Sorry about the long delay.  I forgot it was my turn, and I had some personal issues come up.  But, here it is. Oh, and check out the SF Bay Guardian’s story on Spocko.

Teasers: Gavin, Gavin, and more Gavin.  Which Nguyen will it be? The Speaker rocks. Arnold and Mexicans, clearly not sitting in a tree. Elie Wiesel, Jerry McNerney, and a whole lot more…

Over the flip we go…

California Leaders on National Issues

• The Left Coaster reports that Nancy Pelosi is readying a new plan for Iraq.  And, apparently, she’s working with Steny Hoyer.  I hope the muck doesn’t rub off on the Speaker. http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/009807.php

 

• Jerry McNerney’s first bill, on water conservation, has cleared a major hurdle and looks set to go to the Full House.  The Speaker hasn’t yet scheduled a vote, but it should come soon. http://weblog.jerrymcnerney.com/2007/02/mcnerneys_first.html
  

 

Gavin, Ragone, and A Struggling City Administration

• GavinWatch thinks Peter Ragone shoud pull a George Costanza and just do the exact opposite of his instincts. (As an aside, it is kinda funny that Firefox’s spell check recognizes the word Costanza.) http://gavinwatch.blogspot.com/2007/02/why-peter-ragone-should-do-opposite.html

• Kvatch calls Gavin a “petulant twit”. http://blognonymous.com/2007/02/gavins-glass-ceiling.html 

• He gets challenged from the right too. Not a good week for the Gav. http://leftinsf.com/blog/index.php/archives/1605

• Gavin Watch looks at where Gavin gets his money from within the City.  Hint: It’s not the Mission. http://gavinwatch.blogspot.com/2007/02/something-wonky-gavins-money.html

• Hey! Gavin Watch has roundups too!  http://gavinwatch.blogspot.com/2007/02/gavins-saga-continues.html

• As the Gav Turns. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SFist/~3/87097106/today_on_as_the_gav_turns.php

• Gavin drops the bottle. http://leftinsf.com/blog/index.php/archives/1593

 

OC Supervisor

 

• The not-so-happy results. http://www.theliberaloc.com/2007/02/07/7-votes-trung-on-top/

• Thanks for nothing Lou Correa. http://www.theliberaloc.com/2007/02/07/thanks-for-nothing-lou/

• A Trung/Janet ScoreCard http://www.theliberaloc.com/2007/02/07/who-would-you-rather%e2%80%a6/

 

 Local Coverage

• LA is the nation’s medical marijuana capitol. Man, and this whole time I thought SF was the US leader on pot. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Laist/~3/88575003/the_week_in_weed_la_is_1_in_medical_marijuana.php

• The LAFD blog is going offline for a while.  http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2007/02/lafd_blog_goes_on_hiatus.php

• SF will allow an anti-war comic book into its schools for use as a teaching aid.  ABC7 has this report, with video. http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=assignment_7&id=5014115

• The SF Bay Guardian turned 40! Keep on fightin’.  http://leftinsf.com/blog/index.php/archives/1613

• Josh Wolf broke a record most of us wouldn’t want to claim: longest jail sentence served by a journalist for protecting his work. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SFist/~3/88252105/josh_wolf_breaks_a_record.php

• The Burbank Dem Club calls Tom McClintock as they see him. http://burbankdemocraticclub.blogspot.com/2007/02/tom-mcclintock-is-idiot_09.html

• Elie Wiesel was attacked by a neo-Nazi thug in SF.  The attacker then posted about it on the web.  Very clever guy I imagine. http://www.martinirepublic.com/item/elie-wiesel/

• Progressive 11th has a Jerry McNerney Roundup.  http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Progressive11thcd-caBlog/~3/87492430/mcnerney-round-up.html

Meta

• K/o is still around, and still one of our favorite blogs. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/k/o/~3/88436250/re-blogging-writing-life.html

• Scott Rosenberg ponders the strange story of John Edwards’ campaign bloggers, Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwan.  http://www.wordyard.com/2007/02/08/edwards-bloggers/

• Tom Hilton tells Edwards to  “Hit back hard.” http://tehipitetom.blogspot.com/2007/02/hit-back-hard.html

Miscellany

• SoHum Parlance discusses tackling the meth problem in Hmuboldt County.  It’s not an easy proposition.  http://redwoodreality.blogspot.com/2007/02/methodology-debate.html

• Schuyler on the High School Exit Exam.  http://schuylerhall.blogspot.com/2007/02/ca-misses-point-on-high-school-exit.html

• Frank at CPR reports that the Feb PreZ Primary bill is still on fast track.

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Calitics

 

• OC Register Chats with Art Torres. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CaliticsFeed/~3/88675177/showDiary.do

• With Regret We Have Banned Bill Bradley. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CaliticsFeed/~3/88661758/showDiary.do

• California Clean (Elections) Cities Conference http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CaliticsFeed/~3/88638559/showDiary.do

• Arnold is Lonely at the Top. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CaliticsFeed/~3/88623369/showDiary.do

• Is OC GOP Stealing the Election? http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CaliticsFeed/~3/88575610/showDiary.do

• Gavin’s Cheering Section. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CaliticsFeed/~3/88561745/showDiary.do

• The SacBee Capitol Alert: Destined for Failure. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CaliticsFeed/~3/88301770/showDiary.do

• King Arnold of Camelot? http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CaliticsFeed/~3/88285355/showDiary.do

• SD government is not just the mayor. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CaliticsFeed/~3/88250069/showDiary.do

• OC Special Fallout http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CaliticsFeed/~3/88146105/showDiary.do

• Mark Leno and Iraq. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CaliticsFeed/~3/87754804/showDiary.do

• Response to “Tauscher’s a Tough Target” http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CaliticsFeed/~3/87695996/showDiary.do