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January 23, 2015 By Alex Vassar

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 […]

Filed Under: Congress, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, Top Stories

January 23, 2015 By Alex Vassar

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 […]

Filed Under: Current Research, JoinCalifornia, State Senate, Top Stories

January 22, 2015 By Alex Vassar

Culbert Olson Talk at the Mosk

Debra Deanne Olson, a granddaughter of Governor Culbert Olson, spoke about her grandfather today at an event organized by the California State Library. Joining Debra was her daughter, Kaitlyn. Olson, who served as Governor between 1939 and 1942, was the first Democrat to hold that office in almost 50 years. His four years in office were marked by […]

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