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- Political notes: Fundraising edge goes to Keene, Aanestad
- Appeal-Democrat
- The two Republican and former Assembly members seeking the 4th State Senate District seat are raising some pretty impressive amounts in their primary race, with Doug LaMalfa of Richvale's total at $603,304.50 as of Feb. 1, and Rick Keene of Chico at... Full story
- Candidate says she has a lot of energy
- Cavaliere to run against Hal Stocker
- By Ben van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat
- A background in water issues and running a small business compelled Jenny Cavaliere of Oregon House to make a bid for the Yuba County Board of Supervisors,
Cavaliere, 57, said she's supported incumbent Hal Stocker in the past, but she believes a... Full story
- Yuba County assessor retiring at end of term
- By Ben van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat
- Yuba County Assessor Dave Brown will retire at the end of his term this year, saying he feels confident a qualified person will win election in June to replace him.
Brown, who was appointed county assessor in 1993, said he began mulling the idea... Full story
- 'I'm here to take the whole whale'
- Boundy latest challenger in Sutter County supervisor race
- By Howard Yune/Appeal-Democrat
- Sutter County's most crowded electoral race this year may be the one to run against Supervisor Larry Munger.
Richard Boundy is the third person to openly weigh a campaign for Munger's 3rd District seat on the Board of Supervisors. The Tierra Buena... Full story
- Billeci outraising Logue in Assembly race
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- Stocker facing second challenger
- Jenny Cavaliere files for Yuba County 5th District seat
- Appeal-Democrat
- A second person has taken out papers for a potential run against Yuba County District 5 Supervisor Hal Stocker.
Jenny Cavaliere, whose voice-mail message indicates she's with a grass-fed beef ranch in Oregon House, took out papers last week to file... Full story
- Mixed reaction in Yuba-Sutter
- By Ben van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat
- In Yuba-Sutter, some applauded President Barack Obama's emphasis on jobs in the State of the Union, while others criticized initiatives he'd pushed before.
The speech's up-front emphasis on economic development cheered Brynda Stranix, interim... Full story
- Obama: D.C. faces 'deficit of trust'
- Focus on pocketbook
- McClatchy Newspapers
- WASHINGTON — Acknowledging Americans' frustration with the slow pace of the nation's economic recovery, President Barack Obama dedicated more than half of his first State of the Union address Wednesday night to pocketbook themes, from jobs to... Full story
- Second candidate exploring Sutter supervisor run
- By Howard Yune/Appeal-Democrat
- A second candidate in Sutter County may be in line to compete for Larry Munger's supervisor seat.
Horacio Paras Sr. announced he has obtained in-lieu petitions to run against Munger, who represents the county's 3rd District on the Board of... Full story
- FPPC dismisses Archer complaint against Logue
- By Ben van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat
- The state Fair Political Practices Commission has dismissed a complaint against then-Yuba County Supervisor Dan Logue's activities as a member of two other Yuba County boards and won't look at it again, said the Linda resident who filed the initial... Full story
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