Glazer-Bonilla: 5 Day Countdown to Special Election in Senate District 7
Contra Costa County’s 680 corridor and Alameda County’s Tri-Valley region are once again hosts to the most hotly contested race for state legislature. In 2014, my talented friend Assemblywoman Catharine Baker, beat Mayor Sbranti – 51.6% to 48.4%. She defied the odds in a Bay Area district where voter registration shows Democrats outnumbering Republicans, 39% […]
Will GOP Voters Be Deceived in Senate District 7 Special Election?
Most of the time, Independent Expenditure Committees back individuals who they believe will support their various cause – whether it is pro-business or pro-union. Yesterday, an independent expenditure group, the Asian American Small Business PAC, filed an IE on behalf of Republican Michaela Hertle.
Senate District 7 – All Democrats, Hardly Boring or Predictable
About 9 months ago, the race for State Senate in District 7 seemed boring. Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla would face term-limited Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan. Each Democrat woman would garner predictable endorsements from labor unions as well as regional officeholders. It would be a horse race between two well established Democrat women, both of whom are friendly […]
Assembly District 16: Weird & Whacky Antics Put Bay Area Seat in Play
A very wise political consultant once told me that the last 7 days of a close campaign weren’t the ones to watch – they were the ones to watch out for. It’s that magical time when your opponent hurls lies about you in the mail. It’s getting pretty whacky in Assembly District 16 where Republican […]
East Bay Republicans’ Surprise – GOP Giant Killers Oust Noteworthy Dems
They say that politics makes strange bedfellows and that certainly was the case last Tuesday as voters appear to have retired former Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi, State Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett and political heavyweight Steve Glazer. Assembly District 16: The strongest is clearly Catharine Baker, the sole Republican and top vote-getter who won with 36.5% […]
Assembly 16 – Is the East Bay Seat Really Worth $5 Million?
The “top two” primary in the 16th Assembly District is once again shaping up to be a battle of special interests vs. those outside the system. Let me tell you what’s going on here in the district from the standpoint of a former candidate who ran when the seat was last open in 2008. Independent […]
Haley, McConnell, Johnson Talk Jobs and California Economy at Lincoln Club Retreat
Being a Republican in California is a lonely job only made bearable with a little help from our friends across the country. That was certainly evident at the Annual Spring Seminar, hosted by The Lincoln Club of Northern California, an organization of high profile business leaders and Republican donors who favor freer markets and less […]
BART Train Wreck Averted by Gov. Jerry Brown
California Governor Jerry Brown has called for a 7-day pause to avert another major strike of Bay Area Rapid Transit workers. The Governor stepped in late Sunday night, just hours before the scheduled 12:01 Monday walkout. Brown’s order also gives a three-person board one week to investigate the current state of affairs in the negotiations. The […]
What’s Behind Marin Republicans Support of Gay Marriage?
The gay marriage debate has played out on Capitol Hill, at the 2012 Republican Convention Platform Committee, and last month at the U.S. Supreme Court. Last week, Marin County Republicans in California decided to buck the national party platform by expressing tolerance of same sex marriage. Let me lend a little background on the move, […]
Unintended Consequences of the BART Strike
Question: What’s the one thing that could wipe the gay marriage celebration from the headlines in San Francisco? Answer: A strike by Bay Area Rapid Transit workers. The contracts between the taxpayer funded government transit organization that serves the region and it’s union workforce expired late Sunday night, bringing the first strike of workers since […]