Authority and all the sleepless nights worrying about a nuclear meltdown. Cal [...]
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Can the California GOP adapt?
The Republican party of California meets this weekend in San Francisco for their bi-annual convention. Not sure why they are meeting in a city with a 10% GOP registration but Republicans like everyone else like to eat and there is no better city in America for food than this one.
Kevin Yamamura of the Sacramento Bee [...]
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THE MYTH OF THE ‘BRADLEY EFFECT"
It is starting to pop up with greater frequency as an explanation for Senator Obama’s losses in New Hampshire, California and other states where polls indicated he was winning up until election day. It is named for Tom Bradley, who as the Mayor of Los Angeles ran for Governor of California against Republican George Deukmejian, [...]
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Just about everyone I have asked about the new leader of the California Senate says the same thing. Darrell Steinberg is a nice, honest, straightforward and decent man. So what’s he doing in politics?
Just kidding. There are a lot of upstanding individuals in Sacramento. What is nice is to see one quickly elevate to a [...]
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Election night and I’m sitting in the ballroom of the Gateway Hotel in San Diego. The California Republican party, once a dominant force in state politics, is holding its Super Tuesday election night party at the Westgate Hotel.
Republicans don’t have a lot to cheer about these days. The Congressional delegation is dominated by Democrats as [...]
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At the Governor’s news conference in Los Angeles this morning the statement was made that lobbyists and special interest groups in Sacramento support the current term limits and are opposed to Prop 93.
But is that true?
About 17 million dollars has been spent on behalf of the ballot measure with money being raised from organized labor, [...]
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ARNOLD’S PICKS FOR TUESDAY
The Governor of California holds three news conferences Monday, all of them of a political nature.Mr. Schwarzenegger endorses Props 94-97 (tribal gaming compacts) at an event in San Diego Monday afternoon. Prior to that there is an event in support of Arizona Senator John McCain at the McCain headquarters in Gardena.
Perhaps the most interesting will [...]
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NAVIGATING THE BALLOT
NBC 4’s “News Conference” takes a look at the ballot measures on the February 5th ballot this week. Assembly majority leader Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) argues in favor of Proposition 93 (term limits) while California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner argues for the “No” side.
Also appearing are representatives of the two sides regarding the tribal gaming [...]
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GAMING CALIFORNIA
One question not asked regarding propositions 94-through-97: Why does California need more gambling? Do we not have enough already? Gambling on California tribal reservations is now an 8 billion dollar business, larger than the Las Vegas strip.
Is there a desperate need for more slot machines and casinos?The Pechanga, Agua Caliente, Sycuan and Morongo tribes of [...]
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