Political Stories Top stories California and Trump are on a collision course over immigrants here illegally — California is quickly becoming a battleground for immigration policy as a cross-section of leaders across the state vowed to fight any plans by President-elect Donald Trump to deport thousands of people in the U.S. illegally. LA Times article President-elect Donald Trump adds […]
Political Stories Top stories Unfunded or undone: A Trump presidency eyes California policies —Â In California, Democrats control the statehouseâpowerful Republican politicians are about as endangered a species as the Delta smelt. But with Republicans poised to take control of everything in Washington, here’s a look at policies that experts say are in jeopardy of being […]
Political Stories – Top stories Trumpâs impact will be huge in California, where he was soundly rejected â Farmers from Californiaâs Central Valley invested big time in Donald Trump, and soon the president-elect could repay the debt. During a Tulare County campaign event in late August that raised an estimated $1.3 million, Trump heard about the farmersâ need for […]
Political Stories – Top stories California voters approve Proposition 64 and the recreational use of marijuana — Twenty years after California voters made the Golden State the first in America to permit marijuanaâs use as medicine, state voters on Tuesday night passed Proposition 64 to legalize pot for adult recreational use. Sacramento Bee article; LA Times article; San Jose Mercury News article; Robin […]
Political Stories Top stories Dan Walters: Political media did their jobs in a very difficult year —Â Despised and belittled by those seeking office, from the two presidential candidates down, the âmainstream media,â as weâve been dubbed, have done yeomanâs work in filtering the deluge of charges, countercharges and almost daily revelations and presenting coherent reports […]
Political Stories  – Top stories Dan Walters: Brown says pension reform still on his agenda, but is it? — During this fiscal year, the state must cough up 50 percent of CHP officersâ salaries for pensions, a 59 percent increase during Brownâs second governorship. The same pattern is true of other pension systems, both state and local, […]
Political Stories Top stories Massive ballot, important issues await â will voters take part? — Election Day is Tuesday, and for many weary voters, it canât come soon enough. California and its 55 electoral votes, however, are all but certain to go to Clinton, who is widely predicted to win the state by a comfortable margin. […]
Political Stories Top stories CD 21: After months of irrelevancy, cash jolts keep rocking the race â What a difference a few weeks makes. The 21st Congressional District â which covers all of Kings and parts of Kern, Tulare and Fresno counties â has gone from the back burner to the front burner, from forgotten castoff […]
Political Stories –Â Top stories CD 21: Court documents refute claims in Valadao attack ad —Â Congressman David Valadaoâs newest attack ad against Democratic challenger Emilio Huerta paints him as a chainsaw-wielding madman who used intimidation to try to take a womanâs land and water well. The problem: several of the adâs claims are false, according to […]
Political Stories –Â Top stories San Joaquin Valley congressional races attract big bucks and big names —Â The politically ambitious daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney has joined the fray in two increasingly expensive San Joaquin Valley congressional races. Amid a flurry of last minute fundraising, Reps. Jeff Denham, R-Turlock, and David Valadao, R-Hanford, both reported […]
