Newsome Ruffles Feathers With “Caretaker” Comment Gavin Newsom’s comments about appointing a black woman as a “caretaker” to the U.S. Senate, if Feinstein is unable to complete her term, didn’t go over…
Driverless Big Rigs…What Could Go Wrong Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry’s legislation, AB 316, would require big rig trucks to have human drivers. The bill has found little opposition in the Assembly and is…
Political People Converging on the City of Angels Those standing around the water cooler love to hang out with other political folks. Everyone will have an opportunity next week to listen to…
The Anticlimactic Leaker It was a local, L.A. scandal, but the outrageous comments garnered national attention. As Calpeek discussed last year, and everyone remembers, a hidden recorder caught four L.A. city leaders…
Dreams of Cruising Sunk Faster than Titanic Those standing around the water cooler blame heat and humidity for the hyperbole in the title. We are sad to report that the Napa Valley…
Those standing around the water cooler would like to thank our loyal readers for tuning in each week even when we are on summer recess. We expected to be back this week with…
We continue to celebrate independence from our computers, so there will be no new peeks this week. If you are feeling neglected and missing your weekly dose of peeks, we suggest reading…
Making a Difference On Sunday, the world lost a tremendous leader for women’s rights, civil rights, the arts, and many other social causes. Peg Yorkin co-founded the Fund for the Feminist Majority…
A Calpeek Correction We are sorry to have to admit that Calpeek messed up. Last week, we brought you a peek about Stacey Shin and her new political law firm, Shin Law…
A Gloomy Corruption Summer For those who live in Los Angeles, it seems like the gloomy winter weather will never end. The same can be said for corruption in L.A. City Hall. …