The work of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission has brought the Democratic Party “incredibly close” to super majorities in both the State Assembly and Senate, the chair of the San Diego County Party told Escondido Democrats at their meeting October 1. County Party Chair Jess Durfee said Democrats are within one or two seats of [...]

North County Times reports July 26 that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has included the 50th Congressional District in a campaign of telephone calls to put pressure on Republican Representatives. The calls criticize Rep. Brian Bilbray for not helping pass a debt ceiling resolution. The 50th CD is among 60 districts across the nation targeted [...]

Two weeks and counting until the California Redistricting Commission releases its first maps of new Congressional and State districts on Friday, June 10. 2010 census data provides clear indications that North County districts will be redrawn, as local areas have too many people to meet population targets. One scenario that has bee making the rounds [...]

by Chris Nava, VP for Political Action So where does Rep. Brian Bilbray hide out during the congressional recess? The elusive Bilbray keeps his public appearances a big dark secret, unless you happen to be on his list of the favored few. Heaven forbid that this so called representative of the people hold town hall [...]

There seems to be little support for Brian Bilbray among local daily newspapers. The North County Times has not endorsed in the 50th Congressional District race between incumbent Republican Bilbray and Democratic challenger Francine Busby. In an editorial published Sunday, October 31, the editors write that the newspaper could not tackle all races, and was [...]

In what may be the first crack in the uniform editorial support Congressman Brian Bilbray has received from the major newspapers serving his district, The San Diego Union-Tribune has declined to endorse him as it did in the past. The paper did not endorse Francine Busby, either, but this shift may be a signal of [...]

The San Diego Union-Tribune has criticized Congressman Brian Bilbray for his involvement in the Congressional Cigar Association and for his cavalier handling of questions about that involvement. After the Randy ‘Duke’ Cunningham scandal, “residents of the 50th Congressional District…had a reasonable expectation that Cunningham’s successor would be squeaky clean,” wrote the U-T editors, “and Bilbray [...]

by Francine Busby For so many of us who worked to get Obama elected, it is difficult to watch his enemies tearing at all his programs and initiatives and creating divsiveness and hatred at every turn. This article from the New Yorker is a must read because it explains the billions of dollars that have [...]