The Washington Post's Dana Milbank claims that Bernie Sanders' criticism of the Democratic Party's nomination process risks handing the presidency to Donald Trump.

"The Vermont socialist is now running against the Democratic Party." So the name-calling begins.

California election laws and election officials seem determined to stamp out the word "independent." The state seems eager to suppress that word, on voter registration forms, on ballots, and even in the Official Statewide Voter Guide.

The Independent Voter Project (IVP) seeks, according to its vision statement, to create an environment where "non-partisan voters...regardless of party affiliation" are able to “participate actively and effectively in local, regional, state and federal public policy decisions."

This June, voters in San Diego will have a chance to raise the minimum wage in the city to keep up with inflation and the cost of living. The issue divides city council candidates, and the arguments for and against the increase harken back to the original arguments surrounding the first minimum wage.

California’s nonpartisan, top-two elections allow Democrats and Republicans alike to differentiate themselves within their party. In 2010, California voters passed Proposition 14, putting the top-two system into place for all California primaries (except the presidential primary).

Top-two went into effect in 2012, allowing voters of any party affiliation to vote for any candidate in the primary races (except the presidential). The top two vote-getters move on to the general election.

(San Diego, California) - Ed Harris won the Democratic Party endorsement for mayor, but his campaign has not benefitted from the kind of funding from Democratic power brokers one might expect.

The massive difference in funding between Republican incumbent Mayor Kevin Faulconer, Democrat Harris, and independent Lori Saldaña became apparent this week.

Republican Faulconer launched a robust tv ad buy that features a soft sell commercial which underplays his Republican credentials.

En todo el país, los votantes se han visto confundidos por un sistema de las elecciones primarias presidenciales excesivamente complejo y poco incluyente. Desafortunadamente, esta tendencia continuará en junio en el Estado de California.

Thirty-two cities across the country have professional football teams. Each of those cities has gone through the very difficult task of building a new stadium.

The Chargers’ search for a new stadium in San Diego has been well documented. The team's efforts the past 15 years or so have been met with a number of roadblocks -- either political, financial, and/or geographical. Getting any kind of consensus from the city has been a very difficult proposition.

For those of us who have been a part of the conversation for nearly 10 years knew this was coming; it was only a question of when.

On Monday, the San Diego Stadium Coalition, Save Our Bolts and other civic and fan groups came together in support of a national boycott against several San Diego hotels that are owned and/or operated by the Hotelier Cabal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1jcQYbMSL0

Across the nation, voters have routinely been confused by overly complex and non-inclusive presidential primary rules. Unfortunately, the trend will continue this June in the Golden State.