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* The half-hearted Canciamilla for Attorney General campaign has officially ended. Former Assemblyman Joe Canciamilla hadn’t campaigned, and will now try to persuade the governor to appoint him as a judge.
* Hey, Carly Fiorina is still running for Senate, too. Despite some of the attention being pulled towards Tom Campbell, she got a long article in the LA Times trying to figure her out. Ring us back if you can answer that riddle.
* Cal-PERS is now throwing open the doors for investment pitches. It’s a step in the right direction, but they still need to do some work on the policy.
* Sam Aanestad is having problems raising money for the LG’s race. If he is to drop out, Maldonado might get that statewide race he’s always wanted.
The working group for the California Fair Elections Act (CFEA) is hosting a series of Passion Raisers in several districts. There will be one in San Mateo on February 6, from 4-6PM at St. Bartholomew Church auditorium, 600 Columbia Drive, San Mateo (x street Alameda de las Pulgas). Senator Leland Yee,, Assembly members Jerry Hill and Ira Ruskin, Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Sally Leiber (ret), and San Mateo County Supervisor Rich Gordon will speak.
Free wine, cheese and fair trade Chocolate. please feel free to come if you live in the area. RSVP: www.YesFairElections.org/events or 650 367-9183.
I’m just wondering if there is anyone else running in the Dem primary for Gov besides J.Brown? A little competition would spice things up. I was hoping someone like Fmr. Ste. Sen. Sheila Kuehl might jump in.