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Where We Are
History & Society
Changing Up the Supes and Reshaping L.A.
Post date:Change has come to the Board of Supervisors. More changes are ahead. What that means for how the county does its many jobs is unclear. But whatever the changes are, they will affect the lives of ten million county residents.
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assembly
Ballot Brief
No More Special Elections, Please! Here Are 2 Ideas to Avoid Them
Post date:The word special makes it sound like there is something to celebrate -- there is not.
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Prop 28
Ballot Brief
Prop 28: California Voters Pass Term Limit Reform
Post date:Voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly supported a ballot initiative in favor of limiting the time state legislators may serve.
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California
SoCal Focus
Money in Politics: Good Government Reforms Cost Money
Post date:Just because good government reforms (such as term limits, redistricting, and open primaries) will make elections more expensive does not mean they are bad reforms -- Far from it. But it does mean we need to consider all of the consequences of reforms ...
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California
SoCal Focus
Prop 28: Will New Term Limits for California Lawmakers Make a Difference?
Post date:Term limits have certainly not caused all that ails California, but they surely have done little to help.
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Open Primaries
SoCal Focus
How Will the Political Landscape Change in California in 2012?
Post date:Hold onto your hats voters, candidates and observers, December 30th kicks the official start of the new election in California.
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California
SoCal Focus
Think Lobbyists Cannot Give Campaign Donations to California Politicians? Think Again.
Post date:Under California law, registered lobbyists are prohibited from giving campaign contributions to state candidates. The purpose of this prohibition is rather straightforward. Contributions from those overtly seeking to influence elected officials could l...
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Vernon
1st and Spring
Government Reforms for the Scandal-Plagued City of Vernon
Post date:In elections held on Tuesdaym Vernon voters passed a series of government reforms aimed at ensuring that history does not repeat itself.
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mayor
SoCal Focus
Getting from Supervisor to Mayor
Post date:Yaroslavsky will run, but will he know what the city he hopes to lead has become?
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commentary
SoCal Focus
Goodbye Term Limits?
Post date:Term limits do not create a class of "citizens legislators," who are public servants for one brief, shining moment in time, and then resume their private lives. I think term limits should be repealed all together.
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SoCal Focus
Another fine mess
Post date:We put our trust in an amiable, photogenic man with a wide, white smile and impossible promises.
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term limits
SoCal Focus
Q & A: What is the State of California's Budget?
Post date:Governor Jerry Brown and members of the California Legislature have been at a budget impasse for weeks, but our representatives appear about five minutes away from a sandbox fight that commences with the perennial favorite, "I'm rubber, you're glue."
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assembly
SoCal Focus
How Special Will the February 15th Elections Really be?
Post date:On February 15th California voters in two state senate districts will elect new representatives. Termed-out legislators and decline to state voters will be key to both races. The elections will also be the first under California new open primary, top-t...