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Controversy Continues In OC House Race Over Communist Sympathizer Flyers

October 5, 2022 1:10 pmOctober 6, 2022 7:16 pm

The race over the new 45th Congressional District covering part of Orange County, considered by many to be one of the closest in the country, continued to heat up, with accusations of racism and communist sympathy creating a larger rift...

Speaker Pelosi Has ‘French Laundry’ Moment at Large Napa Valley Fundraiser

August 23, 2021 8:33 amAugust 23, 2021 8:39 am

First it was Salongate when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was caught on security cameras visiting a San Francisco hair salon for a wash and blow-out last year, despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s business lockdown orders, and local ordinances specifically ordering hair and nail salons closed...

Is Congressional Candidate Christy Smith Violating FEC Rules, Not Disclosing Campaign Staff Salaries?

November 2, 2020 1:14 pmNovember 2, 2020 1:16 pm

The Federal Elections Commission is unambiguous when it comes to the reporting of recipients of salary payments of campaign staff: The name of the individual must be listed. Congressional candidate for California’s 25th Christy Smith is not reporting the names...

New York Times Puff Piece on Katie Hill Omits HER Time PAC’s Dreadful Record

August 10, 2020 1:51 pmMarch 17, 2022 8:27 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. If you, like every other fair-minded reader in the country, found yourself vomiting over the sickly sweet, 3600-word valentine the New York Times just bestowed upon...

Smith Concedes 25th Congressional Election to Garcia

May 14, 2020 2:51 pm

Assemblywoman Christy Smith (D-Santa Clarita) conceded the 25th Congressional District special election late Wednesday night, giving Republican challenger Mike Garcia a virtually confirmed victory. Christy Smith concedes House race, Garcia claims victory While 82% of the final vote was in...

Assemblywoman Christy Smith (Photo: Kevin Sanders for California Globe)

Katie Hill Cuts Goofy Ad for Christy Smith

May 10, 2020 10:00 amJune 30, 2020 1:39 pm

For weeks now, the race in California 25 has been tightening. When freshman incumbent Katie Hill was forced to resign amid accusations of sexual and other workplace improprieties, it was assumed that her 8-point victory over incumbent Republican Steve Knight...

DCCC Adds Nunes to Its Early Target List

February 6, 2019 5:00 amFebruary 6, 2019 4:52 am

While presidential hype surrounding the 2020 election has dominated political media outlets nationwide, one California Congressional District is already witnessing the early stages of a dogfight that promises to be nasty next year. It appears Republican Devin Nunes of Tulare...