In Fresno, with the absence of city or countywide races, most of the attention in the local election is on school boards. Candidates reported their final pre-election fundraising totals, through Oct. 17. State Center Area 2 Is the Most Costly Race For the State Center school board — which governs...
Record-Breaking Money Pours In for Cox-Valadao Slugfest
Not only have Central Valley congressional candidates raised more than they did in 2018, they have all set personal bests. TJ Cox, David Valadao, Jim Costa and Devin Nunes have all set record breaking years to increase their war chests according to the Federal Election Commission figures. The latest reporting...
Ex-Trump Adviser Steve Bannon Charged in Border Wall Scheme
NEW YORK — Former White House adviser Steve Bannon was arrested Thursday on charges that he and three others ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme “We Build The Wall.” The fundraiser was headed by men who pushed their close ties to President Donald Trump, giving their effort a...
Nunes, Costa Have Big Fundraising Edges. Cox vs. Valadao Is Tight.
Incumbents in two of the three congressional races in the central San Joaquin Valley have substantial fundraising advantages. The third race, meanwhile, is a virtual tie. Congressional campaign fundraising figures are in for 2019 from the Federal Election Commission. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) and Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) are up big in...
Dyer Has Big Edge on Janz in Fundraising, Media Spending
Jerry Dyer raised more money on Jan. 21 for his mayoral campaign than opponent Andrew Janz did for the first 18 days of the month. That is one takeaway from the latest round of financial disclosures for citywide races. Listen to this article: For the first 18 days of the...
Democrat Julián Castro Drops out of 2020 Presidential Race
AUSTIN, Texas — Former Obama housing secretary Julián Castro, the only Latino in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race, on Thursday ended his campaign that had pushed the field on immigration and swung hard at rivals on the debate stage but never found a foothold to climb from the back...
Buttigieg-Warren Clash on Campaign Trail Spills Into Debate
LOS ANGELES — The long-festering feud between Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg erupted Thursday night in a high-stakes debate that tested the strength of the Democratic Party's shrinking pool of presidential contenders just six weeks before primary voting begins. Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has emerged as...
Walters: An Epic Capitol Power Struggle Recalled
Exactly 40 years ago today, a political power struggle erupted in the California Assembly, one that lasted nearly a year and fundamentally altered the Capitol’s culture. Many of today’s legislators weren’t even born when Assemblyman Howard Berman, the majority floor leader, abruptly demanded that Assembly Speaker Leo McCarthy step down...
No Cash? Salvation Army Now Accepting Mobile Donations
CHICAGO — Carolyn Harper made her pitch for donations to the Salvation Army with a smile on her face and a bell in her hand, trying to convince shoppers along Chicago’s busy Michigan Avenue that there was “no line, no wait.” Despite her prodding, half a dozen people apologetically explained...
21st District House Money: a Look at Cox vs. Valadao
Despite his late entry in a rematch for the House seat he once held, David Valadao (R-Hanford) outraised incumbent TJ Cox (D-Fresno) in the third quarter. However, the Cox campaign still has more cash on hand. The contribution list for the two men running for congress in California's District 21...