Young Progressive Majority Hosts Obama In Los Angeles

Usually, I consider myself in the loop about the comings and goings of President Obama in Los Angeles.  After all, I work for the campaign’s State Director for California, Mitchell Schwartz.  People count on me to know this stuff. But somehow I missed the President holding an LA Town Hall with Obama. Oh.  Wait.  Never [...]

Newsom Tweets New Baby, Will @GavinNewsom Be On The Birth Certificate?

The 2008 election cycle elicited amazing new uses of technology in politics. It’s only February ’09, but we’ve now seen where the 2010 election cycle is heading… San Francisco Mayor (and California Gubernatorial explorer) Gavin Newsom Tweeted his impending fatherhood. Economy is important when you only have 140 characters to share something as special as [...]

SF Chronicle: For Brown and Newsom, Age Is Just a Number (of Facebook friends)

A line of differentiation is appearing in the California Gubernatorial Primary. It’s a generational line. Emboldened by the hip young cat who brushed off claims of inexperience and won the White House, the exploratory campaign of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (Born: 1967) is making no bones about casting their main opponent – Attorney General [...]

Ads from the 2009 Los Angeles City elections

Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti was a vocal and early supporter of President Obama.  Now he’s brining that Obama-style change to Los Angeles.  Some friends of mine are actually hosting a fundraising event for Eric on the 24th.  RSVP for An evening with Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti on Facebook. Councilmember [...]

2007 California Democratic Convention – Volunteers

Volunteers prepare as conventioneers gather for the 2007 California Democratic Party State Convention.

John P̩rez for Assembly РCampaign Launch

John A. Pérez launches his campaign for the California Assembly.

Watch This: The Gay Alphabet (HD)

You always knew there was something different about the alphabet.  Admit it. We all had out suspicions, and now they can be put to rest. The alphabet has come out of the closet in this new video: The Gay Alphabet.

25 Random Things About Jerry Brown

California Attorney General (and gubernatorial candidate) Jerry Brown is the latest person to succumb to the 25 Random Things craze that’s sweeping across Facebook. How did I know this?  I saw a Tweet on the JerryBrown2010 Twitter profile. 6. My official portrait as Governor was quite controversial and the legislature refused to hang it. My [...]

Antonio Villaraigosa (Re)Launches Campaign Site (Not for Governor)

Next month, voters in Los Angeles will go to the polls and re-elect Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for a second term. Sorry to burst your bubble, Zuma Dogg. With all that campaigning left ahead of him, the Mayor has decided to tap these newfangled internets and do some of that online organizing that worked so well [...]

A Note About the Re-Runs

If you’re a reader or subscriber and are wondering why I’m posting clips from 2006 campaigns, here’s why: At some point a while back, I decided to take YouTube up on it’s increased file size allowances and re-upload a number of clips from back in the day,  when there was a 100 MB limit. I’m [...]

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