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Schwarzenegger Bull Testicle Gift Doesn't Go Over Well

LA Times | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Budget, California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California-Senate-Pro-Tem-Darrell-Steinberg, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Budget Crisis, Darrell Steinberg, Politics News

As lawmakers wrangled last week over how to plug California's giant deficit, the governor who once called them "girlie men" sent the state Senate lead...

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California's Death Throes: A View From Sacramento

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Budget Crisis, California, Dennis Hollingsworth, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Enron, Kenny Boy Lay, California Democratic Party, Gray Davis, Edmund Brown, California Democratic Clubs, Nancy Pelosi, The Terminator, Commonsense4CA.Org, California Governor Arnold Schwarznegger, California Budget Crisis, California Fiscal Crisis, Budget Cuts, Darrell Steinberg, State Legislature, Calpirs, Calworks, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

A grassroots movement working within Democratic Party structures might break the cycle of abuse the Republican minority has inflicted upon the state.

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California Needs a New Constitution

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Enron, "Kenny Boy" Lay, California Constitutional Convention, Fiscal Crisis, Santa Clara County, California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, Karen Bass, California-Constitution, Governor Edmund "Pat" Brown, California State Government, Paul Krugman, California State Leaders, California Budget Cuts, California Fiscal Crisis, Sacramento, California Budget Crisis, State Capitol, California Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, Darrell Steinberg, Silicon Valley, California, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

If Arnold and the Democrats can waste state money holding failed ballot initiatives and "special elections" they can set aside a little cash for a Constitutional Convention.

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Obama's California: Angst and Irony for Winning Democrats

William Bradley | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Steve Westly, Labor, Karen Bass, Antonio Villaraigosa, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Gavin Newsom, Darrell Steinberg, Gray Davis, Democratic Party, Jerry Brown, Bulworth, Dianne Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News
William Bradley

California Democrats are a lot happier about the elections next year than the one in a few weeks.

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Yet Another California Campaign: Elections Abound In the Arnold Era

William Bradley | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Meg Whitman, Steve Westly, John McCain, Dave Cogdill, Leon Panetta, Far Right, Mike Murphy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican Party, Darrell Steinberg, Barack Obama, Bill Simon, California Recall, Dick Riordan, Gray Davis, Politics News
William Bradley

Every other year, including this, has seen the tarnished Golden State holding at least one statewide election. This May 19th it's another special statewide election, the fourth of the Arnold Era.

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Far Right Fury Over California Tax Hikes and Open Primary

William Bradley | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Talk Radio, Bill Bennett, Far Right, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sacramento Karen Bass, Abel Maldonado, Mike Villines, Darrell Steinberg, Jon Fleischman, Republican Party, Los Angeles, John McCain, John & Ken, California, Ronald Reagan, Politics News
William Bradley

Far right leaders see the tax issue and the open primary issue -- in which the two top vote-getters in a primary race, regardless of party ID, would face off in the general election -- as inextricably linked.

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California: The Far Right's Ritual Dance on the Edge of the Cliff

William Bradley | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Karen Bass, California, Dave Cogdill, Barbara Boxer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Dennis Hollingsworth, Far Right, George W. Bush, Chuck DeVore, Darrell Steinberg, Mike Villines, Gray Davis, Republican Party, John McCain, John & Ken, Politics News
William Bradley

As the Republicans have declined in California, they have become even more conservative. As they become more conservative, they are even less open to compromise.

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California GOP Oust Leader Amid Budget Crisis

AP | SAMANTHA YOUNG | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dave Cogdill, State Senator Dave Cogdill, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arnold Schwartzenegger, Darrell Steinberg, California Budget Crisis, California Budget, California Legislature, Politics News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Chances of a quick resolution to California's budget stalemate appeared to fade Wednesday after Senate Republican holdouts ...

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California Might Legislate To Discourage Urban Sprawl

Los Angeles Times | Margot Roosevelt | Posted 09.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Traffic, Reducing Carbon Emissions, California Legislature, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Darrell Steinberg, California, Urban Sprawl, Green News

Will Californians drive less to reduce global warming? Maybe not on our own -- but state officials are ready to nudge us. The Legislature is on the v...

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