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2009.11.05: And the winner is ... nobody
2009.11.04: Others succeeded where Oxnard schools, Ventura city failed
2009.11.03: Tom Campbell's list of 'whoppers'
2009.10.30: Year of reform, Part II
2009.10.27: Your state government in action
2009.10.22: An under-the-radar ballot winner?
2009.10.15: Direction of a runaway convention
2009.10.07: In the target zone
2009.10.05: Who junked eBay's lawn chairs?
2009.09.28: What's Willie Brown smokin'?
2009.09.25: The aging of a Young Republican
2009.09.22: PORAC, the attorney general's race and T-Ridge
2009.09.22: And the race begins
2009.09.11: Tough vote; not as tough as grandpa's
2009.09.10: Sex or lies -- which is it?
2009.09.01: An unwelcome mat for independents?
2009.08.28: Shift at county Democratic Party
2009.08.11: Sen. Strickland still taking in dough
2009.08.06: Assembly's secret vote revealed
2009.07.28: A legislator's dilemma
2009.07.17: It's not all about government
2009.07.17: Another Ventura County connection
2009.07.10: Jackson's mentor endorses Jordan
2009.07.09: Targeted in Simi Valley
2009.07.07: Neighbor vs. neighbor?
2009.07.01: SoCal civil war?
2009.06.26: Assembly members' pay
2009.06.25: Gorell gets GOP's Good Housekeeping seal
2009.06.24: Hannah-Beth comes out strong for Das
2009.06.24: 'If you'd like to listen to Tom Campbell, Press 1 ...'
2009.06.23: Strickland volunteers for pay cut, too
2009.06.23: Pavley, Runner join pay cut parade
2009.06.22: No local volunteers for pay cut yet
2009.06.19: Expert advice on handling defeat
2009.06.15: Pensions and the Board of Supervisors
2009.06.03: Awkward photo of a politician
2009.06.01: Check your math, Meg (updated)
2009.05.27: The timidity of their convictions
2009.05.20: Tuesday's big winner: Rob Reiner
2009.05.15: Tony Strickland votes with trial lawyers
2009.05.13: Presidential recall
2009.05.08: Blind voter rage
2009.05.06: A hometown advantage
2009.05.04: On Obama's radar
2009.05.01: Foy to speak to Castro lookalikes?
2009.04.29: Postpartisan agreement
2009.04.28: The left and right, united
2009.04.25: Democratic convention notes
2009.04.23: Going into convention, a new Democratic poll
2009.04.22: A Home Depot shade of green
2009.04.21: Minority party cake-eating
2009.04.21: Minority party cake-eating
2009.04.20: State GOP purity
2009.04.16: New oak trees in Simi
2009.04.09: Carbon tax coming?
2009.04.09: Carbon tax coming?
2009.04.02: Audra 'exploring' statewide run
2009.03.30: Loyalty check
2009.03.26: The spin from Arnold's camp
2009.03.25: Stimulus: Californians are a lot like Congress
2009.03.24: Former Santa Barbara editor's new blog
2009.03.19: County Democrats score post-election gains
2009.03.16: 'Woman of the year' meets her 'woman of the year'
2009.03.11: Passing on his own bill
2009.03.10: A contested Democratic primary in 35th?
2009.03.09: Peter Foy sighting
2009.03.05: Democrats on the radio
2009.03.03: An awkward meeting
2009.02.24: Arnold the independent?
2009.02.23: Supervisor's secret admirers
2009.02.16: Camped out at cliff's edge
2009.02.13: Looks like it could be a deal after all
2009.02.10: Whitman's in -- the race begins
2009.02.07: An opening in Simi Valley?
2009.02.05: Carbajal isn't running in 35th
2009.02.05: Canaries in the classroom
2009.02.02: Lottery idea: The public isn't buying
2009.01.28: You know the recession's bad when ...
2009.01.27: Housekeeping
2009.01.26: Open seats
2009.01.24: Money from a tainted source
2009.01.18: Lionizing Leo
2009.01.16: Gorell gets a boost
2009.01.14: The Rappin' Mathematician
2009.01.12: A lot of new (blue) blood
2009.01.07: For Democrats, another election
2009.01.06: Standing by his green rhetoric
2009.01.05: Willie Brown drops a hint
2008.12.15: Election Day, Round II
2008.12.11: What next? A dog that turns its nose at food?
