From Fred Ortega’s article in the Pasadena Star-News: “Counter to Mountjoy’s claims, political expert Douglas Johnson said that as a sitting politician, Huff has the advantage in name recognition in the battle for the 29th. ‘This is a name ID versus campaign battle,’ said Johnson, a fellow at the Rose Institute for State and Local… Continue Reading
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2nd Major Democrat Gives to Voters First
This weekend saw the birth of an unusual partnership for redistricting reform: Angelo Tsakopoulos, the longtime financier of Phil Angelides’s campaigns, donated $25,000 to the Governor’s Voters First initiative. Tsakopoulos joins Reed Hastings as a major Democratic donor to the campaign. Angelides’ gubernatorial primary challenger Steve Westly is co-chair of the Voters First campaign, and… Continue Reading
Kosmont Survey Tells City Officals Business in LA is Expensive
From Joel Kotkin’s article in the LA Times: Los Angeles could certainly use such a department. The most recent Kosmont-Rose Institute “Cost of Doing Business Survey” reported that Los Angeles remains the second-most-expensive city for businesses, behind Santa Monica, in the county and third most in the state, behind San Francisco and Santa Monica. Any… Continue Reading
Kosmont Update for Rose Report: Improvements In Methodology And Marketing
The following article is from our Spring, 2008 newsletter: I am pleased to report that the 2008 Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey is nearing completion. The Survey, in its fourteenth year of publication and its sixth year as a Rose Institute project, contains a vast amount of data about fees, taxes, costs, and… Continue Reading
Dr. Pitney on Inland Elections
From Ben Goad’s article in The Press-Enterprise: Claremont McKenna College government professor Jack Pitney attributed the increase in the region’s candidates to the abundance of districts held by conservatives. “Most of the incumbents in the area are Republicans, and there’s a sense this is a Democratic year,” Pitney said. Continue Reading
Dr. Pitney on Rev. Wright's Impact on Obama
From the Cox News Service’s article: “Wright and the Republicans both have an interest in keeping the controversy going,” said John Pitney, a professor of American politics at Claremont McKenna College. “He gets publicity, and they get ammunition.” Continue Reading
New Student Managers’ Report
The following article is from our Spring, 2008 newsletter: As summer approaches, we finalize spring semester projects and reflect upon another great year at the Rose Institute. We give a big thank you to our class of 2008 student managers, Pierce Rossum and Emily Pears, who have led us to the Rose Institute’s 35th year.… Continue Reading
Interview with Brandon Birtcher '76
The following article is from our Spring, 2008 newsletter: Following Mr. Birtcher’s visits to classes, he spent some time answering a few personal questions, ranging from his personal philosophies on leadership and his first exposure to leadership to the ways he spends his time when he is not working. Q: How did your company get… Continue Reading
Learning From Experience: Brandon Birtcher Talks to CMC Students
The following article is from our Spring, 2008 newsletter: This semester we were privileged to have Rose Institute Board of Governors member Brandon Birtcher come to the College to talk with students as part of the President’s Leadership Forum. Mr. Birtcher is the President and sole owner of Birtcher Development and Investments, LLC, which is… Continue Reading
Redistricting Updates
The following article is from our Spring, 2008 newsletter: California’s quest for redistricting reform took some interesting twists in recent months. Through them all the Rose Institute remains on the cutting edge of redistricting reform and education outreach. The blog has brought obscure reports to widespread public attention, including items on computerized redistricting algorithms, redistricting… Continue Reading