ALLAN HOFFENBLUM, Co-founder/Publisher

Allan Hoffenblum has managed numerous campaigns for federal, state and local offices and ballot propositions.  Prior to opening his own political consulting firm in 1979, he served as Chief of Staff of the Assembly’s Republican Caucus of the California Legislature and as Political Coordinator of the California Republican Party.  Mr. Hoffenblum has been a part-time faculty instructor on political management at U.C. Davis & U.C.L.A. Extension and, from 2003 through 2005, appeared twice weekly as a political commentator on KCAL- 9 TV in Los Angeles.

AL PROSS, Co-founder/Editor

Al Pross is one of California’s top political action-public affairs consultants.  His clients have included major business, association and union organizations. He was a top aide to Leo McCarthy while he was the Democratic Speaker of the Assembly. When McCarthy became the Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore, Pross served as his chief of staff.  He later served as Vice President of Public Affairs for the California Cable TV Association and directed California Medical Association’s Political Action Committee, CALPAC.  Mr. Pross has also managed numerous Democratic campaigns for federal, state and local candidates and ballot propositions and is an independent expenditure specialist.

VICTOR GRIEGO, Editor

Victor Griego is a nationally recognized political strategist, facilitator and organizer with 25 years of experience in political, grassroots and community organizing.  He founded Diverse Strategies for Organizing (DSO) in 1990, which is a highly visible organization in the Latino community through its involvement in political and community campaigns.  Prior to that, he served as Staff Director for the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union – Local 11. Upon graduating from college, he worked as an organizer for the United Farmworkers Union and later as a Field Representative/Chief of Staff for then-Assembly Member Richard Alatorre.  He is currently a Visiting Lecturer at CSU Los Angeles, member of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and a faculty advisor with the Southwest Voter Registration Academy.  Mr. Griego’s most recent project is the production of a cable television show that highlights the positive relationships between African Americans and Latinos in Los Angeles County.

DAVID HOWARD, Editor

 David Howard has over 30 years experience in political advocacy and community organization, candidate and issue campaigns and government service in the field of community-based human services.  Since 2000, he has been the Political Affairs Director for the CA Association of Realtors (CAR).  From 1998-2000, he was vice president for constituent relations at the CA Association of Health Plans, where he worked with such member plans as Kaiser, Blue Cross, and Blue Shield.  In addition, he managed their political action committee (PAC) and fundraising activities.  From the late 1980s to 1998, Howard was on the political staff of AARP in Washington D.C. and Sacramento.

TONY QUINN, Ph.D., Editor

Dr. Tony Quinn is an authority on California political trends and demographics.  He served on the Assembly Republican redistricting staff in both 1971 and 1981 reapportionments and advised Los Angeles County on the 1991 redistricting. He served three years as an assistant to the California Attorney General, is a former director of the Office of Economic Research in the Department of Commerce, and for five years served as a member of the California Fair Political Practices Commission. Dr. Quinn has written extensively on California politics and elections, recent articles having appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Chronicle, and Comstock’s Magazine.

DARRY SRAGOW, Editor

Darry Sragow is a veteran Democratic political strategist. From 1996 through 2002, he was the chief campaign strategist for the Assembly Democratic Caucus, reporting directly to the Speaker of the Assembly. He has also served as campaign manager for former Senator Alan Cranston, former Lt. Governor Leo McCarthy and gubernatorial candidate Al Checchi and has worked with Senator Dianne Feinstein, Controller Steve Westly and Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi. He is currently a partner with the national law firm of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP and is an Unruh Adjunct Lecturer of Political Science at U.S.C.