Ron Unz Enters U.S. Senate Race
Silicon Valley entrepreneur Ron Unz is a Republican who says his main issue will be preserving Proposition 227, the ban on bilingual education that he sponsored in 1998. A ballot measure to repeal the ban has qualified for the November ballot.
Bill Would Fund Gun Violence Research Center at UC
University of California researchers could put a spotlight on gun violence if a bill in the state Legislature is successful.
Local Elections Yield Results, But Receive Few Votes
The presidential election receives by far the most attention, but it's also the race where your vote has the least impact. Citizens have far more ability to influence local races, for offices like city council and county board of supervisors, elections that are also some of the most neglected.