Politics in Play if the Supreme Court Throws Out Redistricting Commission
An effort by a newly announced coalition supporting California’s redistricting commission may run into some harsh political realities in its quest to keep current congressional lines in place if the United States Supreme Court throws out redistricting commissions in the Arizona State Legislature vs. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission case. Californians supported two initiatives that took […]
Government Union Wrath Aimed at Democrat
It didn’t take long for “the brotherhood” of status quo politics to pile on. Within hours of former Assembly member Joan Buchanan having lost her election bid for Northern California’s 7th Senate District seat in last week’s special election to fill the vacancy, she endorsed labor-embraced and fellow Democratic Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Concord. Together, they […]
Governors Have Bad Case Of California Envy
From Florida to Texas, governors and presidential wannabes are clamoring for a piece of California’s action. Given how hot California’s economy has been in the past year, you can’t blame them, but it would help their cases if the numbers backed them up. Earlier this month, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced he is planning an […]
New Battles Over Redistricting
In 2008 California adopted a new redistricting system for state offices extended in 2010 to Congressional seats. It was accomplished through the arduous efforts of a 14-member non-partisan Citizens Redistricting Commission approved by the voters which took the powerful “gerrymandering” authority out of the hands of the state legislature. This hard fought revision of a […]