A look into local campaign funding
Campaign contributions are involved in elections at every level of government, including local assembly districts and school board races.
Assembly District 71
Brian Jones, the Republican...
Proposition 30 for education and public safety funding
Proposition 30, the Schools and Public Safety Protection Act, proposes to raise personal income tax rates on individuals making more than $250,000 a year...
Propositions 34 and 36: Death penalty and three strikes
Proposition 34, Death Penalty
Polls show growing support for Proposition 34, an initiative to repeal the death penalty in California, but passage still remains...
Congressional District 36: Interviews with Bono Mack and Ruiz
Editor’s note: Idyllwild is in the 36th Congressional District. This district is slightly different from former Congressional District 45.
Congressional District 36 extends west...
Assembly District 71: Patrick Hurley, Democrat
Editor’s note: Idyllwild is now part of Assembly District 71, which runs from Poppet Flat to the Mexican border. Much of the district is...
Assembly District 71: Brian Jones, Republican
Editor’s note: Idyllwild is now part of Assembly District 71, which runs from Poppet Flat to the Mexican border. Much of the district is...
Congressional debate heated, but disappointing
Candidates for California’s Congressional District 36 debated Friday night, Oct. 12. Policy answers were infrequent. Instead both candidates challenged their opponent’s character.
Incumbent, Republican Representative...
Meet the HUSD board of trustees candidates
Three seats on the Hemet Unified School Board are up for filling on the November ballot. Five candidates will be on the ballot. This...
Incumbent Forst says kids must come first
Marilyn Forst, 12-year incumbent on the Hemet Unified School District board, taught for 37 years in the district and believes that students must come...
Proposition 37 calls for labeling of genetically modified food
Proposition 37 proposes to require food manufacturers to disclose on packaging whether food has been entirely or partially produced through genetic engineering. It also...