Tour T-Shirts Not Available for This Road Show Governor Gavin Newsom is skipping the normal “State of the State” address and will instead “tour” California. He is starting his tour at home:…
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Let the 2026 Campaign Cycle Begin If you have yet to recover from the 2022 election cycle, you may be distressed to learn how much campaign activity is already underway for 2026. …
21 and Counting Including Obama By now, Calpeek readers know that Congresswoman Barbara Lee is the latest well-known elected official to announce her campaign to replace retiring U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein. But,…
A Gold Star For Being Creative Even If The Idea Sounds Nutty The State of California requires local governments to build more housing in their jurisdictions with a statewide goal of 2.5…
Thank You, DiFi If you don’t already know that U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein has officially announced she will not seek re-election, it means that Calpeek is your main source for political and…
Progressive Tactics Must Work if Corporate America is Using Them The progressive era in California started well over 100 years ago. In 1911,the initiative, referendum, and recall processes were added to the…
Arambula Speaks Up for Speakership Just when we thought the Sacramento democrats reached an agreement on when Assemblyman Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) would take over the reins of Speaker from current Speaker Anthony…
So, the Party’s Over? We understand what outgoing Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon means, but we are kind of surprised he didn’t say it more tactfully since he was speaking to reporters. From…
A Minimum 9 Year Sentence Late yesterday, the L.A. Times reported that a plea agreement was filed and former L.A. City Councilman Jose Huizar “agreed to plead guilty to racketeering and tax…
Challenging an Incumbent U.S. Senator Two members of Congress are breaking the unwritten rule of challenging an incumbent. Congresswoman Katie Porter announced she will be running for U.S. Senate in 2024. Congresswoman…