AltWeeklies Wire

Pacific Pride Foundation is One of Many California Orgs Reeling from $52M in AIDS Funding Cutsnew

With a stroke of his pen, Governor Schwarzenegger slashed $52 million from critical AIDS services funding through the state's Office of AIDS. That shoves California back to pre-1985 levels of funding, essentially the dark ages of HIV/AIDS awareness and treatment.
Santa Barbara Independent  |  Penny Patterson  |  08-10-2009  |  Politics

State Budget Debacle: California Descendingnew

Some experts predict the state budget will quickly become unbalanced again, thanks to a persistently bad economy. But that didn't stop self-congratulations and posturing by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Democratic majority leaders Karen Bass and Darrell Steinberg, and Republican minority leaders Dennis Hollingsworth and Sam Blakeslee, the so-called "big five" who worked out this latest budget.
L.A. Weekly  |  Jill Stewart  |  07-31-2009  |  Politics

California is in the Worst Mess in its History ... Who Will Save the Golden State?new

California's economy looks like it's driving off a cliff. But we've already crashed over the railing and are now free falling towards certain doom.
Monterey County Weekly  |  Jessica Lyons  |  07-16-2009  |  Politics

Governor Hummernew

Schwarzenegger claims to be an environmentalist, but his choice of vehicles and his endorsements out him as a hypocrite.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones  |  11-01-2006  |  Politics

The Decline-to Statenew

California's governor's race will turn on the rapidly increasing number of independent voters who won't declare for either party.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mindy Farabee  |  10-06-2006  |  Politics

Rise of the Machinesnew

Pretty Boy and the Nerd try to bring down the Terminator, while the Democratic Party searches for its soul.
L.A. Weekly  |  Marc Cooper  |  05-25-2006  |  Politics

GOP Action Heroes: Arnold, Rudy, John McCain and the Bush Twinsnew

Although protesters keep assailing the president with verve and unexpected wit — I’m especially partial to Billionaires for Bush’s mocking chant “Four more wars!” — many New Yorkers view the election with a sense of impending doom tinged with big-city snobbery.
L.A. Weekly  |  John Powers  |  09-02-2004  |  Politics

War Party: John Kerry Gets His Marching Orders in New Yorknew

In convention speeches, the Republicans are, rather boldly, assuming full ownership of what wiser folks assume is the inevitable disaster of the Iraqi war.
L.A. Weekly  |  Marc Cooper  |  09-02-2004  |  Politics

Narrow Search

Category

Hot Topics

Narrow by Date

  • Last 7 Days
  • Last 30 Days
  • Select a Date Range