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En respuesta a una pieza de opinión publicada por el LA Times, la cual prácticamente culpa a Top-Dos por la decadencia del Partido Republicano de California y su transformación a un estado de un solo partido político, Bill Bloomfield, empresario y anterior candidato independiente para el Congreso, escribió una carta al editor explicando que no se debe culpar a Top-Dos por la muerte del Partido Republicano en California, ya que el Partido Republicano es el único responsable de ello: Al Editor: L

In a response to an opinion piece published in the LA Times, essentially blaming top-two for the decline of the California Republican Party and California's move to a one-party state, businessman and former independent congressional candidate Bill Bloomfield wrote a letter to the editor over the weekend, explaining that top-two is not to blame for the death of the California GOP; the Republican Party is responsible for its own demise: Top-two reform tilts California toward one-party rule U.S.

Opponents: San Diego League of Women Voters The San Diego Union-Tribune The San Diego County Democratic Party San Diego County Middle Class Taxpayers’ Association There are many good reasons to oppose San Diego County’s Measure B – the Lilac Hills sprawl development project -- on the November 2016 ballot. All of them can be summed up like this: ballot-box planning allows developers to sidestep important public oversight that protects taxpayers and ensures orderly, responsible housing develo

La Corte de Distrito de los Estados Unidos en Washington, D.C. escuchará argumentos en una demanda que cuestiona a la FEC por no regular debidamente a la Comisión de los Debates Presidenciales. La corte estableció la fecha de la audiencia para el miércoles 7 de enero, 2017, tan sólo dos semanas antes de que el próximo presidente tome oficina. “Nivelando el Terreno de Juego” (Level the Playing Field - LPF) y su Director, Peter Ackerman, presentaron la denuncia en junio de 2015. La demanda argume

Most of the Measures on this year’s San Diego City ballot are non-controversial. Measures E through I and Measure M were all placed on the ballot by the City Council and involve everything from a Charter amendment to reforming the process for removal of public officials to an increase in capacity for subsidized affordable housing. The five measures that have attracted attention in this “year of the lengthy ballot,” are the Chargers’ Initiative (Measure C), the Citizens’ Tourism Initiative (Meas

The U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging the FEC for not properly regulating the Commission on Presidential Debates. The court set a hearing date for Thursday, January 5, 2017, just under two weeks before the next president will be sworn into office. Level the Playing Field and its CEO, Peter Ackerman, originally filed the lawsuit in June 2015. The suit charges that the CPD and its directors have violated federal election law that requires de

Business guru Michael Porter and his colleagues at Harvard Business School released their latest annual report on the state of the U.S. economy's health and its ability to created shared prosperity for all Americans. A critical finding: the failing U.S. political system is the number one constraint on our economy. It's an astonishing development that America's political system - in particular, the partisanship preventing anything from getting done to address the real issues at the core of our ec

When Californian voters head to the polls on November 8 for the General Election, they will be faced with 17 statewide propositions. We have summarized each proposition with arguments for and against to help you cast an informed vote. Propositions have been arranged so that the more contentious ones are at the top. Proposition 64. Marijuana Legalization. Initiative Statute. Proposition 64 would legalize marijuana and hemp under California state law, provide for regulation and taxation on sal

2016 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION IVN SAN DIEGO VOTER GUIDE When San Diego voters head to the polls for the November General Election, they will find 35 ballot measures to vote on. For purposes of efficiency, IVN San Diego will break down the 14 city and countywide measures that could have the most significant impacts on our region's future. Related Articles: Voice of San Diego San Diego Free Press Voter Guide Measure A. SAN DIEGO COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE MEASURE. ROAD REPAIR, TRANSIT, TRAFFIC R

I walked around downtown on a Comic-Con evening in July. It isn’t like any other convention you see; thousands of people, dressed up and dressed down, were roaming the Gaslamp and having a great time. It’s cool to live in a place that people pay to visit, and the events they attend can be world-class fun for us too. There were Comic-Con-related venues everywhere – in bars, museums, parking lots – not just on one convention center floor. No convention center floor, no matter how large, could have