An overwhelming majority of voters in the most competitive 2014 elections say it feels as if events in the United States are “out of control” and expressed mounting alarm about terrorism, anxiety about Ebola and harsh skepticism of both political parties only three weeks before the Nov. 4 midterms. In a Politico poll testing the
A flurry of recent campaign spending by both parties indicates the battlefield may be expanding in the fight to make or break the Democrats' supermajority in the Assembly. The most contested races in the Assembly have long been established: Republicans are looking to oust vulnerable first-term Democrats Sharon Quirk-Silva of Fullerton and Steve Fox of Palmdale.
Federal and state public agencies have endorsed a draft Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan designed to minimize the impact of solar, wind and geothermal power plants on delicate wildlife and habitat in an area spanning 22 million acres. The framework would streamline renewable energy permitting in areas within Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San
The state Department of Finance monthly report shows California’s personal income strong growth in the first half of 2014, with growth of 5 percent compared with the first half of 2013. The labor market had broad-based gains, though the unemployment rate remained at 7.4 percent. Home prices continue to increase. Preliminary General Fund agency cash
Two thousand guests have been invited to help celebrate Wednesday's swearing-in of the first Latino to head the California Senate in more than a century. Democratic Sen. Kevin de Leon of Los Angeles is breaking with tradition to hold his ceremony at Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles. Previous ceremonies took place at the state
Political strategists mapping potential gains in the House next month are circling, of all places, California. For decades, the state was largely an afterthought in the fight for control of the House. The state's incumbents were impervious to a challenge because congressional boundaries were drawn to protect them, just as they are in most states.
Austin-based Whole Foods Market and Tennessee-based Cracker Barrel Old Country Store share a few similarities. Both are adept at marketing a lifestyle, with an emphasis on “local” and “close to home.” They have similar reaches: Cracker Barrel counts restaurants in 42 states, while Whole Foods just hit its 43rd state when its Nashua, New Hampshire, market opened in
Gov. Jerry Brown is fond of articulating “my belief in subsidiarity,” which requires a little interpretation. German Catholic theologian Oswald von Bell-Breuning developed the principle that government should do only what individuals and private organizations cannot do, and that governmental activities should be as local as possible. Brown has cited it most often vis-à-vis his
Both major political parties and groups of their deep-pocketed supporters are playing big in the handful of fiercely fought congressional races in California this year. With Republicans widely expected to keep — even add to — their House majority in November, the interest from national groups appears to be all about future elections. The parties
Vulnerable Assembly Democrats are locked in tight fundraising races with their GOP challengers, according to campaign finance reports filed Monday. Assemblyman Steve Fox, a Democrat from Palmdale, raised nearly $540,000 from July 1 to Sept. 30, and spent just under $530,000. Fox, a freshman legislator who won his 2012 race by just 145 votes, had