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California’s entire political structure is aligned against change and favors the status quo. But that doesn’t mean it can’t happen. 

California’s entire political structure is aligned against change and favors the status quo. But that doesn’t mean it can’t happen. 

Last week, I analyzed the low-profile race in the North Bay-North Coast Second Congressional District now represented by San Rafael Democrat Jared Huffman. Another March 5 first-round under-the-radar election is in state Assembly District 12. The district includes Marin County, plus southern and central Sonoma County. District 12 is overwhelmingly aligned with the Democratic Party. […]

California’s entire political structure is aligned against change and favors the status quo. But that doesn’t mean it can’t happen. 

California’s entire political structure is aligned against change and favors the status quo. But that doesn’t mean it can’t happen. 

California’s entire political structure is aligned against change and favors the status quo. But that doesn’t mean it can’t happen. 

California’s entire political structure is aligned against change and favors the status quo. But that doesn’t mean it can’t happen. 

California’s entire political structure is aligned against change and favors the status quo. But that doesn’t mean it can’t happen. 

Just a month from the primary, Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank) is leading the California Senate race. Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine) and Steve Garvey, a Republican, are duking it out to make the top two.

This hardening by Latinos doesn’t surprise me one bit. In a state where an estimated 83% of Latinos are of Mexican heritage, the changing faces of illegal immigration are drawing less and less empathy. I’ve seen this within my own family.