Frying Pan News asked writers and activists across the region to share their reflections on the November 6 elections. In this section you’ll find pieces on Obama’s victory, the Latino vote, the media’s misleading coverage, what the election means for women, Long Beach’s historic living wage win and more.
by Sonya Clark on
A year or so ago, while picking up socks off of the living room floor, and considering the innumerable tasks of being a single parent, … read more.
by Frying Pan Staff on
The New York Times' FiveThirtyEight blogger, Nate Silver, had some choice words about Politico, which had taken pot shots at his election-polling skills during … read more.
by By Kayla Crow on
Looking back on the eight weeks of the Long Beach living wage campaign, I could write about the conversations with voters, or the discovery … read more.
by Jeannine Pearce on
(On November 6, Long Beach became one of three cities in the country to pass minimum wage ballot measures, and the only one to guarantee … read more.
by Vivian Rothstein on
As the 2012 elections approached I started to feel very guilty about the state of the country that my generation, which was born shortly after … read more.
by Porter Gilberg on
(On November 6, Long Beach became one of three cities in the country to pass minimum wage ballot measures, and the only one to guarantee … read more.
by Rev. Jim Conn on
My mail delivery guy just got happier. He can finish his route while it is still light outside – this despite the change back … read more.
by Family Values @ Work on
Two thousand workers who clean the rooms and serve the food at hotels in Long Beach, California had special cause for celebration election night. … read more.
by Frying Pan Staff on
Frying Pan News spoke to five voters the morning after Election Day to hear their initial reactions to the outcome. Here’s what they told us: … read more.
by Gary Hytrek on
Something extraordinary happened Tuesday in Long Beach. A city long dominated by an ideologically driven business sector and marked by token community participation, embraced … read more.
by Roxana Tynan on
Long Beach hotel workers and community activists made history Tuesday, passing a living wage ballot measure that will help lift 2,000 people in that … read more.
by Trebor Healey on
For me, especially once Mitt Romney named Paul Ryan as his running mate, the presidential race became a contest between two Americas: one traditional, … read more.
by Bill Raden on
When asked by prospective employers to describe my life’s work, I generally say that I have toiled as a writer on the extreme fringes … read more.
by James Elmendorf on
Triumph of the Numbers Signing off last night, Brian Williams on NBC said something about how the presidential election defied the very idea of … read more.
by Rubén Martínez on
It’s a curious feeling, this brown-becoming, the “Latino vote” hurling itself over the fence as it were, saving Barack Obama from the ignominy of … read more.
by Erin Aubry Kaplan on
Mitt Romney never had a chance. Even in the media maelstrom that painted an electorate divided not merely between Democrat and Republican, but between rote … read more.
by Judith Lewis Mernit on
What do weather and women’s bodies have in common? Both figured dramatically this election season, forcing debate on issues candidates would have preferred to … read more.
