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I Was the First Woman to Run For Mayor Of L.A.

In My Career, People Always Cared That I Was Female. Today, We’ve Got Better Things To Worry About.

The first person to show me women could be active in politics was my grandmother, an ardent New Dealer and lifelong admirer of FDR. We lived in Tucumari, New Mexico, and once I got my driver’s license (at age 15), she never let me go to school on an election day again. My job, instead, was to drive people to the polls. When I’d finished with one group, she’d have a list of new people for me to pick up.

In 1993, when I decided to run for mayor of Los …

by Linda Griego |

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My 203-Vote Electoral Landslide

I’m an Elected Official of the City of L.A. Who Would Have Thought?

by Aaron Salcido |

I never would have predicted that being priced out of Silver Lake would be my first step toward winning elective office. But that’s how it began. Silver Lake, my favorite …

Gavin Newsom Is Getting Restive

California’s Lt. Governor Takes Himself and California To Task

Californians and their leaders need to move beyond longstanding battles over minor policy changes and begin new, broad debates about how to transform the state’s economy and educational system, argued …

Oops, We Put the Watchdog To Sleep

Can Anything Take the Place Of Hard-Hitting Newspapers?

In America, vigilance is a virtue. We are told that we must keep watch over our government. But we also have busy lives. For much of our history, vigilance has …

Good Gizmos and Good Governance

Will new technologies encourage better political engagement?

 

Our increasing connectedness has been affecting our lives in dramatic ways. It’s also been shaping our politics. In 2008, for instance, new technology helped to vault a non-leading presidential candidate, …


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