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Adam Gray for Congress

Valley Voters Could Decide House Majority

November 10, 2022 By Eric Caine 6 Comments

Adam Gray and John Duarte, Modesto, September 2022

Republicans are still favored to become the majority in the House of Representatives, but Democrats nationwide have performed better than expected, leaving a narrow possibility they could maintain their current House advantage. Three Valley races could tip the balance. With half the total votes left to count in the race for newly drawn California Congressional District 13, Republican John Duarte leads Adam Gray by 203 votes. In District 9, Josh […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Adam Gray, Adam Gray for Congress, Assembly Member Adam Gray, Congressman Josh Harder, John Duarte, John Duarte for congress, Josh Harder

Adam Gray and Mike Barkley for Democracy

September 23, 2022 By Eric Caine 9 Comments

Adam Gray and Alexandra Duarte Modesto 22 September 2022

A small crowd showed up at Modesto’s Red Center Thursday, September 22, for debates featuring candidates for two of the Valley’s seats in the House of Representatives. John Duarte, running against Adam Gray in Congressional District 13, was represented by his wife Alexandra. Republican Tom McClintock, heavily favored in District 5 against Mike Barkley, didn’t show up. Newly redrawn to include parts of six counties, District 5 seems tailor made […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Adam Gray for Congress, Assembly Member Adam Gray, Congressman Tom McClintock, John Duarte for congress, Mike Barkley for congress

Adam Gray Delivers for Valley Rivers

September 1, 2022 By Eric Caine 6 Comments

Javier Sandoval Dos Rios Preserve, July 2022

Elated nature lovers celebrated the end of August with news that California Assemblymember Adam Gray had acquired $40 million to further enhance development of wetlands and riparian forests at the confluence of the Tuolumne, San Joaquin and Stanislaus Rivers. Led by River Partners, the project will restore natural habitat and add tremendous value to the nearby San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge. With over 90% of Valley wetlands lost to […]

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: Adam Gray for Congress, Assembly Member Adam Gray, Dos Rios State Park, Haley Mirts Restoration Ecologist, River Partners, River Partners Dos Rios restoration

Valley Dems Survive Low Turnout: Speed Bumps Ahead

June 13, 2022 By Eric Caine 4 Comments

Adam Gray

More than most anywhere else in the state, Valley Democrats depend on heavy turnouts to survive, especially during primaries, when crowded fields of candidates slice and dice votes so that outcomes often depend on hard-core voters whose loyalties tend deeply conservative and favor hard-right candidates. Even though turnouts for this year’s primaries rivaled all-time lows, outcomes were often surprising. In most races, Valley Democrats exceeded expectations, especially in the contest […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Adam Gray, Adam Gray for Congress, Anna Caballero, Esmeralda Soria for Assembly, Jessica Self for Assembly, Tim Robertson for Senate

Valley Voters: With Democracy in Peril

May 10, 2022 By Eric Caine 7 Comments

Jessica Self 14 April 2022 Modesto

There are two imperatives this election year. First and foremost is the pressing need to defeat American authoritarianism. That need obliterates almost everything else. It can be addressed by withholding votes from Republicans no matter who or where they are and no matter what they’re running for. Led by Donald Trump, the Republican Party has made clear its opposition to free and fair elections, democratic rule, and commitment to the […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Adam Gray, Adam Gray for Congress, California Congressman Josh Harder, Esmeralda Soria for Assembly, Jessica Self for Assembly, Mani Grewal, Mani Grewal for Supervisor, Stanislaus County Supervisor Terry Withrow, Terry Withrow, Tim Robertson for Senate, Tony Madrigal for Supervisor

Josh Harder’s Shadow Looms Over District 13 Race for Congress

April 28, 2022 By Eric Caine 5 Comments

Josh Harder 2020

The conventional wisdom says Merced’s Adam Gray is an easy winner in this year’s race for Congress in California’s newly configured District 13 (CA-13). Gray’s years in the State Assembly District in the same region as CA-13 give him what amounts to incumbent status and his careful cultivation of the conservative Democrat “Blue Dog” persona theoretically immunizes him from threats to his right. It’s supposedly impossible for San Joaquin Valley […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Adam Gray for Congress, Assembly Member Adam Gray, California Congressional District 13, California Congressman Josh Harder, Phil Arballo for Congress

Phil Arballo Has Serious Questions for Adam Gray

March 3, 2022 By Eric Caine 8 Comments

Phil Arballo

Josh Harder did more than upset incumbent Republican Congressman Jeff Denham in 2018, he also upset the conventional wisdom. Prior to Harder’s win, Valley Democrats were barely distinguishable from Republicans. The conventional wisdom said that in one of the reddest regions in the state, Democrats could win only by fending off competition from the right, hence the cloning of the “Blue Dog” Democrat, a political species so adept at mimicry […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Adam Gray donors, Adam Gray for Congress, Phil Arballo, Phil Arballo for Congress

Flash! Harder to Run in 9, Adam Gray in 13

January 18, 2022 By Eric Caine 8 Comments

Josh Harder and Sue Zwahlen Modesto 6 April 21

In a stunning move brought about by the tumult resulting from redistricting in California, Josh Harder just announced he will now be running for Congress in California District 9, a slot previously designated for Representative Jerry McNerney, who is stepping down. Harder had only recently announced for District 13, which includes a large swath of Adam Gray’s current Assembly District. Persistent rumors have circulated that Gray was also thought well-suited […]

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“Monster Fracks” Are Getting Far Bigger. And Far Thirstier.
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Newsom urges SCOTUS to consider encampment ruling that has 'paralyzed' California cities
Newsom urges SCOTUS to consider encampment ruling that has ‘paralyzed’ California cities
The Democratic governor’s intervention lays down a mark in a legal dispute with potentially profound implications for one of California’s most pressing issues.
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Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events
Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events
Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court.
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How hungry is California? Millions struggle to eat well in an abundant state
How hungry is California? Millions struggle to eat well in an abundant state
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Sacramento DA sues city over homeless encampments
Sacramento DA sues city over homeless encampments
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At Last, a Real Possibility to Avoid Catastrophic Climate Change
At Last, a Real Possibility to Avoid Catastrophic Climate Change
After decades of minimal action, Congress passed the largest and most comprehensive piece of climate legislation in U.S. history. Will we make the most of this opportunity?
www.audubon.org
How the fentanyl crisis' fourth wave has hit every corner of the US
How the fentanyl crisis’ fourth wave has hit every corner of the US
The epidemic’s staggering scale and infiltration of communities is laid bare in a new study.
www.bbc.com
Can licensed tent villages ease California's homelessness epidemic? This nonprofit thinks so
Can licensed tent villages ease California’s homelessness epidemic? This nonprofit thinks so
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www.latimes.com
Mississippi has problems, but it's handling homelessness better than L.A.
Mississippi has problems, but it’s handling homelessness better than L.A.
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www.latimes.com
Neo-Nazis March Through Florida Park
Neo-Nazis March Through Florida Park
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Families have high hopes for Gavin Newsom's CARE Courts. Providers want to lower expectations
Families have high hopes for Gavin Newsom’s CARE Courts. Providers want to lower expectations
Gov. Gavin Newsom?s experiment to push Californians with mental illness off the streets and into treatment, CARE Court, starts soon.
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Pope says 'backward' U.S. conservatives have replaced faith with ideology
Pope says ‘backward’ U.S. conservatives have replaced faith with ideology
Pope Francis has blasted the “backwardness” of some conservatives in the U.S. Catholic Church. He says they have replaced faith with ideology and that a correct understanding of Catholic doctrine allows for change over time.
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