2008.12.10: The flip side of Blagojevich
2008.12.02: Smyth gets leadership job
2008.11.26: 19th District tightening again -- too late for Jackson
2008.11.21: An early start for Gorell
2008.11.20: Still counting...
2008.11.17: Will Nava have to reconsider?
2008.11.14: Close to being over
2008.11.12: Nailed it again
2008.11.07: His vote, her envelope
2008.11.06: Florida lite
2008.11.06: Sleazy phone calls
2008.11.05: Jackson-Strickland race: Now what?
2008.11.04: What to watch for in 19th Senate District
2008.11.04: Former speaker's 'realistic' prediction
2008.11.03: Brockovich likes Jackson, too
2008.10.31: Sally the Single Mom
2008.10.31: 8 figures in the 19th District
2008.10.30: Steinberg pulls out all the stops
2008.10.30: Keeping up with IEs
2008.10.29: Is Audra a ballot measure?
2008.10.29: O'Connell ad scoring points
2008.10.28: Democratic advantage in 19th
2008.10.28: Updated: State party pumps in more for Masry
2008.10.27: Jackson's "I'm a Democrat" piece
2008.10.27: The Isla Vista vote
2008.10.27: Senatorial perspective
2008.10.25: Do voters have a sense of humor?
2008.10.24: O'Connell jumps into Prop. 8 fray
2008.10.24: Heeeeerreee they come...
2008.10.24: See for yourself
2008.10.24: The Capitol comes to Ventura County
2008.10.23: Law enforcement persuasion
2008.10.23: Somebody's got to tell
2008.10.22: Is county Assembly race tightening?
2008.10.22: Elton Gallegly's gift
2008.10.21: Election fraud hokum
2008.10.20: So that's who that was...
2008.10.20: Republican governor endorses Republican candidate
2008.10.20: Zero for two
2008.10.18: Voting advice from the top
2008.10.17: Sheriffs deputies take to air for Jackson
2008.10.16: Gov. Gov. Romney?
2008.10.16: Where are the boundaries?
2008.10.15: Spotlight on 19th brightens
2008.10.14: That other union
2008.10.10: Another interest group weighs in
2008.10.10: Friends in the Senate
2008.10.09: Help on the propositions
2008.10.08: Playing both sides
2008.10.05: The first IE
2008.10.04: Post-deadline bonuses
2008.10.01: Endorse now, listen later? (Updated)
2008.09.25: Making amends
2008.09.25: The book on Masry
2008.09.24: Endorsement wars (con't)
2008.09.22: Erin Brockovich for Strickland
2008.09.21: Approaching 400,000 county voters
2008.09.18: Divided county politicians
2008.09.18: Another day, another $180k
2008.09.15: Good Fridays for Jackson
2008.09.11: McClintock, Palin and per diem
2008.09.08: Strickland prankster strikes again?
2008.09.03: A 'Republican' who's not
2008.08.28: From 'executive' to 'businessman'
2008.08.27: Life after deadlines
2008.08.26: Viral advertising in 19th District
2008.08.26: Jackson jumps on cable (updated)
2008.08.24: Jump start for 2010
2008.08.21: Another Ventura County battleground?
2008.08.20: The GOP governor vs. conservatives
2008.08.18: Arnold's tire gauges
2008.08.15: That Jackson attack ad
2008.08.13: Another Olympics entrant
2008.08.12: Obama, McCain ... and Strickland
2008.08.08: 'Elminination' language upheld
2008.08.05: Wife follows husband, Part II?
2008.08.01: Republicans for Jackson
2008.07.31: Drilling into PPIC survey
2008.07.28: From Simi to St. Paul
2008.07.16: Growing up politically
2008.07.14: Preview of coming attractions
2008.07.08: Obama's organizational reach
2008.07.03: Decision time for Jack?
2008.06.27: McCain's oil spillover?
2008.06.23: Results are in: Post office won
2008.06.18: What's next for Pedro?
