Rep. Adam Schiff's decision to run for Senate opened the floodgates, with 15 people vying to replace him and represent a district that includes a wide swath of Los Angeles, all of West Hollywood, Glendale and Burbank, and part of Pasadena.
The last time there was a competitive race for the congressional district now known as California’s 30th, Santana was topping the charts, Steve Jobs had just introduced Mac OS X and a Republican was the mayor of Los Angeles. The year was 2000 and then-state Sen. Adam Schiff was challenging incumbent Republican Rep. James Rogan, who’d become a national star and liberal bugbear for leading impeachment proceedings against President Clinton.
Portantino also has the backing of the state’s most powerful labor organizations, which could be a major boon in a general election, since such groups often provide field support to their favored candidates. Last week, Portantino reintroduced a bill sponsored by the California Labor Federation, which seeks to provide unemployment insurance benefits for striking workers — a political move more likely to further burnish relationships than change policy, since Gov.
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