Only Bay Area Has Recovered from Great Recession in CA
Only four counties out of California’s 58 have fully recovered from the Great Recession, in the sixth year after the official economic recovery began.
Only four counties out of California’s 58 have fully recovered from the Great Recession, in the sixth year after the official economic recovery began.

On June 4, the Los Angeles Times reported that Elliot Rodger fired more than 50 rounds of ammunition while killing three people with a gun, even though he was only using 10-round magazines. In other words, California’s “high capacity” magazine

The nephew of former President John F. Kennedy, Bobby Shriver, will square off with former Democratic state senator Sheila Kuehl in November for a spot on the the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. On Tuesday, Kuehl and Shriver qualified for

On Tuesday, voters in a California Bay Area county passed a half-percent sales tax to fund health care for illegal immigrants to the tune of $100 million a year. According to Reuters, voters in Alameda Country supported the “0.5 percent sales

A newly amended bill from a California lawmaker would require college students to stop in the heat of passion and establish verbal or written consent before having sex anywhere on campus, reports L.A. Weekly. SB 967, amended last week by

As Breitbart News predicted, Democrats Ben Allen and Sandra Fluke have made it to the top two in California’s newly-adopted “jungle” primary system and will advance to November in one of the most interesting races to date. Both candidates are

In a state dominated by Democrats, a Republican topped the results for State Controller. Ashley Swearengin emerged from Tuesday’s primary election in California with 24% of the vote, ahead of the tight race between the next three finishers. John Perez,

A new video has surfaced, the second one in a week, that shows Canadian singer Justin Bieber using the word “n**ger.” The first video was of a 15 year-old Bieber (who’s now 20) telling a joke with the N-word as

Neel Kashkari’s victory for a distant second place in California’s gubernatorial primary means he will have another opportunity to get trounced by Governor Jerry Brown in November. Former U.S. Treasury official and Goldman Sachs guru Kashkari, considered to be the

Incumbent Silicon Valley Congressman Mike Honda advanced early with 51% of the vote–which was later adjusted to 48%–and will compete against fellow Democrat Ro Khanna, who has clinched a second-place finish with 27% of the vote to advance into November’s

As the fog lifts from election day and the victors moving on to November from California’s June 3 top two primary election, voters in California’s 52nd district will see incumbent Democrat Scott Peters battle it out with Republican Carl DeMaio

Indicted state Sen. Leland Yee looks to finish a relatively strong third in the race for California Secretary of State, despite the fact that he dropped out of the race months ago, according to the Los Angeles Times election results

California’s 33rd District is rated “safely Democrat” by Rothenberg Political Report/Roll Call and has been represented by Democrat Rep. Henry Waxman for 40 years. Republican Elan Carr just won the 33rd District primary. Carr and Democratic state Sen. Ted Lieu

Peter Kuo, a Republican who led the charge against California’s proposed measure to reinstitute affirmative action, made the runoff on Tuesday in a Northern California State Senate district in which 50% of the voters are Democrats. Democrat Bob Wieckowski, who

With 82.5% of precincts reporting, Republican Pete Peterson and Democrat Alex Padilla are locked in a neck-and-neck battle in the California Secretary of State race, although both will ultimately move on to the general election in November, according to the

Update Kamla Harris will face Republican Ronald Gold in a the November election for California Attorney General. Harris received 62% of the vote while Gold managed to collect just over 11%. The Los Angeles Times reported that Attorney General Kamala Harris

Liberal incumbent Ami Bera will be facing Doug Ose, also known for his liberal views, for US Representative in the Sacramento County’s 7th Congressional District. According to the Sacramento Bee, with 67% of the precincts tabulated, Bera cruised to an

Tim Donnelly conceded early in Tuesday’s primary election and congratulated his fellow Republican rival Neel Kashkari, who will be facing off against Jerry Brown in November. Neither Republican came nearly as close to Brown’s numbers at the voting booths on

The Los Angeles Times reports that incumbent Gavin Newsom will face Republican Ron Nehring in the Lt. Governor race in November. With ten percent of the votes counted, Newsome has garnered over 50% of the vote, and Nehring is in second with

Governor Jerry Brown has easily advanced in Tuesday’s primary election with over 55% of votes in his favor against his two main rivals, Republicans Neel Kashkari and Tim Donnelly. According to polling data released by the Los Angeles Times, Brown

The use of heroin is up in California and around the country. Those who signed up for Medi-Cal, California’s expanded Medicaid program for the poor, are able to get free methadone treatment. California Health Report notes that the number of

Never a dull moment in the circus of California’s relatively new top two primary system. Not only are many voting districts seeing Democrat on Democrat and Republican on Republican battles, but some races only have one candidate listed to vote

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that many of the ballot stations in Los Angeles County were not set up when polls officially opened at 7:30 a.m., and many voters were turned away or had to wait in lines for

Yuri Kochiyama, a political and social activist who triggered reparations being paid to Japanese-Americans who were interned during World War II, died in Berkeley, California on Sunday at the age of 93. Kochiyama’s most famous moment came when she held
Sen Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, offered sharp criticism of the Obama administration Tuesday, saying that it was “very disappointing” that the White House had not consulted with Congress 30 days prior to trading five Taliban

It’s hard to imagine a fan refusing to jump on stage with his or her favorite singer. Yet one ticket holder did just that during a Bruno Mars concert. And the stylish singer didn’t handle rejection well. Now, his label