2008.06.12: The superintendent's party
2008.06.10: On 'the educator's' win
2008.06.09: Reward for a job well done
2008.06.04: Jackson-Strickland: Not head-to-head, but...
2008.06.03: What to look for on election night
2008.06.02: Where are these Democrats?
2008.05.30: Not plugged in
2008.05.28: Tough-talking Marine
2008.05.22: McCain's unlucky timing
2008.05.20: Tracking the stealth fat cats
2008.05.19: State Democrats' garden party
2008.05.14: Peter Foy's ATM
2008.05.13: Levine's LNG letter
2008.05.07: An odometer check
2008.05.03: Just in case you need a picture...
2008.05.01: Undaunted by the odds
2008.04.29: The No-man's race for Congress
2008.04.24: When a hero lets you down
2008.04.22: Transparent title
2008.04.18: A pause, or a new trend?
2008.04.16: 'Not hopelessly blue'
2008.04.13: One man, one woman, two votes
2008.04.08: Labor for Lloyd
2008.03.31: Subtle signs from O'Connell
2008.03.26: You couldn't make this up
2008.03.24: To you, it's "T. Oaks"; to Ose, it's "L.A."
2008.03.21: As predictable as the tides
2008.03.17: Yet to be heard from: Independents
2008.03.11: That was then, this is now
2008.03.11: This is the life?
2008.03.05: Winless on the road
2008.03.04: Blue County: What it means
2008.02.27: Where he stands: In Sacramento
2008.02.26: Arnold and Steve, together again
2008.02.22: Never too early
2008.02.20: Outdated news, hot off the presses
2008.02.18: Moving beyond Jefferson and Jackson
2008.02.14: From Thousand Oaks to Roseville?
2008.02.12: A right and honorable move
2008.02.11: Voting is not the SAT test
2008.02.07: McCain camp: No money, big results
2008.02.05: County is important territory for Clinton, Obama
2008.02.01: Not following Rudy
2008.01.31: Just count 'em right
2008.01.31: County Democrats' race to parity
2008.01.30: Seen at the debate
2008.01.30: One California winner
2008.01.30: A Republican shift?
2008.01.30: Center of the GOP universe
2008.01.28: Viva Obama?
2008.01.28: Slate mailers: No takers
2008.01.25: She's for her, he's for him
2008.01.23: The enemy of my enemies is my ...
2008.01.20: Caucus chaos
2008.01.17: Primary season: Californians abroad
2008.01.16: Youth vote: Something's going on
2008.01.11: He's no Dirty Harry
2008.01.10: Advice to Dems: Book a very big room
2008.01.09: Healthcare: Pull up a chair
2008.01.07: Second billing from the start
2007.12.26: McClintock to run for BOE
2007.12.24: Cancerous politics
2007.12.21: Gap keeps closing in Ventura County
2007.12.20: Frank talk from Poizner
2007.12.20: Well, it's better than a lump of low-carbon coal
2007.12.17: Pavley vs. Levine update
2007.12.13: Democrats' sense of possibility
2007.12.13: The fine line on immigration
2007.12.11: The Ron Paul Express
2007.12.09: A Democrat for redistricting
2007.12.07: Double-edged political sword
2007.12.06: Hollywood North
2007.12.05: A waiting game at county elections?
2007.12.04: Too green to say no?
2007.12.03: The governor comes calling
2007.11.30: Take that, Iowa!
2007.11.30: It'll be the economy, stupid
2007.11.29: No comment? Not anymore
2007.11.26: Supervisor Peter Foy on health reform
2007.11.25: The missing choice
2007.11.21: Handicapping 2010, Round II
2007.11.17: Carbon-free voting
2007.11.17: Advantage for Romney?
2007.11.16: McCain: It'll be over before California votes
2007.11.07: Three different sides of local Republican support
2007.11.04: Start the countdown
2006.10.16: Musings of a 21-yeqar-old
2006.10.03: Turning the flag around
2006.10.03: Do they want to go there?
2006.09.15: Three strikes?
2006.09.06: What's-in-it-for-me medicine
2006.08.14: Plain talk on redistricting
2006.07.17: Let them hire security guards...
