GOP senators demand hearing on firearms program
(This item is cross-posted from the Political Blotter.) Kamala Harris California State Senate Republicans want to know why Attorney General Kamala Harris hasn’t cracked down harder on convicts and...
View ArticleObama cites Fremont firm at trade roundtable
(This item is cross-posted from the Political Blotter.) President Obama singled out the CEO of a Fremont company during a trade roundtable Wednesday at the White House. The meeting – with seven...
View ArticleTim Draper: From ‘Six Californias’ to ‘Fix California’
(This item is cross-posted from the Political Blotter.) Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper has gone from “Six Californias” to “Fix California.” The man who last year had proposed splitting...
View ArticleRep. Mike Honda blasts Japanese prime minister
(This item is cross-posted from the Political Blotter.) Rep. Mike Honda harshly criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who addressed a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, for not...
View ArticleSpinning the public pension reform initiative
(This item is cross-posted from the Political Blotter.) Chuck Reed California’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office this week released its review of the public pension reform initiative proposed...
View ArticleDonald Trump wins a South Bay GOP straw poll
(This item is cross-posted from the Political Blotter.) Billionaire businessman and reality television star Donald Trump topped the presidential straw poll at the South Peninsula Area Republican...
View ArticleRo Khanna’s & Mike Honda’s third-quarter fundraising
(This item is cross-posted from the Political Blotter.) Congressional candidate Ro Khanna raised only slightly more money than incumbent Rep. Mike Honda in this year’s third quarter, but has more than...
View ArticleMeg Whitman to host Chris Christie fundraiser
(This item is cross-posted from the Political Blotter.) Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman will host a fundraising reception for a Republican presidential candidate next month – but not for her HP...
View ArticleMike Honda endorsed by prominent Democrats
(This item is cross-posted from the Political Blotter.) A big chunk of Northern California’s Democratic establishment endorsed Rep. Mike Honda on Wednesday for re-election to a ninth term, shoring up...
View ArticleSam Liccardo endorses Kamala Harris for Senate
(This item is cross-posted from the Political Blotter.) San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo endorsed California Attorney General Kamala Harris for 2016’s U.S. Senate race on Monday, the third of the Bay...
View ArticleHonda comms director Lauren Smith has died
(This item is cross-posted from the Political Blotter.) Lauren Suzanne Smith, communications director to Rep. Mike Honda and a veteran of two other Northern California House offices, died Saturday,...
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