4 Claims from the Fifth Democratic Debate
Brad Sylvester | Fact Check Reporter MSNBC and The Washington Post jointly held the fifth Democratic presidential debate Wednesday night in Atlanta, where 10 candidates covered a broad range of topics, including paid maternity leave and health care. Here are four checks on their claims. Claim 1: “There are only two countries in the world […]
Democratic Debate Gets Personal As Candidates Go For The Jugular
PETER HASSON SENIOR REPORTER The Democratic presidential debate Thursday night quickly turned personal, as candidates took turns hammering each other on their vulnerabilities. Joe Biden’s memory, Elizabeth Warren’s expensive plans, and Bernie Sanders’s socialism all turned into political footballs over the course of the debate. Andrew Yang’s proposal in his opening statement to give 10 […]
The Democratic Debate: Let the Clown Show Begin!
By Tyler Bolsoni The Democratic debate, if summarized as a simple phrase, would be described as, a competition on who can the scold or frown upon America the best. Such examples can be exhibited when they practically spit in the faces of countless homeless veterans by raising their hands on if they would […]
De la Pena, Engler & Jones Elected to Thousand Oaks City Council
By George Miller In a field of 11 candidates, incumbent Claudia Bill de la Pena (19%), Bob Engler (18.78%) and Ed Jones (16.6%) were elected to the Thousand Oaks City Council. Jones is currently City Parks Director and previously held office decades ago.l Losing out were newcomer Kevin McNamee (11.85%), incumbent Joel Price (11.23%) and Tom […]
Poll | Nearly 60 Percent of Millennials Are Not Familiar with their Congressional District Candidates for Midterms
Neetu Chandak | Contributor A majority of millennials between ages 18 and 34 were not familiar with candidates running in their congressional district for the upcoming midterms, according to a poll released Wednesday. NBC News/GenForward at the University of Chicago survey conducted between Sept. 21 and Oct. 6 found 59 percent of millennials were not familiar […]
Ventura Unified School District 1 2018 Board Candidates Debate
Moderated by League of Women Voters, published on CAPSTV, Ventura Candidates: Thomas Luna, Anthony Krzywickj, Velma Lomax Event Video, published on CAPSTV, Ventura LWV Forum – VUSD Area 1 from CAPS Media on Vimeo. Get Citizensjournal.us Headlines free SUBSCRIPTION. Keep us publishing – DONATE
Ventura’s District 1 City Council Debate Candidates Differentiate Themselves
By Kiana Nordskog On September 20, 2018, The League of Women Voters hosted a debate between Ventura’s district one’s city council candidates, Irene V. Henry, Marco Cuevas, Kevin Clerici, and Sofia Rubalcava. Henry, a businesswoman, emphasized connecting west side to the beach and downtown by making the trolley route longer and capping the freeway. […]
Conejo Valley Schools: I voted for Dunn, Chen and Simpson
By Tony Dolz I just put my ballot in the mailbox. Free quality public education is important to me, so I gave my vote for school board candidates a lot of thought. I want the best possible education for my two children who are in district schools. I also dream about all our children […]
Election 2018: The Mysterious Judiciary
By George Miller I thought I knew about our election candidates, at least until my ballot just came in the mail with all of these totally unknown (to me) judicial candidates: Carol Corrigan- Associate Justice Supreme Court Leondra Kruger- Associate Justice Supreme Court Victoria Chaney- Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, 2nd Apel. Dist., Div […]
Ventura | Important Advice For 2018 Council Candidates
“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” —Lewis Carroll Ask anyone what the pressing issues are facing Ventura; you’ll get a variety of answers. With the unprecedented departure of three serving City Councilmembers, this is an excellent time to get the perspectives of those who have served. Having […]
