Kamala Harris - For California Attorney General 2010

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Voters chose Kamala Harris' full view of the law

San Francisco Chronicle
November 26, 2010

From a political standpoint, Kamala Harris' upset victory over Steve Cooley for state attorney general was remarkable. He was the district attorney from Los Angeles, which allowed him to start the campaign with a deeper support base and the opportunity to chide the San Francisco district attorney as a caricature of the leftist city she served.

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Race For Attorney General Still Too Close To Call

By Randy Shandobil
November 8, 2010

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Republican Steve Cooley maintained his lead in the tight race for California attorney general Monday, although the last unresolved contest for statewide office remained too close to call nearly a week after Election Day. Cooley, Los Angeles County's district attorney, was up three-tenths of a percentage point over Democrat Kamala Harris with about 2 million ballots remaining to be counted.

A win by Harris, the San Francisco district attorney, would give Democrats a sweep of statewide offices in a race that has drawn national attention because of California's influence. The tally has been up and down by thousands of votes since election night.

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Attorney General Campaign Update

By Kamala Harris Campaign
November 8, 2010

We all remember the first few hours after the polls closed last Tuesday night. Because the first ballots counted were from heavily Republican counties, Steve Cooley opened an 8-point lead that led Cooley to declare himself the victor, yet by Wednesday morning Kamala Harris was ahead.

As the counties tabulate late-arriving absentees and provisional ballots, we’ll see many abrupt swings in the vote totals. The current count shows Cooley with a small lead for the same reason he appeared to be ahead early on Tuesday evening – the overwhelming majority of the ballots that have been counted since November 2nd have come from conservative counties where Cooley won by large margins. For example, the current vote tally reflects results from Orange County, which represents only 8 to 9 percent of the statewide vote; yet Orange County accounts for nearly one-fourth of all the votes that have been counted post November 2nd. The majority of the counties where Kamala surged on Election Day, including many counties where she defeated Cooley by a two-to-one margin, have yet to tally their uncounted ballots in any significant numbers... Read More

Kamala Harris clings to narrow lead over Steve Cooley for attorney general

LA Times
November 4, 2010

With nearly 7 million ballots counted, Democrat Kamala Harris holds a razor-thin lead over Republican Steve Cooley in the race for state attorney general.

Fewer than 38,000 votes separate the two candidates as thousands of late absentee and provisional ballots remain uncounted. Cooley, the Los Angeles County district attorney, jumped out to an early lead as the votes were being counted across the state Tuesday night... Read More

Calif. AG Race Has National Energy Implications

By Debra Kahn, New York Times Greenwire
October 29, 2010

The winner of California's race for attorney general will have a tremendous amount of influence over state and federal environment and energy policy, although the race doesn't particularly hinge on environmental issues.

San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris (D) is the environmentalists' clear favorite over Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley (R). A Field Poll taken at the end of September had them in a statistical dead heat, with Cooley at 35 percent to Harris' 31 percent and with 34 percent undecided... Read More

Democratic Nominee for Attorney General Kamala Harris and Los Angeles Leaders Unveil Homeowner Relief and Protection Plan

As Attorney General, Harris Pledges to Fight Predatory Lending and Mortgage Fraud

(Los Angeles) San Francisco District Attorney Kamala D. Harris joined Los Angeles elected and community leaders today to announce a four-part plan to protect California homeowners from the scourge of predatory lending and mortgage fraud. DA Harris joined Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Assemblymember Mike Davis and President and COO of FAME Corporations Denise Hunter at the steps of LA City Hall to announce the plan.

The Homeowner Relief and Protection Plan calls for legislative reform and enhanced enforcement to strengthen oversight of lending practices, stamp out fraudulent activities, and give homeowners a chance to get back on their feet. Read more... Read More

'Female Obama' Kamala Harris, California AG Candidate, Targeted By Big Business

Corporate cash is flooding into the California attorney general's race, a sign both of the growing emphasis that big business is putting on state-level legal action and the particular threat posed by up-and-coming multiracial Democratic candidate Kamala Harris... Read More

Dan Morain: High stakes, national spotlight in campaign for attorney general

By Dan Morain
October 23, 2010

Suddenly, California's race for attorney general has become nationalized – and the out-of-state players who have stepped into the campaign say a great deal about the candidates and the power of the office.

Consider this: A political organization based in Virginia, headed by influential Republicans and funded by tobacco, insurance and gambling interests is airing an ad to elect Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley, the Republican running against San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris... Read More

Kamala Harris is a different kind of prosecutor

By Phil Willon
October 21, 2010

The Democratic candidate for state attorney general opposes the death penalty and has stressed prevention as well as punishment while San Francisco's district attorney. But convictions have increased dramatically in her office.   By Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times October 20, 2010   San Francisco Dist. Atty. Kamala Harris stood at the pulpit and spoke of redemption and second chances, the first of many clues that she is a different kind of prosecutor.    The Democratic candidate for California attorney general was on a recent campaign swing through Long Beach churches, and blamed California's lock-'em-up law enforcement policies for creating a "broken system'' of overcrowded, revolving-door prisons that do little to make neighborhoods safer... Read More

La Opinión: Harris for Attorney General

The state attorney general faces numerous challenges on a variety of fronts. California’s top law enforcement authority needs a broad vision ranging from citizen protection to environmental compliance and, of course, public safety. Kamala Harris is that person.

The San Francisco District Attorney stands out for her passion in fighting to reduce recidivism. California has the nation’s highest rate of repeat offenders; 70% of convicts return to prison for another crime after having served their original sentence. This phenomenon has a major economic and social impact on our state. The Back on Track program—a public-private partnership—is an example of Harris’s level of commitment to this cause... Read More

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