2006.07.11: The Picses caucus
2006.07.06: A tax increase for teachers .... again
2006.06.27: Good news for O'Connells
2006.06.26: Fighting all, then wooing all
2006.06.20: Another Strickland website
2006.06.19: Winning here, there ... almost everywhere
2006.06.15: AAA gas report
2006.06.13: Soccer politics
2006.06.08: Back to the negative
2006.06.05: Swift boats on Lake Tahoe
2006.05.31: The hug
2006.05.25: LNG foe's political stance
2006.05.24: Tony in your tank
2006.05.20: Tension among the guests
2006.05.18: Just an artist from Ojai...
2006.05.16: A Ventura County GOP coup?
2006.05.15: Rapid response
2006.05.11: Speckles of blue on red
2006.05.08: What's in a name?
2006.05.03: The 'empty suit' responds
2006.04.29: Hot button issues
2006.04.28: Bad leak, bad timing
2006.04.27: Language barrier
2006.04.27: Inland inroads
2006.04.24: The Internet savvy candidate
2006.04.21: Dueling dual endorsements
2006.04.19: OK, so maybe there is a little diversity
2006.04.18: Type A and Type B
2006.04.17: Some votes already cast
2006.04.14: Moving on?
2006.04.13: What's in a word?
2006.04.10: It goes without saying
2006.04.07: The Westly whine
2006.04.05: In her own words
2006.04.04: Arnold shows his green
2006.04.03: A Minuteman candidate
2006.03.30: Hitting (at) the lottery
2006.03.28: Jobs, jobs, jobs
2006.03.27: The elephant not in the room
2006.03.22: The direct-mail king of California
2006.03.21: Go negative? Not me...
2006.03.20: Standing up to reality
2006.03.17: And the winner is ... Angelides?
2006.03.16: It is March, after all
2006.03.15: Elton news conference today
2006.03.10: A stunning afternoon
2006.03.10: Larkin feud... and the Mulholland touch
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2005.02.14: Is it all about Arnold?
2005.02.09: How to educate voters? Both
2005.02.03: Never mind Ventura City Councilman
2005.01.28: First things first The day
2005.01.26: Isn't that special? In a
2005.01.19: The Democrats' good cops, bad
2005.01.13: The preacher to a one-man
2005.01.11: Muscling up to take on
2005.01.07: Tea leaves and committees Assembly
2005.01.06: From educators, gallows humor At
2005.01.05: You'd think it was the
2005.01.04: 2005 lasted all of 3
2004.12.13: Election Day, Part II This
2004.12.08: It's never too soon One
2004.12.02: The day the music died
2004.11.30: The wisenheimer's last day Senate
2004.11.29: The wages of politics Capitol
2004.11.19: Gay marriages and mandates When
2004.11.18: So you didn't like Machado...
2004.11.15: Howard Jarvis in disguise State
2004.11.09: Belated grace It took nearly
2004.11.02: The final numbers The final
2004.11.01: I'll see your CTA...and raise
2004.10.29: Singling out 1 in 77
2004.10.28: In today's financial news.... The
2004.10.28: On Tuesday, count to 12
2004.10.26: Phi Beta Kerry Checking out
2004.10.25: Taking the Wal-Mart challenge Dr.
2004.10.21: Just how big is that
2004.10.20: Those Santa Monica Republicans If
2004.10.18: Depends on what your definition
2004.10.14: The right kind of in-kind
2004.10.13: Making mischief One argument that
2004.10.12: Putting healthcare to a vote
2004.10.07: Swimming against the tide Republican
2004.10.05: A parallel political universe Returning
2004.09.24: 7 questions, only 1 potentially
2004.09.23: Blowing up (ballot) boxes There
2004.09.17: Pick an office, any office
2004.09.08: IT REALLY IS A TREND
2004.08.25: A TREND IN VOTER REGISTRATION
2004.08.17: GO FIGURE If you think
2004.08.16: WILL ARNOLD'S BROTHER-IN-LAW BE A
2004.08.11: STOP THE PRESSES Assembly candidates
2004.08.10: WHERE THE NEW VOTES ARE
2004.08.06: IT'S ABOUT ARNOLD, NOT GEORGE?
