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2020 Q1 Campaign Finance: What 52nd Congressional District Candidates Raised And Spent

May 6, 2020 2:01 amMay 5, 2020 9:08 pm

In the 52nd District, which includes the heart of San Diego trailing out into the coastal and Northern suburbs, demographics have been trending to the Democrats for years. Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA) narrowly beat former Republican Congressman Brian Bilbray in...

2020 Q1 Campaign Finance: What 49th Congressional District Candidates Raised And Spent

April 21, 2020 2:25 amApril 20, 2020 9:21 pm

2020 Congressional battleground districts in California are scattered all over the state, mostly in suburban or formerly rural areas going over a change. But in SoCal, Orange County seems to have the lion share. Most races in or around the...

Former Congressman Duncan Hunter to Receive 11 Months in Prison Over Campaign Fund Misuse

March 17, 2020 2:45 pm

On Tuesday, federal judge Thomas J. Whelan of the District Court for the Southern District of California in San Diego sentenced former Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) to 11 months in prison on the basis of Hunter pleading guilty on one...

Teacher Housing Measures Failing Across the State

March 6, 2020 5:44 am

Teacher housing, which would give free or reduced price units in new housing blocks for teachers in certain districts, are faring poorly in the four districts that had such housing measures on the ballot on Tuesday. Four ballot measures currently...

2020 March Primary Preview: 49th Congressional District

February 20, 2020 8:22 pmFebruary 20, 2020 8:59 pm

The 49th Congressional District: Much like how the long stretch of the 21st District sits between the major metro areas of Bakersfield and Fresno, the 49th Congressional District sits between the end of Orange County’s sprawl and the beginning of...

California Globe Interviews Former Rep. Darrell Issa

February 17, 2020 12:47 pmFebruary 17, 2020 12:54 pm

Many Californians remember Republican Congressman Darrell Issa for financing the successful recall petition drive of Democratic Gov. Gray Davis in 2003. In 2003, Issa was already a member of the House of Representatives from California. While Issa ran to replace...

2020 March Primary Preview: 77th State Assembly District

January 30, 2020 7:41 pmJanuary 31, 2020 8:55 am

The 77th State Assembly District: Welcome to northern San Diego County. Anchored by the Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, the 77th Assembly District has Northern San Diego and its suburbs. When the district was formed in the early 2010’s the...