A pajarito sent me an e-mail that has been circulating among teachers in a school district in Ventura County, California about the race for California Superintendent of Public Instruction. State Senator Gloria Romero is one of the leading contenders for this job, and she has quite an impressive list of educational credentials, including a Ph.D. [...]

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A few weeks ago, I blogged about how former California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez pulled papers to run for state treasurer in 2014. I speculated that whether we see Fabian Nuñez re-emerge in elected office will depend largely upon what happens with his son’s murder trail, which is scheduled to begin in May. Well, another [...]

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It is often the staffers and unnamed worker bees who keep the public policy wheels turning in Washington, D.C. and in the state capitols across the US. In California, I have met dozens of talented staffers who know the ins and outs of various policy areas, and often, they are much better versed on the [...]

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The New Times Media regularly visits this blog, and worth noting is a piece that their LA Weekly paper published this week on the Esteban Nuñez case. The picture painted makes the California political power structure (including key Latino players) look most out of touch in having any sympathy for the slain victim, Luis Santos. [...]

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This will be a short post, but I thought that I would share some of the things that we have been reading and contemplating for future blogging. Calls for immigration reform under Obama - Looks like the Congressional Hispanic Caucus has already sent a letter to President Obama to request a meeting to discuss the issue. [...]

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