More recently, there’s been a realization that getting in with lawmakers can be vital to easing regulatory burdens. For instance, Anne Wojcicki, CEO of genetic-testing company 23andMe, has spent months
It was a double indignity for Neel Kashkari this weekend when not just one but two fellow Republicans on November’s statewide ballot declined to endorse his campaign to oust Democratic
Washington — – Rep. Mike Honda prefers the floor to a chair, sitting Japanese-style with his back against the couch. He loves to fish, not golf. Not the glamorous Idaho
On a recent sunny Sunday in South Los Angeles, worshipers gathered in a wood-beam Pentecostal church to sing and offer testimonials of faith. In the middle of the African American
California Republicans are billing a big moment at their upcoming fall convention in Los Angeles as an “Ask Anything!” question-and-answer session with state GOP Chairman Jim Brulte. But if you’re
Before last weekend’s Reboot 2014 conference even began, it was blasted in PandoDaily as a “cesspool” of “hick fascism” mixed with “Silicon Valley’s emerging brand of optimistic, half-understood libertarianism, part
It’s not easy being a conservative in Silicon Valley. People who lean to the right are vastly outnumbered in the nation’s high-tech hub, and say they sometimes have to downplay
EMERYVILLE — A Sacramento man who wore a traditional Sikh sword to an Emeryville theater last month says he was unfairly asked to remove the small weapon or leave the
The conservative movement is looking for a few good nerds. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a likely Republican presidential hopeful, will return to the Bay Area this July to address hundreds
A San Mateo County judge has put an end to the ongoing defamation lawsuit that sprung from a toppled campaign sign and the dropped cellphone found near it. In her
In his memoir, the former financial titan settles some old scores—really, really old scores. College fights never die; they just resurface in hardcover. That’s the lesson to take, apparently, from
If the anonymous blogger cloaked behind the site www.mungergames.net ever comes out from behind the curtain, perhaps we could have a public debate about Charles Munger, Jr., the donor who
Tim Donnelly, the Tea Party favorite for governor of California, apparently noticed that his primary election opponent, Irvine’s Neel Kashkari, picked up endorsements from such nationally known “moderate” Republicans as
GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim Donnelly launched a blistering attack accusing Republican rival Neel Kashkari of associating with fundamentalist Islamic law. “BREAKING: Neel Kashkari supported the United States submitting to the
The resignation of Mozilla’s CEO amid outrage that he supported an anti-gay marriage campaign is prompting concerns about how Silicon Valley’s strongly liberal culture might quash the very openness that
Kittens, puppies and the San Diego skyline have made appearances in the mailboxes of voters this year as candidates and their supporters dig deep, and sometimes misstep, in their efforts
Her name isn’t on the ballot, but Manorama Joshi has suddenly become one of the most intriguing people in the Bay Area’s hottest congressional race this year. The Newark woman
(03-28) 10:33 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — State Sen. Leland Yee dropped his candidacy for California secretary of state on Thursday, but made no move to vacate his Senate seat, leaving
A lawsuit filed Wednesday alleged that Democrat Ro Khanna, who is running to unseat seven-term Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) and represent California’s 17th District, recruited two Republican candidates to split
State Sen. Leland Yee was arrested on corruption and firearms trafficking charges yesterday, as part of an extensive FBI operation that netted 26 people across the Bay Area. Yee, a
Democratic congressional candidate Ro Khanna recruited two last-minute Republican candidates to split the GOP vote and restore his position as the top challenger to Silicon Valley U.S. Rep. Mike Honda,
Nobody should be surprised that Rand Paul got so warm a welcome Wednesday, even in a city whose name is often preceded in conversation by “The People’s Republic of…” After
The California Republican Party (CRP) is finally on the comeback trail. After hitting rock bottom in 2012, the CRP conventions resembled a morgue except with less excitement. Those pointless weekend
Bowing to pressure from within their party, Democrats in the Legislature on Monday abandoned an attempt to repeal California’s voter-approved ban on affirmative action in the state’s higher education system.
A conservative state assemblyman and gun rights enthusiast was the crowd favorite among the party faithful on Sunday as the Republican candidates seeking to challenge Gov. Jerry Brown for the
Even though it was in Burlingame, one might have expected the California Republican Party’s weekend convention to feel a bit like the last days of Pompeii. The Dems hold every
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When Jim Brulte, chair of the California Republican Party, was asked this weekend whether his embattled party could win a single statewide office in 2014, he refused to predict victory.
The two main GOP candidates for governor, Tim Donnelly and Neel Kashkari, aggressively wooed delegates at their party’s state convention Saturday, despite party leaders’ tactical decision to focus on down-ticket
The two main GOP candidates for governor, Tim Donnelly and Neel Kashkari, aggressively wooed delegates at their party’s state convention Saturday, despite party leaders’ tactical decision to focus on down-ticket