2004.07.29: HE MISSED THE BASE Here
2004.07.29: WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE... Democratic
2004.07.27: A NEW APPROACH TO BIRTH
2004.07.26: POLITICS AND TESTOSTERONE, PART II
2004.07.26: A BREAKFAST EYE-OPENER When the
2004.07.24: THE BEAR AT COPLEY SQUARE
2004.07.19: THE MAID JUST QUIT In
2004.07.16: WHAT'S THE OPPOSITE OF 'HOT
2004.07.04: WE'RE OUTTA HERE In one
2004.06.25: AUDITIONING FOR 'COLUMBO' OK, so
2004.06.21: THE CASTING CALL WENT OUT
2004.06.15: GUARDS AT THE DOOR When
2004.06.15: UNANIMOUS CONSENT When Gov. Arnold
2004.06.14: DIFFERENT WAYS TO DIVIDE UP
2004.06.04: ONE LECTURE, TWO LESSONS If
2004.05.28: A LICENSE TO MAKE POLITICAL
2004.05.21: ON A SUMMER NIGHT, YOU
2004.05.18: WHAT DO WOMEN WANT? Ever
2004.05.12: YOU, TOO, CAN BE MR.
2004.05.07: THREADING THE LOOPHOLES Saying they
2004.05.04: RECALLING MR. POPULARITY Assemblywoman Hannah-Beth
2004.04.29: WILL THE REAL JOB-KILLERS PLEASE
2004.04.27: THE POLITICS OF THE PERSONAL
2004.04.22: DON'T FORGET BUTTERFLIES AND CHAD
2004.04.19: ONE DEGREE OF SEPARATION It
2004.04.12: BACK FROM A STATE THAT
2004.03.31: ARNOLD'S CELEBRITY WAITER For the
2004.03.26: NOW YOU SEE HIM, NOW
2004.03.24: GOOD COP, BAD COP IS
2004.03.22: WILL IT BE COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
2004.03.19: A SITUATION WHERE BELOW THE
2004.03.15: SCULPTED PROTEST ART Perhaps the
2004.03.11: AND GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN?
2004.03.09: READING THE RESULTS THROUGH DIFFERENT
2004.03.07: A night at the Gridiron
2004.03.05: WHY I DON'T DO RADIO
2004.03.03: A STIFF UPPER LIP Perhaps
2004.03.03: DISAPPEARING VENTURA COUNTY DEMOCRATS The
2004.03.01: FINISHING WITH A FLURRY Campaign
2004.02.27: PERMANENTLY ABSENT? When the Legislature
2004.02.26: YES ON MARY, NO ON
2004.02.25: ONE REASON FOR PARTISAN GRIDLOCK
2004.02.23: THE GOP'S PROBLEM WITH INDEPENDENTS
2004.02.18: PUTTING IT ON THE LINE
2004.02.17: A MATCH MADE IN SPIN
2004.02.16: SHOWDOWN WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES...
2004.02.13: SEAMS IN THE ASTROTURF... In
2004.02.12: AMERICA IS SAFER BECAUSE... From
2004.02.11: THE SPILLING OF MODERATE BLOOD
2004.02.10: THE SKY IS FALLING, PART
2004.02.10: THE OTHER SHOE ON TAX
2004.02.06: WHO'S A FRIEND OF ARNOLD?
2004.02.05: COMING TO A MAILBOX NEAR
2004.02.04: THE AUSTRIAN SCHMOOZER He may
2004.02.03: THE CALIFORNIA CLOUT SCENARIO It
2004.02.03: GETTING A SPOT IN THE
2004.01.31: THE TOWN SQUARE, COMMUTER STYLE
2004.01.30: DRIP ... DRIP ... DRIP
2004.01.28: THE POLITICS OF DEMOGRAPHY With
2004.01.27: CAR TAX INITIATIVE RUNS OUT
2004.01.26: SIGN HERE ... AND HERE
2004.01.23: HARDBALL ABORTION POLITICS On the
2004.01.22: NO PLACE FOR A WOMAN
2004.01.21: HELP FROM A WAR BUDDY
2004.01.20: QUALIFIED BRAVADO At their state
2004.01.18: A DIFFERENT FLAVOR At political
2004.01.16: THE FORMER TREASURER ON THE
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