Political Notes: An Independent’s Run for Office; A Late Entry for Governor; Union Endorsements
Independent Candidate for Statewide Office Can an Independent capture a statewide office in California? Seems like impossible odds in a state so large in which voters pay little attention to candidates until Election Day. Being associated with a major political party gives a candidate a foundation for his or her campaign. However, in the case […]
A Surprise Entry into the Governor’s Race
Yesterday, Amanda Renteria filed to run as a Democrat for governor. If the name sounds familiar, she was the Democratic nominee against David Valadao in the Democrats’ perennial target district of CA21 (Valadao). Following her loss to Valadao, she served as national political director of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Last year, the Stanford and Harvard […]
Cap and trade is looking more and more like a tax
The veneer that keeps everybody from seeing that the cap-and-trade program is really just a tax is coming unglued. Mayor Eric Garcetti blasted out an email newsletter happily announcing that the Jordan Downs public housing development in Watts will be refurbished with money from the hidden tax you’re paying for gasoline and electricity. Watts will […]
In school superintendent race, it’s Democratic reformer vs. union ally
The 2018 race for state superintendent of public instruction may not have an incumbent but is likely to feel like an encore of the 2014 race, pitting a Democrat aligned with the California Teachers Association and the California Federation of Teachers against a Democrat who backs reforms opposed by the unions. In 2014, Tom Torlakson – […]