A while back I addressed the possibility of a primary battle between Mark Leno and Carole Migden for SD-03, the state senate seat that encompasses most of San Francisco (although, even though I’m in Leno’s assembly district, I’m in Yee’s Senate seat) and a portion of Marin. The Bay Guardian’s blog said that Leno had told a local Dem club that he was planning on running. I’ve been told by somebody close to the Assemblyman that no such decision has been made.
However, that does not mean that the relationship isn’t colder than July in San Francisco. Little proxy battles are emerging between the two in some sort of pissing match. The battle ground these days? The Assembly District Covention of course. The two are said to be preparing rival slates. While I know that several other districts will have heated competition, few will rival the craziness of AD-13. Last year, 13 people ran for the 12 seats. This year, 57 people are running. Last year, no frenzy. This year…oh boy.
Of the 57 people scheduled to run, you might know some of the names. Kamala Harris, SF’s District Attorney. Sarah Low Daly, Supervisor Chris Daly’s wife. Alix Rosenthal, a candidate for supervisor last year, and that’s just from the female side. (By the way, isn’t this male/female bifurcation all very 4th Grade.) Given the well-known affinity between Daly and Migden, one would expect to see Mrs. Daly on Migden’s ballot.
If you go to the list of candidates that I mentioned above, you will notice that I am on that list. (Apparently I, or somebody who transcribed my name, mispelled my name as Leubiz rather than Leubitz. Ah well.) I haven’t really been promoting myself on the blog, partially because I figured something like the dueling tickets might happen. But with the new filing requirement, it was prudent to make sure that if I wanted to run, I could still have that opportunity at the meeting.
I’m not really going to actively campaign, or form some alternate ticket to the Leno/Migden tickets or anything like that. Rather, I’m going to go, speak for my one minute (and boy will I rock the house for those 60 seconds…j/k), and do a whole shitload of listening. And quite a bit of smiling, as this is going to be some wild, wild stuff. It might be a preverse waste of time, but it will be fun. So, I strongly advise any registered Dems in the 13th (map here) to come on down (information link here, and in the extended) to the meeting at 2pm on Saturday the 14th at the California State Building’s Milton Marks Auditorium (455 Golden Gate Ave.). You’ll definitely have a good time. Oh, and as for me, yeah, feel free to vote for me as well. I think I would bring an interesting perspective. If you’d like to talk more with me about it or if you are going and would like to let me know, shoot me an email.
