It’s still nine months away, but Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to lead the pack of contenders in next June’s “top two” primary election for governor, according to a UC Berkeley poll released Friday. Results show that the Democrat, a former San Francisco mayor, is favored by 26 percent of […] Read more »
Voter Views of California’s Three National Leaders in Washington
California voters continue to offer generally positive assessments of the job performance of their two U.S. Senators, Democrats Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris. However, when asked whether they would be inclined to support Feinstein were she to seek a fifth full-term to the Senate next year, fewer than half (45%) […] Read more »
Most California Democrats want to restrict free speech from white nationalists
In this cradle of the free speech movement, from the very campus where the First Amendment has been tested time and again, a new poll from UC Berkeley shows California voters are split over the delicate question of whether white nationalist groups should be allowed to demonstrate. Forty-six percent of […] Read more »
California’s Far North Deplores ‘Tyranny’ of the Urban Majority
… From Hollywood to Silicon Valley, California projects an image as an economically thriving, politically liberal, sun-kissed El Dorado. It is a multiethnic experiment with a rising population, where the percentage of whites has fallen to 38 percent. California’s Great Red North is the opposite, a vast, rural, mountainous tract […] Read more »
Californians fear losing coverage in Obamacare reform
As the Republican-led U.S. Senate prepares to vote — possibly by next week — to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, a new poll shows that 56 percent of Californians worry that they or someone in their family will lose health insurance coverage if the law, commonly called Obamacare, […] Read more »
Newsom still leads California governor’s race, but Villaraigosa is hot on his heels
In the crowded and ever-expanding race to become California’s next governor, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s early lead in the polls is narrowing as former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gains ground, according to a new survey released Wednesday. UC Berkeley’s IGS Poll found that 22 percent of likely voters support […] Read more »