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Who is Steve Hilton? Here’s how he has rebranded himself multiple times This story was originally published by CalMatters.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton on election night June 2 in Huntington Beach. | Photo courtesy of Jules Hotz/CalMatters
awareness makes California instantly attractive” to the Conservative Party’s “modernizers,” a commentator wrote in The Guardian. That was the last time a Republican was governor of California. Eighteen years later, Hilton is trying to pick up Schwarzenegger’s mantle in a dramatically different moment for California and American politics. After finishing second in last month’s top-two
primary, he faces long odds in the November general election against Democratic former state Attorney General Xavier Becerra. Democrats have dominated the state since Schwarzenegger left office; a Republican hasn’t won a statewide seat since before Cameron became prime minister. And though anti-tax sentiments still run deep, so too does
hatred of President Donald Trump, who has endorsed Hilton. It could help Hilton that he cuts an unlikely figure for a MAGA man. A professional advertiser, Hilton spent the first half of his career softening the public images of the Conservatives, of multinational corporations accused of causing various social ills and of capital
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San Bernardino General Plan update available for public review By Staff
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By Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters
hen Steve Hilton first came to live in California, the political strategist had already gone through a few rebrands. It was 2008 and the British Conservative Party was ascendant after a decade of losses. Hilton, a top adviser to future Prime Minister David Cameron, was a source of great curiosity for the British press; he eschewed suits, rode a bike to work, sometimes went shoeless and avoided reporters. He was also at the center of the party’s turnaround, widely credited with refreshing its image from stale and imperious to socially tolerant, environment-minded and diversityconscious. While he was on a temporary stint in Silicon Valley, the British press couldn’t help noticing a similarity between Cameron and Hilton and the Golden State’s then-governor, moderate Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger. “The mixture of freemarket economics, social liberalism, high-technology growth and environmental
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an Bernardino's Draft 2050 General Plan, Draft Downtown Specific Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Report are available for public review and comment, city officials announced earlier this month. The General Plan serves as a long-term blueprint for growth and development, establishing a course to follow into the future that guides policy decisions on land use, housing, transportation, infrastructure, parks and open space, environmental conservation, public services and economic development. Officials said the Draft 2050 General Plan represents a comprehensive update that will replace entirely the city's existing 2005 General Plan. California law requires every city to adopt and maintain a General Plan to guide future policies and local development. Once adopted, the 2050 General Plan will provide the framework for decision-making on city policies throughout the coming decades. The period for the public
to review and comment on the proposed plans is June 16 through July 31, officials said. Residents, stakeholders and local organizations were encouraged to review the draft documents and submit comments as the plans head toward City Council approval. The General Plan 2050 covers all "elements" that state law requires — land use, circulation, conservation, open space, safety, noise, housing and environmental justice. The plan also identifies "five topics of local importance to the community" — parks, recreation and trails, public facilities and services, economic development, cultural resources and utilities infrastructure. "The General Plan 2050 is used as a point of reference for a variety of interested parties and for different purposes," according to the proposed draft. "For instance, city officials and staff may use the General Plan to evaluate a proposed plan, development project or capital improvement for consistency with goals and policies. In other cases, residents and business owners
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