Wednesday was “Ag Day” at the Capitol; one of the more fun days each year when farmers from around the state converge to communicate the importance of California farming to the legislators. The event, which is open to the public, includes samples of agricultural products including honey, flowers, steak sandwiches, and Rice Crispy Treats made […]
State Senator Warren Chase (1813-1891)
Today, an email from Richard Dungar shed a little more light on State Senator Warren Chase. Chase has been a little-known legislator, coming from the 1870-1886 blind spot (which saw the combination of very high legislator turn-over combined with few recorded biographic details). What we learned about Chase today was that he served in the […]
Random Letter Drawing
One of the overlooked events on the election calendar is the random letter drawing by the Secretary of State’s office. The logic behind the event goes like this; some voters are relatively uninformed. They don’t research the issues, the candidates, or (sometimes) even what the actual duties of a given office are. Although voters usually […]
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