california politics
In California water politics and immigration debate collide
*These are also immigration and human rights issues: contaminated wells and the fact that agriculture workers are forced to drink from them, the contamination exacerbated by a record drought; politics that […]
Running while brown: How Julián Castro is navigating white presidential politics
EAST LOS ANGELES — By the time his plane touched down in California at the end of a whirlwind week, Julián Castro had set an early political benchmark in the […]
California, NY sue Trump administration over addition of citizenship question to census
The state of California sued the Trump administration Monday night, arguing that the decision to add a question about citizenship in the 2020 Census violates the U.S. Constitution. The state’s attorney general […]
Lessons on Hispanic turnout from California special election
*This is hopeful and frustrating at the same time. There’s hope in the fact that lessons were learned after the California special election. Frustration in the fact that we’re still […]
California House race is a test of Latino, Korean influence
*This will be very interesting to watch. This is the race to fill the seat left vacant when Xavier Becerra left congress to become California’s Attorney General. The vote is […]
Slew of Latinos Running in California US House Race Bucking Norms
*Why you should read this: Because whenever the word “slew” is used in politics, it’s got to be interesting. Because California’s 34th congressional district has been a “mata” of Latino […]
Latinos and the Future of American Politics
*Why you should read this: Because it’s worth the time investment – it’s a 20 minute read. Because it takes a frank look at U.S. Latino politics and sketches a […]
A century and a half of Latino responses to anti-Mexican politics
*Terrific read! There’re some good historic points – we’ve seen this before. VL By Raúl A. Ramos, Texas Tribune/TribTalk (4 minute read) Bad hombres, rigged elections and dangerous immigrants sound like […]
Gov. Brown taps California’s Rep. Xavier Becerra to be state’s first Latino attorney general
*This is interesting. The highest ranking Latino in congress will become the first Latino Attorney General of California. A step on the way to the California governor’s office? VL By Sarah […]
On eve of Hispanic Heritage Month, California congressman proposes American Latino Museum for third time
*This has been in the works for years and there have been several obstacles. I’m happy to see it finally reaching congress. The idea is to house the American Latino […]