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Will California Feel the Impact of Presidential Coattails?
Republicans and Democrats are locked into their Congressional and Legislative seats in California - or are they? If Barack Obama’s commanding lead turns into a landslide this year, some supposedly “safe” Republicans could be in for surprises—with important implications from Sacramento to Washington. On Reporter’s Notebook, will San Francisco legalize prostitution?
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenRepublicans and Democrats are locked into their Congressional and Legislative seats in California - or are they? If Barack Obama’s commanding lead turns into a landslide this year, some supposedly “safe” Republicans could be in for surprises—with important implications from Sacramento to Washington. On Reporter’s Notebook, will San Francisco legalize prostitution?
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2 storiesCalifornia Republicans: The Ever-Shrinking Permanent Minority
Reapportionment, the careful drawing of district boundaries every 10 years, means that California’s legislative and congressional seats almost never shift from one party to the other. This year could be different. Some powerful California Republicans could be in for a shock—especially if Barack Obama wins in a landslide.
Read the story1 minA Saucy Proposition for San Francisco’s Voters
Prostitution is illegal under state law, but Proposition K on the San Francisco’s municipal ballot would prohibit police from investigating, arresting or prosecuting cases of prostitution.
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