Democratic Congressman
Democratic Congressman from the 28th Congressional District in Southern California's San Fernando Valley, first elected in 1982; former chairman and now ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and a member of the Judiciary Committee
Berman and Sherman Together Again on 'WWLA' One of this year's nastiest and most expensive campaigns for Congress is taking place in the West San Fernando Valley. Veteran Democrats Howard Berman and Brad Sherman have been forced to compete for the newly drawn 30th District.
A Race for Congress with a New and Different Look In the race for the 30th Congressional District, registration is 49 percent Democratic, 25 percent Republican and 21 percent Independent. Under new state rules, two Democrats and two Republicans are running in same June primary. The top two vote-getters will be in the November runoff — even if they’re in the same party.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner on US Terrorist Watch List On five occasions in 2005, Edward Kennedy was not allowed to board planes going home to Massachusetts because the Senator's name resembled an alias of a suspected terrorist. Nelson Mandela, who was released from prison in 1990 and went on to lead South Africa's democratic government, has also been flagged as a potential terrorist.
New Bill to Redeploy Troops if Bush Fails to Meet Own Goals Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House leaders have a new strategy to unite their party around a new law that could bring US troops home by the end of this year. It's the brainchild of Los Angeles Democrat Howard Berman, an original war supporter, who says it would hold President Bush accountable for his recent increase of troops .
What charter school growth has to do with the LA teachers strike The Los Angeles’ teachers strike has lasted a full school week . Class sizes and school staffing remain key sticking points in the impasse between United Teachers Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Unified School District.
A vote to end sheriff elections Californians are either really bad at choosing county sheriffs, or the system isn’t working. Maybe it’s both.
Who are the political players in the LA teachers strike? Thousands of LA public school teachers are going to be back out on the picket lines for a second day. They walked off the job Monday after failing to reach a contract agreement with the LA Unified School District, despite months of negotiations.
