Truth is stranger than fiction… fresh off his demand for equal time from NBC in the wake of the governor appearing on Jay Leno's show, Democrat Phil Angelides is getting his own nationally broadcast interview tomorrow morning… with Adam Carolla. … Continue reading »

The other day, I received an e-mail from one of the candidates for governor, a note implying that only the candidates from the two major parties have received any attention in Capital Notes. Fair enough. So here's the message sent … Continue reading »

That's what the campaign of Democrat Phil Angelides wants from NBC stations, after Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's appearance last week on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." The Angelides campaign today released copies of its correspondence with the Federal Communications Commission, … Continue reading »

There's a final resolution to federal election assistance money given to California and, according to authorities, misspent by the office of former Secretary of State Kevin Shelley. This morning, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission closed the books on the investigation … Continue reading »

That's what Phil Angelides says his father taught him, a lesson that is likely to explain what has carried the Democrat through a tough gubernatorial campaign that finds him racing from behind just three weeks from election day. On this … Continue reading »

Well, that didn't take long. In another sign that this part of the gubernatorial campaign was long anticipated… by both sides… the campaign of Governor Schwarznegger has just released two TV ads chock full of people looking at the camera … Continue reading »

The umbrella group of labor unions that rumbled with Governor Schwarzenegger in 2005 have kept their 2006 efforts aimed only at criticizing the guv… until now. This morning, the Alliance for a Better California released a new TV ad that … Continue reading »

That's the title of a new magazine profile of Governor Schwarzenegger's former budget director Donna Arduin, a profile that does nothing to change the perception she left among many Capitol veterans about her view on the proper role– and size– … Continue reading »

On this day exactly four weeks from the November 7 election, it seems like everyone's releasing a new campaign ad. In the race for governor, Democrat Phil Angelides has a new ad that's the first biographical look at him since … Continue reading »

Phil Angelides is on the road today with a swing through the Central Valley and into the Bay Area, and I've come along for the ride to see how the Democrat's message plays out on the campaign trail. Check back … Continue reading »