Assembly candidate Buffy Wicks at a candidate forum last January in Albany. 15TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT–ELECTION 2018–An extensive poll from the well-bankrolled upstart in the wide-open race for the 15th Assembly District shows a candidate unsure over how to present herself… Read More ›
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Brooks, Kaplan, Gallo to offer Oakland council resolution supporting restoration of DACA
OAKLAND CITY COUNCILLater this month, three Oakland councilmembers will introduce a resolution offering the city’s support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that was rescinded Tuesday by the Trump administration. The executive order issued under President Barack… Read More ›
Ro Khanna, once bankrolled by Silicon Valley elites, now joins anti-establishment group
Ro Khanna, left, with state Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom last October in Cupertino. 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTRep. Ro Khanna is vowing to take over the progressive flank of the Democratic Party by joining a group whose sole intention is to bring down… Read More ›
Barbara Lee: When Paul Ryan says ‘Inner City’ he means ‘Black’
CONGRESS | 13TH DISTRICT | When Republicans drop carefully crafted phrases like “welfare queen”, “Dred Scott” and “Barack Hussein Obama, they are called dog whistles. While they may not signify much to some on the surface they conversely ring the… Read More ›
Poll Predicts Lower State Turnout Than 2008 Despite Influx Of New Voters
| ELECTION DAY | Despite a near historic flood of late newly registered voters in California, a new Field Poll predicts turnout will be just a tick under 70 percent. The poll, released today, suggests overall enthusiasm for this year’s… Read More ›
Stark Cannot Support Obama’s Compromise on Tax Cuts
‘REPUBLICANS SUDDENLY FOUND RELIGION ON THE DEFICIT,’ SAYS STARKPresident Obama put himself in a precarious political position this week by reaching a compromise on the extension of all the Bush tax cuts. The deal, which some Democrats believe is skewed towards… Read More ›