Last month, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez called on the San Diego Unified School District to change the name of an elementary school named after Civil War General Robert E. Lee. In a letter, Gonzalez wrote that “Recent tragedies have revived the debate over confederate-related symbolism in our country,” and that “schools should be inclusive. If they’re named after a person, they […]
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Haters Gonna Haight
July 7, 2015 By Alex Vassar
Filed Under: Constitutional Officers, Current Research, Editorial, State Assembly, Top Stories Tagged With: Henry H. Haight, Lorena Gonzalez, Robert E. Lee, Steve Glazer
Current Legislator Tenure Rankings (End of June 2015)
June 29, 2015 By Alex Vassar
Since 1849, a total of 4,416 people have served in the California State Legislature. So how do the current 120 legislators rank in terms of tenure? In June, Senator Jim Nielsen (with 18.5 years of legislative service) moved up to become the 119th longest serving California legislator in state history, passing Don A. Allen. Also […]
Filed Under: 2012 Election, 2014 Election, 2016 Election, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, Special Elections, State Assembly, State Senate, Term Limits, Top Stories Tagged With: Jeff Stone, Jim Nielsen, Kevin De Leon, Steve Glazer
“Full House” Drought Ends
June 26, 2015 By Alex Vassar
Something interesting happened at the Capitol on June 1st that went completely unnoticed; all the legislators showed up. All hundred and twenty. Exciting, right? That might not sound like a notable event (that is their job, isn’t it?) but in fact, it had been quite a while… nearly eight full years. This “Full House” drought, […]
Filed Under: Current Research, Editorial, JoinCalifornia, Special Elections, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories Tagged With: Bill Emmerson, Curren Price, Mark DeSaulnier, Sharon Runner, Steve Glazer
