[Source: Los Angeles Times] Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager declared victory Wednesday in the race for the 30th Senate District seat, which stretches from Century City to South L.A., after amassing a large early lead in the vote count against six other candidates. Kamlager (D-Los Angeles), who represents the 54th District in the state Assembly, secured 66% Read More…
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November ballot takes shape with assignment of proposition numbers
[Source: CalChamber] Secretary of State Alex Padilla has assigned proposition numbers to the legislative, initiative and referendum measures set to appear on the November 3 General Election ballot. The proposition numbers and brief descriptions appear below. Where the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has adopted a position, that action is noted. • Proposition Read More…
Californians appear poised to reject measure controlling how climate change funds are spent
[Source: Los Angeles Times] Four statewide ballot propositions were passing in California on Tuesday, while an effort to control spending of funds collected through the state’s climate change program appeared headed toward a defeat. Proposition 70 would have required both houses of the Legislature, six years from now, to approve spending of cash collected from Read More…
California House races: the action for 2018
[Source: California Target Book/Tony Quinn, Editor] California’s filing deadline is now past and the contours of the 2018 election are slowly coming into view. The biggest action in California, even bigger than the governor’s race, may be the race for congressional seats, since California will almost certainly decide if Democrats can win back the House Read More…
Democrats again gunning for legislative supermajorities
[Source: Sacramento Bee] With California’s legislative session finally behind us, attention turns to the fall elections, where Republicans are largely crouched in a defensive position and Democrats are looking to expand the electoral map. The end of session has traditionally marked the time when staff members hit the phones and fan out across the state Read More…