Winners Take All

Runoffs, independents and the open primary

California’s polls will look decidedly different in June. Instead of the customary partisan primary ballots, this year’s options will include all the candidates for a particular office, and voters can choose any candidate, regardless of their own party registration.

May 1, 2012 Tony Quinn

Redistrict Remix

New district lines mark big opportunities

This year, for the first time in a decade, California is likely to see seriously contested races for Congress. That is because the new Citizens Redistricting Commission dismantled the 2001 congressional gerrymander that kept almost all districts safe for incumbent parties.

Feb 1, 2012 Tony Quinn