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Why I support Jerry Brown for governor

Jewish Journal October 27, 2010

For California’s Jewish voters, the gubernatorial contest represents a clear choice between a candidate, Jerry Brown, who has a proven track record of support for Israel and a robust commitment to the progressive Jewish values of tikkun olam, and his opponent, Meg Whitman, who has a thin public record that tells little about her views toward Israel or her commitment to the ethical values of tikkun olam.

Jon Stewart fans to bring rally to restore sanity to Los Angeles

Ryan Torok October 27, 2010

On Oct. 30, as talk-show host Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity and Stephen Colbert’s March to Keep Fear Alive take place in Washington, D.C., they will be simulcast at a Los Angeles rally at the Levitt Pavilion at MacArthur Park.

Jews’ view of the pot initiative? Mixed

Jewish Journal October 27, 2010

Marijuana is everywhere. Smokers come from every walk of life — from the college student to the cancer patient, from the wealthy older couple to the heroin addict who started out just smoking weed.

Rattling the cage

Jewish Journal October 26, 2010

Next Tuesday, a uniquely deranged political party is going to take over the most powerful country on earth.

Israel, Iran, court, entitlements—what does a GOP Congress mean?

Jewish Journal October 25, 2010

The likely prospect of Republican control of at least one chamber of Congress has triggered broad speculation about the remainder of President Obama’s time in the White House, Republican bids for the presidency in 2012 — and the very course of the nation, if not the West.

Unifying factor in 2010 election: Never before

Jewish Journal October 19, 2010

Talk to veteran campaign watchers about this year’s congressional races, and within seconds they will tell you that they\’ve never before seen elections quite like these.

Rabbi breaks with Carl Paladino over apology

Jewish Journal October 14, 2010

NYTIMES.com: The alliance between the Republican Carl P. Paladino and an Orthodox rabbi from Brooklyn has fallen apart, with the rabbi denouncing Mr. Paladino on Wednesday for his apology over remarks he had made about homosexuality on Sunday.

Jewish groups fight repeal of clean energy law in Calif.

Jeffrey Hensiek October 13, 2010

A coalition of Jewish organizations in California is waging a campaign against a ballot proposition they say would hurt efforts to wean the United States off foreign oil. Proposition 23 effectively would repeal the Global Warming Solutions Act, a California law that established a timetable to bring the state in line with environmental standards set in the Kyoto Protocol. While the United States is not party to that treaty, California has sought to go beyond U.S. requirements and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2020.

Parsing the ballot Propositions, from right and left

Jewish Journal October 13, 2010

As usual in California, voters will face a slew of initiatives in next month’s election. To help sort them out, The Jewish Journal has consulted both sides of the political aisle on each proposition.

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