Legislative Leaders Announce Their Budget Plan
SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) and Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) today presented the budget proposal approved by the legislature’s […]
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Budget Committee Says No Taking Local Funds
The LATimes reports this morning on the meeting of the California Legislatures Budget Conference Committee. The committee has said no to Arnold’s plan to steal […]
Democratic Commitment to Fight for Families, Keep Safety Net
SACRAMENTO – In this Democratic weekly address, Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) and Assemblymember V. Manuel Pérez (D-Coachella) say as the legislature works to […]
The Final Tally
Whether you support or oppose the measures on the special election ballot, you will probably need a drink after the polls close, so come down […]
Democrats Should Be Joining the Tea Parties
Democrats are responding to the growing nationwide phenomena of anti-tax “tea parties†protests by mocking them and by pointing out that they are prompted and run […]
Why the Republican Anti-Tax Movement Doesn’t Care About the Taxes that YOU Pay
I listened recently to Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, on the Los Angeles NPR radio program “Air Talk with Larry Mantle.†[…]
The Charge of the Democrat Light Brigade: California Democrats Caught in Deadly Republican Tax Trap
Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. “Forward the Light Brigade! Charge […]
Why I Love Conservative Talk Radio’s John and Ken Show
If you’re happy that Rush Limbaugh has been giving headaches to Republican leaders trying to find a popular political stance for their shrinking party, you’ll […]
Four Obama Inspired Lessons for California Democrats – Part Two
Last week I wrote that the Obama campaign should serve as a master class in winning elections for Democrats, but, unfortunately, not enough California Democrats are playing attention to the Obama campaign’s most important lessons. We’ve dealt with the first two lessons — (1) Blame Republicans and Present a Democratic Solution, and (2) Use the Internet. The remaining two Obama inspired lessons are (3) Expand the Electorate, and (4) Champion the Middle Class. Let’s tackle them now.