By: ROBERTA MACINTYRE & DAVID BECKER, March 25, 2026 Polls, Ballot Seizures, and the Unexpected Election Dynamics As California heads into its 2026 gubernatorial race, some political observers are raising a provocative question: Could the state witness a general election runoff between two Republicans? This possibility, once considered far-fetched in deep-blue California, is now a subject … Read more
From the California Department of Education High School Voter Education Weeks are coming up (April 13-24), helping put students on the path to a lifetime of civic engagement and voting. It’s never too early to motivate our students to get involved and become engaged participants in our democracy. Since the inception of the California preregistration … Read more
Remember those signature gatherers a couple of months ago outside of grocery stores. They were gathering signatures for a CA Voter ID measure to be placed on the November ballot. Whatever ‘facts’ they were telling people, it worked. They have gathered, per them, 1.3M signatures, more than enough to have this measure appear on the … Read more
By Nara Dahlbacka & Roberta MacIntyre Local Delegates Play Key Roles as Endorsement Controversy Highlights Party Tensions The California Democratic Convention held last weekend was anything but routine for Lake County’s delegation. Against a backdrop of crucial endorsement votes and policy debates, the Lake County Democratic Central Committee (DCC) delegates stood out for their active … Read more
By Michael Contos, edited version, the previous version had the median Lake county and California incomes wrong. Why Does Everything Cost So Much? You’re not imagining it. You’re not bad at math. You’re not spending too much on coffee. The cost of living in America has gone up sharply, and for many of us in … Read more
With the passage of Prop 50 many people in Lake County may not realize that they have moved from District 4 to District 1. Here are a couple of maps showing the new Congressional Districts 1 & 4. Click here to access an interactive map. You can type in your address and see where you … Read more
“On January 7, Renee Good was killed by ICE in Minnesota–but she wasn’t the first; thirty-two people died in ICE custody last year. ICE and Border Patrol are storming our streets and harassing and detaining people without due process based on the color of their skin, their language or accent, or where they live. This … Read more
