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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally at the Farm Bureau Live arena, on September 27, 2012 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. | Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images
As the election approaches, a group of seniors reminds me that the black struggle to matter in politics is nothing new.
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At least, according to a crowd-sourced map that needs your help.
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The political stands taken by candidates in the supervisor's race in San Bernardino are hard to unravel.
Russell E. Train. | Photo: Courtesy The Heinz Awards
He was deeply engaged with some of the late 20th-century's most pivotal environmental issues, and did so as a Republican stalwart -- Richard Nixon, for example, appointed him as the EPA's second administrator.
Lalo Alcaraz, Migra Mouse, 2008. Acrylic on canvas. Collection of Enrique Serrato.
Jose Lozano and Armando Duron discuss Chicano art, artists who identify with the Chicano label, and the gallery exhibit "Open Your Eyes/Abre Los Ojos" at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center.
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The son of one of California's first prominent families, Cristóbal Aguilar was the first L.A.-born mayor of the city and the last Hispanic mayor until the election of Antonio Villaraigosa in 2005.
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Mitt Romney insulted a lot of people with the remarks he made about certain Americans. But why don't we talk about who he really meant?
"There was plenty of time to ramble all over the place, meet wacky weirdos with an eye on the stairway to stardom, and discover a million and one fun, freaky, free things to do."
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Keep your calories to yourself, Ronald.
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Prop 32 says it will limit the money from unions and corporations to political campaigns, but only one is really affected.
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Californians may soon be able to obtain more information about those giving and spending money in political campaigns.
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Most cities in California have a city manager whose job, among many others, is to turn good ideas into workable programs.
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