A little bit late on this one, sorry about that. Now to the links.
• CalBuzz has a post on how California became ungovernable. It gets the biggies with 2/3, initiatives, Prop 13 and term limits. I would argue the point about gerrymandering, as it is more about the fact that we have self-organized into like-minded communities than the district lines.
• Capitol Weekly handicaps the Speaker’s Race. Karen Bass is termed out in 2010, so there will be another round. CW likes Kevin De Leon, but there might be some pressure to pick a current freshman to get somebody who will be there for more than one term.
• Josh Richman makes a good catch from the campaign finance website: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison dropped $13K on Jerry Brown.
• As if there weren’t enough people running for Attorney General, Rocky Delgadillo is thinking about getting in the race again.
Delgadillo’s kind of a punchline in LA, but really his sins amount to hyping himself early and then having the misfortune to draw Jerry Brown as an opponent in a statewide race. He hasn’t really distinguished himself as city attorney, but he’s proven competent, and against a big field of local players, he’s got a good shot.