SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) – An eclectic group of plaintiffs of all political stripes want to renovate California’s political system, which they say is burdened by an “oligarchic” state government shaped by exponential population growth and an influx of corporate money in local elections.Source: Feeling Underrepresented, California Groups Demand 1,200 More Lawmakers...

A graying man — once the baby-faced press wrangler for Sen. Barack Obama’s nascent presidential campaign — nursed an absinthe cocktail as he mingled near a former spokesman for President George W. Bush’s 2004 reelection bid. Nearby, one of Sen.Source: Silicon Valley is 'officially a retirement community for D.C. political vets' starting fresh outside the nation's capital...