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  November 2009 Election Results

  Posted: November 03, 2009, 8:00pm EST

  As we keep a watch on some of the big races back east, including the Maine marriage equality battle that has turned out to be every bit the nailbiter we expected, we'll be using this as a thread to update some of the California races on today's ballot.

  CA-10 results [...]

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  November 3 Open Thread

  Posted: November 03, 2009, 7:00pm EST

  Links:

  ? CW Nevius calls Newsom's exit from the race a healthy wake-up call, because he didn't properly deal with people in small groups and with the press.

  ? This is a very sad story in the Chronicle about an East Bay group that helped rehab Michael Vick's dogs. He' [...]

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  As for the Boards, No LG=Dem LG

  Posted: November 03, 2009, 6:19pm EST

  The Lt. Guv doesn't really have a ton of power, but where it does, it is in the Board of Regents of the CSU and UC, and the State Lands Commission, etc.  And according to the SacBee, and precedent, those powers will stay with Garamendi's Chief of Staff, Mona' [...]
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  Did Chris Essel's campaign circumvent campaign finance laws in Council District 2?

  Posted: November 03, 2009, 12:56pm EST

  disclosure: I have leadership positions or membership in multiple organizations affiliated with the Democratic Party that have endorsed Paul Krekorian for City Council.

  Forgive me for continuing to write about Los Angeles City politics on a statewide site, but this is too interesting to pass up.  I've written previously about the' [...]

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  Willie Brown's Breakfast Club: The Candidates Show Themselves

  Posted: November 03, 2009, 12:47pm EST

  Willie Brown has been known to bring in big names, and it is really hard to say no when he asks you to come speak at one of his events, or any event really.  So, as you may have guessed, everybody was at [...]
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  Election Day in California

  Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:19am EST

  Some of the stories we'll be following here at Calitics:

  ? CA-10 becomes a left-wing district. John Garamendi, one of the most progressive California politicians we have and a true leader on a broad range of issues, is going to get elected to Congress today. While the right thinks they have' [...]

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  An Historic Event! Five CDP Caucus Chairs work together for a common goal

  Posted: November 03, 2009, 9:56am EST

  Hello CDP Members and Friends,

  Shawnda Westly (CDP Executive Director) referred a friend of hers, a woman named Deborah Ortiz to me early last week.  Deborah told the story of a woman I had never heard of, who was running for mayor in a town I never heard of. The town [...]