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September 16, 2016 By Alex Vassar

Bob Huff and The Parable of Someone Else’s Car

This is a short article that is a little bit about Senator Bob Huff, but mostly not. I don’t write about every legislator but had been thinking about the soon-to-depart members who will be leaving office in the next few weeks. This evening, I saw a note on Facebook by a friend who thanked his boss, Senator Bob Huff […]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Current Research, Editorial, JoinCalifornia, State Senate, Term Limits, Top Stories

August 17, 2016 By Alex Vassar

My 54 Hours As a Candidate

For more than a decade, I’ve enjoyed being an observer of California politics, reading history books and interviewing legislators. During that time, I never thought I’d run for political office. For me, it was hard enough to watch brutal elections where candidates gambled everything; missing anniversary dinners, kids birthdays, and even mortgaging their houses to fill campaign accounts. On Monday, […]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Current Research, Editorial, Top Stories

June 14, 2016 By Alex Vassar

Vote Lead Changes

Congressional District 12 On June 21st, fifteen days after the Primary, Preston Picus pulled ahead of Bob Miller to face Nancy Pelosi in CD-12. On election night, with 100% of precincts reporting, Miller led Picus by 1,351 votes. A week later, on June 14th, that lead had slimmed to 472 votes. By that Friday, June 17th, Miller led Picus by mere 46 votes. As of June […]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Current Research, JoinCalifornia

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