EDITORIAL BALANCE OF POWER RED OR BLUE, WE'RE ALL CALIFORNIANS.IF Democrats gain a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives today, it would mean a major shift of power from red to blue -- and from south to north. San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Rep. Nancy Pelosi is set to take over as speaker, and it's expected that several Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern Democrats will take over important committees currently headed by Republicans -- many from Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, districts. Let's hope the Democrats do a better job of fighting for California's fair share than the GOP has done. Despite its cultural and financial power, California wields considerably less political power than it should. Consequently, the state has continued to get short shrift short shrift n. 1. Summary, careless treatment; scant attention: These annoying memos will get short shrift from the boss. 2. Quick work. 3. a. from Washington in areas ranging from transportation funds to homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States . It's time for the Golden State's political influence to be commensurate with at least its portion of the population and federal tax revenue. And only when the politicians realize that they are Californians first, partisans second, will the balance of power shift westward. CAPTION(S): box Box: Daily News endorsements |
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