On Friday, the City of Compton renamed a street in honor of Senator Isadore Hall, who was born in the city, served on the local school district board, the city council, as well as representing the area in both houses of the Legislature. Reflecting on this (and having compiled a list of “legislator placenames” a […]
California Political History and The Lone Ranger (2013) movie
It has been more than two years since we wrote about Johnny Depp’s portrayal of the vampire Barnabas Collins in the movie “Dark Shadows”. Collins, as you may remember, was apparently named after a 1900s Assemblyman buried at the Sacramento City Cemetery. It’s happened again. In the Lone Ranger, a western movie set in 1869, the […]
Sharon Runner is Lone Candidate in SD-21 Special Election
The filing period for the three State Senate special elections closed today at 5 pm. Most notable is that Sharon Runner was the only candidate to file in Senate District 21. It’s certainly not common for candidates to appear alone on Special Election ballots. In fact, according to a quick review of our records, it […]
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