by David Dayen [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

? CA-03: Bill Durston may be unopposed in the June 3 primary, but he's running very hard and trying to pick up as many decline-to-state voters as possible.  He's actually running a GOTV operation.  The gambit here is to prove to donors and the political establishment that CA-03 is competitive.  I also think it makes sense just as practice for the general and for name recognition.

? CA-04: The Club for Growth, whose record this year in primaries is actually a little mixed, has released an ad attacking Doug Ose in his race against Tom McClintock.  There's plenty of outside money on both sides in this one.

? CA-42: Communications Workers of America, Southern California Council has endorsed Ron Shepston.  It's somewhat notable considering that Ed Chau got the Cal Labor Fed endorsement.

Anything else you're hearing, please put it in the comments.  This is an open-source elections thread.

by Stephen Crockett [courtesy of Blog for America]

UPCOMING SHOWS (times are Eastern) Thursday mornings 8:05am-9am WGPA 1100AM, Bethlehem, PA.

On May 8, we have Ron Ennis who is Editor of the Lehigh Valley (PA) Labor Council, AFL-CIO newsletter and an American Postal Workers Union activist on the show. He is a great writer on union and political topics. Tentatively have Cindy Sheehan scheduled for May 1 at 8:35am. About her Congressional run against Pelosi. We have Steve Raysely , who is the Steelworkers (and PACE) Rapid Response Coordinator for eastern Pennsylvania, in the studio for the entire show.  April 24th in studio whole show: Dennis Hower, VP of Teamsters Local 773 http://www.teamster773.org/hower.html & Allentown City Council President Michael D’Amore.

[courtesy of California Progress Report]

By Ron Cottingham
President
Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)

At a time when the political process seems more polarized than ever before, what issue has brought together Governor Schwarzenegger, Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell, Communications Workers of America AFL-CIO, and California’s leading public safety organizations representing both labor and management, among many others? Schwarzenegger, O’Connell, CWA, and dozens of additional public safety, taxpayer, education, labor, local government, business, Indian Tribes and community groups all support a Yes vote on Propositions 94, 95, 96 and 97.

California is facing a significant budget crisis that threatens virtually all programs and services including public safety, education, healthcare, transportation and local services. Props 94-97, the Indian Gaming Revenue Agreements, will provide California with hundreds of millions of dollars per year in new revenues to help balance the budget and fund these vital services.

by dday [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

by dday [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]