To be sure, Assemblyman Tom Ammiano's bill to legalize marijuana in California is worthy of discussion.
Millions are spent on going after pot growers, sellers and users, to
Now that California's embarrassing budgetspectacle is thankfully over, it is reassuring that many of the GoldenState's elected officials and opinion leaders seem to be on the
And now something completely different: an "open" primary, in more ways than one!
Republican California Sen. Abel Maldonado is to thank for the possibility of the open primary,
The Top Two Candidates Open Primary initiative is based on Washington State’s primary system, which has already been approved by the US Supreme Court (Washington State Grange v. Washington
Los Angeles Times Editorial - February 20, 2009:
A ballot measure to adopt open primaries, in which voters would cast their in a single primary and the top two finishers would
The American Recovery and Investment Act of 2009, better known as the stimulus package worth a heaping $787.2 billion, sought in part to put Americans back to work. With
And so we take the first step toward one-party rule! In a blistering blast of naivete, State Senator Abel Maldonado has defected to the cause of the budgetary compromise
California officially has a budget-yes! Now that that order of business has been taken care of, let's turn to another pressing local problem: water in the time
California's fiscal future lookspositively dire. The budget deficit isexpected to soar to more than 40 billion (more than 1,000 per resident) overthe next year. It is the
In a rare instance, Democrats and Republicans have an issue to unite against: open primaries.
In an open system of primary elections, a proposal state Sen. Abel Maldonado squeezed into
February has been an exciting time for California and the nation. It has also been an unsure one for many California residents, while we waited for a final agreement by
Goodthing all that budget nastiness has abated in Sacramento, because someone's mentioned the"D" word and that's always good for controversy.
So grab acopy
Chad Peace