It looks like the Tea Party has some competition.  In a bid to offer an alternative to the burgeoning Tea Party movement, the Coffee Party kicked off its first, coordinated meetups on Saturday.  Billed as a counter to the more conservative Tea Party, the Coffee Party originally launched a Facebook group about six weeks ago, and in less than two months, the group has already attracted more than 141,000 fans.  Yesterday, Coffee Party leaders held between 350-400 events at coffee shops across the nation.  Attendees from across the political spectrum discussed healthcar

Both parties spend so much time fighting each other over controversial legislation that there's little room left for dicussing uncontroversial, non-partisan, non-ideological fixes for many of the persistent problems in government. Here's a list of five simple solutions that could help fix a lot of problems that Californians face:

1. No "Pay to Play" Contracting

This is the third installment in a series profiling 3rd party candidates for Governor of California.

Chelene Nightingale is a staunch advocate of the Constitution and limited government. She has been involved with organizing numerous rallies and political events for the past five years. As a private citizen lobbyist to both Sacramento and DC, she has demanded border security reform and no amnesty for illegal aliens.

Answer quickly:  what does climate change have to do with Prop 13?  Apparently, more than we thought, because the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association (HJTA) has joined leagues with Texas-based Valero Energy Corporation to fight California AB32, one of the pri

The judge handed down a ruling on the ballot description for the Open Primary initiative today.

Recently America has witnessed two notable acts of— what some are calling— domestic terrorism.  Most recent was the Pentagon shooter.  John Patrick Bedell drove from California to Washington DC in order to open fire on the Pentagon with two 9mm handguns and a trunk full of ammunition.  He injured two officers before being shot down himself, on March 4

For the second time, Marcy Winograd, an accomplished school teacher and Executive Board Member of the California Democratic Party, is challenging sitting Congresswoman Jane Harman for the Democratic nomination for California’s 36th District.  Winograd originally challenged Harman in 2006, challenging her vote in favor of the Iraq War, public support for the Bush Administration’s warrantless wiretapping and the allegations that the Congresswoman would seek reduced espionage-related charges against two American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) officials.  Winograd lost

Traditional, non-former actor Republicans having a decent shot at the state’s highest office? Republicans tearing each other to shreds? Jerry Brown back as governor? Welcome to the 2010 California gubernatorial race! 2010 may well come to be known as the campaign year in which anything was possible.

As racially diverse as the California population is becoming, the illegal immigration debate and the passionate emotions accompanying it are not disappearing anytime soon.  This is true especially in light of the recent decision by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to issue an ultimatum to President Obama--get to work on reworking the healthcare bill’s immigration provisions or forget about healthcare reform altogether.

There are many fiscally-oriented ballot initiatives currently circulating in the popular ethos, some of which propose truly bizarre items, and others of which offer seemingly commonsensical solutions. However, with few exceptions, these initiatives are easily traceable to distinct partisan interests and not particularly edifying to anyone who considers themselves independent, or outside the partisan framework generally.