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		<title>Brown names Burton&#8217;s daughter to state board</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Jerry Brown today nominated Kimiko Burton – daughter of California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton – to the State Personnel Board. Kimiko Burton, 47, of San Francisco, has been a San Francisco deputy city attorney since 2003. Before that, she was San Francisco’s public defender – a job to which then-San Francisco Mayor Willie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dems and DTS gain, GOP loses voter registration</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[California’s Democratic and nonpartisan voter registration have increased from the last presidential election cycle to now, while Republican registration has fallen, according to the new report from Secretary of State Debra Bowen’s office. The report shows that the 3.6 million voters who express no party preference now account for 21.2 percent of the state’s electorate, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assemblyman claims retaliation for budget vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-La Cañada Flintridge, says party leaders are slashing his legislative staff in retaliation for his recent vote against the amended state budget. “At the close of business on Friday, I received a letter from Assembly Member Nancy Skinner, Chair of the Rules Committee,” he wrote in a news release today. “Ms. Skinner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the story of last night&#8217;s CA election?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2010 election]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/?p=14224</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Contra Costa Times’ home page headline this morning is “Red tide hits Blue wall,” and that’s undoubtedly true. As Republicans elsewhere in the nation took 11 governor’s offices from Democrats, Jerry Brown overcame Meg Whitman’s $161.5 million blitz to become the nation’s only Democratic gubernatorial pickup. As Republicans elsewhere in the nation picked up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alco Dems hire executive director</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/08/12/alco-dems-hire-executive-director/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alameda County]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Alameda County Democratic Party has hired Michael Colbruno as its new executive director. Read on for the full news release. Alameda County Democratic Party Announces New Executive Director Michael Colbruno named to local party post San Leandro, August 12, 2009: The Alameda County Democratic Party has announced it has hired longtime party activist and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Young Dems, GOP Liberty Caucus back Prop. 19</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite Chairman John Burton urging an endorsement, the California Democratic Party’s Executive Board chose this weekend to remain neutral on Proposition 19, the marijuana-legalization initiative on November’s ballot, and don’t hold your breath waiting for a California Republican Party endorsement. But that doesn’t mean some Democratic and GOP blocs aren’t solidly behind it. The California [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tag: Shameless self-promotion</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/06/10/tag-shameless-self-promotion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democratic Party]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If  you aren&#8217;t doing anything about 8 p.m. tonight, come on over to the Orinda Community Church where I will be talking about Tuesday&#8217;s election results with the members of the Lamorinda Democratic Club. The church is at 10 Irwin Way in Orinda. You don&#8217;t have to be a Democrat to attend but the club [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One-stop shopping for Democratic candidates</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/02/02/one-stop-shopping-for-democratic-candidates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/02/02/one-stop-shopping-for-democratic-candidates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coalition of Bay Area Young Democrats, conjunction with the San Francisco Young Democrats, will host a massive candidates’ forum at 1 p.m. this Saturday, Feb. 6 at the SEIU Local 87 hall, 240 Golden Gate Ave. in San Francisco. Free and open to the public, the forum aims to hear from, and give attendees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP smacks California Dems for bad behavior</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/10/09/gop-smacks-california-dems-for-bad-behavior/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/10/09/gop-smacks-california-dems-for-bad-behavior/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democratic politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The California Republican Party sent out this video smackdown over the ill-mannered behavior of Democrats toward Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger at a recent San Francisco event. Really, what is wrong with these people? On the other hand, as it appeared in the Bee&#8217;s Capitol Alert today, Attorney General Jerry Brown aptly pointed out that &#8220;Compromise in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CD10: Get your loophole here</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2009/07/09/cd10-get-your-loophole-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Vorderbrueggen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2009 CD10 special election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the interest of keeping up with the fast-moving events of the 10th Congressional District special election, here is a round-up of what caught my attention today. (Sidenote: I’ll post round-ups between now and Sept. 1 as warranted. You can also find the latest list and links to the declared candidates and/or those who have [...]]]></description>
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