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Jessica Self for Assembly

Three Rules of Thumb for Late Valley Voters

November 4, 2022 By Eric Caine 6 Comments

Jessica Self with supporter 13 Oct 2022

Rule #1: Choose democracy. When America’s founding fathers put the power of last resort in the hands of the people, they knew democracy is a flawed and often clumsy form of government. They also realized that among all options, it’s the most likely to achieve the critical balance between freedom and equality that empowers the best qualities of human nature. At this point in history, only one of our two […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Frank Damrell, Frank Damrell for Division 2 Modesto Irrigation District, Jessica Self for Assembly, Nick Barvaro Modesto City Council, Robert Frobose for Modesto Irrigation District Division 3

Need Optimism? Think Josh Harder

July 13, 2022 By Eric Caine 6 Comments

With the nation lurching ever closer to a totalitarian theocracy and the Valley’s own Kevin McCarthy defining “lily-livered” down in hopes of becoming Speaker of the House of Representatives, there are multitudes of reasons to be pessimistic about our political future. Nonetheless, Valley citizens shouldn’t despair; there are points of light in the darkness. Just think back four and a half years ago and ponder how far we’ve come. Early […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: California Congressman Josh Harder, Esmeralda Soria for Assembly, Jess Self, Jessica Self for Assembly, Josh Harder, Tim Robertson for Senate

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

Chad Condit, “not credible,” said Judge. We Agree

June 1, 2022 By Eric Caine 4 Comments

Jessica Self 14 April 2022 Modesto

In 2008, U.S. District Court Judge Earl H Carroll ruled that Chad Condit’s testimony during a bankruptcy case was, “not credible.” Today, Condit’s claim to be a Democrat running for State Assembly is also not credible. Condit registered as a Democrat only a few short weeks ago. Shortly thereafter, an AstroTurf organization calling itself “Californians for Jobs and a Strong Economy” began a smear campaign against Jessica Self, the only […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Chad Condit, Chad Condit for Assembly, Jess Self, Jessica Self, Jessica Self for Assembly

Dueling High Schools? A Cow? District 22 has you Covered

May 26, 2022 By Eric Caine 5 Comments

Jessica Self campaign flyer May 2022

Among the more amusing campaign tactics in the San Joaquin Valley, few are as enduring as the “outsider” trope, which reached its height of absurdity in 2018, when incumbent Congressman Jeff Denham tried to label Turlock-born Josh Harder with outsider status because he had graduated from Stanford and Harvard and done business in the Bay Area. No matter that Denham was from southern California, his own business was located in […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: California Assembly District 22, Chad Condit, Chad Condit for Assembly, Jess Self, Jess Self Assembly District 22, Jessica Self, Jessica Self for Assembly, Joel Campos

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

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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.
www.politico.com
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.
www.propublica.org
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
How bad is hunger in California? A lot depends on your access to food aid, which expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic but now is being reduced.
calmatters.org
Sacramento DA sues city over homeless encampments
Sacramento DA sues city over homeless encampments
Sacramento County had nearly 9,300 homeless people in 2022, based on data from the annual Point in Time count. That was up 67% from 2019. Roughly three-quarters of the county’s homeless population….
www.mercurynews.com
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
Taking people off the street and into tents is a new twist on homeless shelter being explored by the San Francisco-based Urban Alchemy in two tent villages operating in Los Angeles and Culver City.
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.
The public tends to blame homelessness on poverty, drug use, crime or even warm weather. But other cities don’t have L.A. levels of street homelessness because they have more available housing.
www.latimes.com
Neo-Nazis March Through Florida Park
Neo-Nazis March Through Florida Park
The demonstrators raised “Heil Hitler” salutes and waved flags with swastikas.
www.thedailybeast.com
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.
calmatters.org
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.
apnews.com
The Anti-California
The Anti-California
How Montana performed a housing miracle
www.theatlantic.com

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