SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — As the imminence of war in Iraq has increased — and even as American public opinion has become more supportive of that war — opposition emerged as the central theme of a California Democratic Party convention last weekend that was visited by a half-dozen Democratic presidential hopefuls. In the first major campaign […]
William Bradley
William Bradley, a California-based political analyst, has served as a
senior advisor to Democratic presidential and gubernatorial campaigns, a
chief consultant to state legislative committees, and a Los Angeles energy
commissioner.
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The Left Coast Goes Lefter
California Gov. Gray Davis’ signature on legislation that would bring far more power to the state’s legendary farmworker union has capped and brought into focus a stunning year of progressive accomplishment in the Golden State. Together, a very liberal Legislature and a very calculating governor have enacted the most extensive renewable energy requirement in the […]
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Customized to California?
He’s been called the harbinger of a “New Republicanism,” a West Coast Michael Bloomberg who can customize the GOP for a Democratic California much as Bloomberg has for a Democratic New York. But for all the hype and hope that’s been invested in Richard Riordan, the former Los Angeles mayor who’s trying to eke out […]
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Bingaman with a Plan
After two decades of drift and a year of crisis, the Democrats have finally proposed a serious, future-oriented energy policy. The Energy Policy Act of 2002 (Senate bill S1766), introduced by Senate Energy Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, does not come a moment too soon: The lack of a coherent Democratic energy doctrine […]
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Enron’s End
The spectacular fall of the house of Enron would have been a huge news story were it not for the terror war. Just a few months ago, Enron Corp. ranked number seven on the Fortune 500. But in little more than 15 months, it managed to lose over 99 percent of its equity. As the […]
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Power to the People
Fundamentals are being decided here. The power crisis that has blindsided California has also turned the state into ground zero in an unanticipated war between radical capitalism and a democratically controlled economy. One of the great debacles of recent times–a classic saga of greed, ideology, stupidity, and media neglect–the crisis has already spawned the biggest […]