As Protests Flare, Local Leaders React to Trump Victory
California is still coming to terms with “Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States,” and some are handling it better than others.
California is still coming to terms with “Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States,” and some are handling it better than others.
Dino Cortopassi, the man behind Proposition 53, watched as his beloved town slipped into insolvency several years ago and says he’s determined to see California avoid the same fate.
After settling a Voter Rights Act lawsuit, the city of Anaheim has shifted to a district-based electoral system. Of the four districts up for election this cycle, District 3 epitomizes the conflict at the heart of the community: the pro-corporate (Disney) interests versus the working class community that helps keep the tourism-based economy of the city running.
The coveted endorsement came one day after sitting mayor Anthony Silva posted (then deleted) the addresses of his political opponents on social media.
A veritable alphabet soup of propositions crowds the ballot of SF residents next week.
There are several crowded fields for just a few positions in Ontario.
For the first time in the city’s 32-year history, voters will choose their Mayor. The District 1 city council race features an incumbent who recently revealed a criminal past versus a councilmember previously recalled due to corruption allegations.