In the grand scheme of challenges for prospective political office-holders, self-funded candidates tend to be seen as having the easiest prospects – large sums of cash, a track record of success and only the dangers of class warfare as a potential opposing campaign strategy.

The Huntington Beach Police Department wants to publish the names of suspected DUI offenders on its website in an attempt to prevent and reduce the crime. The department wants to send a “clear message” that they are serious about enforcement. 

Amid the fallout after Californians discovered that Bell City Manager Robert Rizzo earned nearly $800,000 a year, and would receive an extravagant $600,000 a year pension upon retirement, golden state residents everywhere are alarmed.

Barbara Boxer has a powerful weapon in her Senate battle against Carly Fiorina – and she has already begun to use it.  That weapon is the abortion issue. 

Meg Whitman’s campaign for governor has hit a snag.  Despite all the financial advantages that Whitman bears, polls continue to show her and Jerry Brown battling it out in a close race.

The wild card in November’s election is marijuana.  It just depends on who decides to vote.  The kind of voters drawn to the polls by Proposition 19, which legalizes marijuana and allows localities to tax and regulate it, may be a determining factor.