Riverside Rants

It's Janet Dagley with another Riverside Rant. Is 86 47 violent? Try 63 68. [Note: political violence is never appropriate. I condemn not only such violence, but threats of and calls for any kind of violence ] The U.S. Justice Department has charged that four digits, 86 47, in themselves constitute a death threat, and they have charged the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation wit...

It's Janet Dagley with another Riverside rant... Sorry, Republicans. Our state has not failed. It's a ploy as old as politics itself. Make a clearly false statement, all the while acting as if it's an accepted fact. For added effect, nod and look around while stating it as if everyone in the room agrees with you. Here's an example from the current crop of Republicans campaigning in our primary ele...

Janet Dagley examines the growing political fallout surrounding Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco in this episode focused on his alignment with Trump-era politics and his failed gubernatorial ambitions. Her report traces Bianco’s public actions, including his support for election denial narratives, controversial uniformed campaigning, and attempts to challenge California’s voting systems after...

Janet Dagley warns California Democrats that the state’s top-two “jungle primary” could again produce a general election ballot with only Republicans, as happened in her state Senate district years ago. With nine Democrats and two Republicans running to succeed term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom, GOP candidates Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton are polling first and second among Republicans (Hilton at 14%,...

Democratic party member Janet Dagley warns her fellow California Dems that the state’s “jungle” or top‑two primary system could again produce a general election ballot with only Republican choices in the race to succeed term‑limited Gov. Gavin Newsom. Dagley urges low‑polling Democrats to drop out quickly ahead of March 26 certification and unite behind stronger candidates to avoid a Hilton‑vs‑Bia...