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My name is Tomás Summers Sandoval. I'm Chicano from southern Californian, a GenXer, and a fan of the Dodgers and Elvis. I am a husband, a father of three, and in my spare time I'm an asociate professor of Chicana/o~Latina/o Studies and History at Pomona College.Twitter
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California Spending
Some interesting chatter in the blogosphere today about the spending in yesterday’s primary election in California. I thought I’d connect some of the dots… Meg Whitman won the Republican nomination for Governor of California yesterday; Jerry Brown did the same … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged 2010 election, ca governor's race, california, governor, jerry brown, meg whitman, whitman spending
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Villaraigosa and the CA Gov Race
News came today from the LA Times of Antonio Villaraigosa’s decision not to run for Governor of California. If you had asked me a year ago–even a few months ago–I would have said Antonio’s run was a “sure thing.” Polling … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged antonio villaraigosa, ca 2010, ca crisis, california, california governor's race, Chicano, election 2010, governor, hispanic, latino, los angeles, mexican, mexican american
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I want a new governor
At first I thought this was a picture of my uncle wandering around because he lost the remote control, again. (Tío Bill! Barney Miller hasn’t been on for years!) But then I looked closer. I’m telling you, the Cyberdyne Systems … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Politics
Tagged arnold schwarzeneggar, california, cyberdyne systems, governor, schwarzeneggar, terminator
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