
The Associated Press has projected Peters the winner over DeMaio after new results were released Friday evening in California’s highly competitive, highly targeted 52nd Congressional race. It’s been a razor thin margin between DeMaio and Peters up until Friday’s results.
by Michelle Moons8 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

In a rabid fit of misguided pat-tree-uh-tism, I signed up to be a volunteer poll worker. I was tasked with the Casa de Cadillac beat on Ventura Blvd. in Sherman Oaks. They were hard up for warm bodies, and I
by Heidi Siegmund Cuda8 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Advocates for legal marijuana, emboldened by the movement’s recent midterm election successes in Oregon, Alaska, and the District of Columbia, will seek to place legal marijuana initiatives on the ballot in California in 2016. At least one pro-marijuana legalization organization,
by Daniel Nussbaum8 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

A final report by the Marin County coroner’s office on Friday determined that Robin Williams did not have illicit drugs or alcohol in his system on the day he took his life. However, he did suffer from a deep depression
by Adelle Nazarian8 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

SACRAMENTO, California — In 2016, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) will be up for re-election for the fifth time. California’s junior Senator was first elected in 1992, in a close race that she won by just under 5% of the
by Jon Fleischman7 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

A candidate who tried to remove his name from the ballot but couldn’t wound up winning a seat on the Yolo County Board of Education. Matt Taylor never spent a dime on his campaign after realizing that he would have
by William Bigelow7 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Stolen lives, that is how families refer to the death of their loved ones at the hands of criminals who were present in the country illegally when these men and women’s lives were stopped short. The Stolen Lives Quilt organization
by Michelle Moons7 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Gov. Jerry Brown, defiant in the wake of the massive GOP victory on Tuesday, insists that his pet project, the state’s $68-billion bullet train from Los Angeles to San Francisco, will not die, despite GOP opposition. Brown said of the
by William Bigelow7 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Candidates in Richmond, California opposing the Chevron Corporatio won handily in Tuesday’s local elections, leaving a strong possibility that the city may push harder in its lawsuit against the oil company while reinvigorating the city’s attempt to seize underwater mortgages
by William Bigelow7 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Away from all the national bleeding and great gnashing of teeth in the Democratic Party, the sun is shining bright for newly reelected Governor Jerry Brown as he picked up his second solvency award with a state credit upgrade from
by Chriss W. Street7 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

California’s 26th congressional district race between incumbent Democrat Julia Brownley and Republican challenger Jeff Gorell is still too close to call. According to California’s Secretary of State’s website, Brownley leads Gorell by exactly 530 votes, or a 50.2-49.8% margin. Gorell’s
by Daniel Nussbaum6 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Now that Proposition 47 has passed, thousands of inmates will be released from prisons in the state. The most visible impact of the new law will be the effect on drug possession cases: California is first state to make drug
by William Bigelow6 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

A carjacking victim who miraculously survived a fatal shooting rampage in Sacramento that resulted in the deaths of two officers said the shooter was smiling when he fired at point-blank range. “When he shot me he was smiling. When he shot
by Adelle Nazarian6 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Following last week’s discovery of the remains of Gavin Smith, a 20th Century Fox executive who had gone missing in 2012, new leads in the case suggest his death may have been a direct hit ordered by an individual who
by Adelle Nazarian6 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

San Benito and Mendocino County, California residents on Tuesday approved Measures J and S, respectively, which are ballot measures that ban fracking in the Coast Range Mountains and Northern California communities. Ironically, according to Southern California Public Radio, critics of
by Daniel Nussbaum6 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

SAN DIEGO, California — Democrat incumbent Congressman Scott Peters overtakes Carl DeMaio lead in California’s 52nd Congressional District seat upset by a margin of 861 votes in a Thursday afternoon update, a change from DeMaio’s Wednesday morning lead of 752 votes. Late
by Michelle Moons6 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

With a hot stock market driving commercial demand for engineers, and Edward Snowden’s Citizen Four running in theaters, National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers spoke at Silicon Valley’s Stanford University on Monday in an effort to recruit America’s best and
by Chriss W. Street6 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

SAN DIEGO, California — San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer made a special appearance Tuesday night at the U.S. Grant hotel to introduce San Diego City Council Candidate Chris Cate, who won seat six on the council in the November 4
by Michelle Moons6 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Murrietta’s former Mayor, Alan Long, won re-election to Murritta’s City Council Tuesday despite crashing into a car full of teenage girls while allegedly under the influence of alcohol. California State Senator Ben Hueso was also re-elected Tuesday after facing DUI
by Michelle Moons6 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

SAN DIEGO, California — “If I were a Democrat, there would be people in the streets rioting over what we’ve had to endure,” said congressional candidate Carl DeMaio to supporters at the U.S. Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego Tuesday
by Michelle Moons5 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

One dispensary in Sacramento came up with a novel way to get out the vote in the midterm election on Tuesday: free marijuana for anyone who came in with an “I Voted” sticker. According to local affiliate CBS13, the River
by Daniel Nussbaum5 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

SAN DIEGO, California — Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) ushered in his expected victory at the U.S. Grant Hotel in San Diego with a warning for the State of California and a preview of how the Republican Party can expect to
by Adelle Nazarian5 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Republican gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari may have lost decisively to Governor Jerry Brown, but he won more than 40% of the statewide vote, an important threshold that may establish a foundation for his future political ambitions. Moreover, at 41.3% of
by Joel B. Pollak5 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

The city of Malibu passed Measure R Tuesday night, a controversial measure that would limit the number of chain stores in new developments citywide. The measure had been heavily championed by actor/director Rob Reiner. According to the County of Los
by Daniel Nussbaum5 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Groucho Marx famously said: “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.” The quote sums up the depressing realization for Tinseltown’s progressives this morning that a conservative Republican wave
by Chriss W. Street5 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0