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Skelton: Maldonado off to a bad start
Back in February, George Skelton examined the Republican field of potential candidates for governor and said Abel Maldonado seemed like a pretty good idea. Maldonado is a moderate in a party that has drifted to the right and a former mayor, lawmaker and...
Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Politics, Elections
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'Maldonado for governor' off to a bad start
SACRAMENTO — It seemed like a fairly good idea at the time — the idea of Abel Maldonado running for governor. He wasn't going to win. But neither would he be a Republican embarrassment. There was no Republican in sight with even a faint...
Tags: Regional Authority, Condoleezza Rice, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice
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Letters: You can't just lock people up
Re "Another way on prisons," Editorial, May 8 The failure of the public policy that released sick people from hospitals to the streets simultaneously created the homeless crisis and the overcrowding of jails and prisons. Eighteen percent of all Los...Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Jerry Brown, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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NAACP demands Maldonado apologize for 'racial politics'
This post has been updated. See the note below for details. A potential gubernatorial candidate's use of the wrong offender to stir opposition to Gov. Jerry Brown's prison crowding policies drew a sharp rebuke Thursday from an NAACP official who...
Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Jerry Brown, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado criticizes Brown's prison policy
SACRAMENTO — Saying there is a "pretty good shot" he'll run for governor, former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado on Wednesday kicked off a drive against Gov. Jerry Brown's handling of prison crowding, labeling Brown's policies an "early release" program....
Tags: Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, U.S. Congress, Government
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Maldonado, mulling gubernatorial bid, hits Brown's prison policy
Abel Maldonado, in his first public move since announcing that he was considering a run for governor, on Wednesday attacked Gov. Jerry Brown’s prison policy, arguing that Brown has made Californians unsafe by allowing certain criminals serve their...Tags: Murder, Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals, Prisons
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Maldonado uses 'early release' to spur ballot drive against Brown
Conceding there is a "pretty good shot" he'll run for governor, Abel Maldonado on Wednesday kicked off a ballot drive that targets Gov. Jerry Brown's handling of prison crowding, labeling it the thing Brown's administration has worked hard to avoid:...
Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Punishment, Voting, Jerry Brown
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The GOP's Latino problem
Abel Maldonado, the Republican iconoclast most recently famous for his brief stint as California's appointed lieutenant governor and his unsuccessful run for Congress last year, is making noises about running for governor in 2014 against Jerry Brown....
Tags: Regional Authority, Steve Poizner, Republican Party, John McCain, Judges
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Democratic chairman doesn't fear Maldonado
SACRAMENTO -- John Burton, the combative chairman of the California Democratic Party, isn't too worried about Republican Abel Maldonado running for governor next year. "Oh, I bet Jerry Brown is wetting his pants," he quipped Friday before speaking...
Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Same-Sex Marriage, Gavin Newsom, Jerry Brown
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Former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado exploring run for governor
Former lieutenant governor and state lawmaker Abel Maldonado filed papers Thursday to explore a run for governor. The move allows Maldonado, a Santa Maria Republican, to begin raising money as he decides whether to challenge Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown,...
Tags: Regional Authority, Parties and Movements, John Garamendi, Jon Huntsman, Jr., Republican Party
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Maldonado positions to run against Jerry Brown
Former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, long rumored to be considering a challenge to Gov. Jerry Brown, filed paperwork Thursday that allows him to begin raising money for a gubernatorial campaign. Maldonado, 45, is a Republican who previously was elected to...
Tags: Regional Authority, Parties and Movements, Jon Huntsman, Jr., Republican Party, John McCain
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Democrats' congressional at-risk list includes 5 Californians
SACRAMENTO -- Though California is dominated by Democrats, the state is poised to once again be a key battleground in determining which party controls the House of Representatives in 2014. Democrats picked up four seats in the state in 2012, buoyed by...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Julia Brownley, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate
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