The Incivility Vote
There have been rumblings of late in certain political circles that enough voters, reacting negatively to the loud, constant protests on the left, will create a backlash to help save some of California’s endangered Republican congressional seats. Similar scenarios have played out in California before. Granted it is a different California today. But a half-century […]
Don’t Forget The Third Candidate in the U.S. Senate Race
Kevin De Leon likes to make history, but not like this: he could finish third in the two-person U.S. Senate race. The ballot says there are just two candidates—De Leon and incumbent Dianne Feinstein. But there is a third candidacy that’s likely to draw a lot of support. None of the above.
Our Political Future: The California Factor
At some point, we will all come to our senses and see that almost nothing –nothing of real lasting value—will come of it without reasonable accommodation on the critical issues of our time. But is it possible for either Party to assume the mantle of national leadership which has been largely vacated by both as […]
Interview with Sen. Hertzberg on the Recent Legislative Session
With the 2018 legislative session now concluded —Governor Brown’s last—share your assessment of its notable public accomplishments for the state of California and your Los Angeles Senate District. Bob Hertzberg: Taking a historic view, there were a number of factors that created great opportunities in the Legislature this year. First, California had another year of […]