April 26, 2018

Questionnaires for candidates are a staple of electoral politics. Many interest groups use them in evaluating whether to make endorsements or spend money supporting their campaigns. Here is a sampling of questionnaires given to candidates running for California governor this year.

Voters won't see the questionnaires candidates answer when they seek endorsements from special interests.

The candidate for California governor sees a path through the Central Valley to the November ballot.

Good morning, California. Charter school advocates already are spending $9.5 million to elect former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as  governor. On Wednesday, they disclosed they’re spending $2 million to elect Villaraigosa’s former aide, Marshall Tuck as California superintendent of public instruction. Public school unions back his opponent, Assemblyman Tony Thurmond, a Richmond Democrat. An initiative funder’s sad hope […]

Gov. Jerry Brown regularly warns that California is overdue for an economic downturn that could devastate tax revenues. Even a moderate recession, his administration projects, could cost the state $60 billion in lower revenues over three years, underscoring the need to build a hefty reserve as a cushion. Brown’s “rainy day fund” tops out at […]