November 2012 Archives
Po-Law-Tics:
Californians have now lived through a full election cycle with two big election reforms.
Where We Are:
While the national media focused on El Monte's soda tax and the regional media tracked Measure J's almost win, other local elections were reshaping the political landscape.
Commentary:
Raised by two dads and now married to his wife of nine years, he said "a family is a home comprised of a group of people who love each other, support each other, and protect each other."
LA as Subject:
Los Angeles' first hotel, the Bella Union, functioned as more than simply temporary lodging for out-of-town visitors. For decades after it opened in 1849, it was the heart of civic life in the rough-edged, newly American city.
Commentary:
Election Day turned out to be no sweat, but for returning President Obama, the days after will be another story.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
Jose Medina walked into the banquet room at Zacateca's Restaurant on Riverside's Eastside to loud cheers and clapping of hundreds of supporters.
Government:
San Bernardino County voters ended what is likely one of the state's most colorful political eras by ousting incumbent District 3 Supervisor Neil Derry, a Republican, in favor of Democrat James Ramos, former chairman of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.
Government:
California's desert has voted, with turnout running around 50%, and the results of each Congressional race will likely surprise no one - but it looks as though the region may have shifted ever so slightly toward the liberal end of the spectrum.
West Is Eden:
There's so much debate, din, and shouting in politics. But beneath all the noise, I hear the whisper of things lost.
Comments:
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