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Yesterday, Debra Bowen officially conceded the second place spot in the 36^th Congressional District run-off to Republican Craig Huey after Huey’s lead grew to 750 votes with only 200 ballots left unaccounted for. Read More >

If you were sitting by a computer and constantly refreshing the Secretary of State or LA County Registrar website last night (and yes there are some people like me who do that), you were watching a nail-biter. Well, sort of. With the advent of the top two open primary, the attention is more focused on who comes in second than who comes in first. Read More >

All the pundits in California have been waiting for today: the special election to replace Former Congresswoman Jane Harman. This is the first high profile test of the new open primary system in California. Will the system create new dynamic surprises? Nobody knows for sure. 

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CLCV urges a vote for Ted Lieu in the February 15th special election in SD 28. Read More >

Oh what a night! There were a lot of folks with hoarse voices this morning in the wake of the California League of Conservation Voters’ 17th annual Environmental Leadership Awards at the W Hotel in Westwood.

This event is usually quite the schmooze-fest for environmental, business, labor, health and political leaders. This year the quality of honorees and guests alike guaranteed that the gala event more than lived up to its reputation. Read More >