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* Prince Frederic von Anhalt, Duke of Saxony and husband of Zsa Zsa Gabor, is running for governor<\/a>. Apparently the Germans want to succeed the Austrians. Interestingly enough, his policy platform<\/a> is more progressive than anything Jerry Brown has offered so far. Isn’t that sad?<\/p>\n * John A. P\u00e9rez will officially become Speaker on March 1<\/a>. Good to see an orderly transition is under way.<\/p>\n * Darrell Steinberg has introduced a bill to name the Legislative Office Building after Bill Cavala<\/a>, the longtime Democratic strategist and aide to Speakers from Willie Brown to Fabian N\u00fa\u00f1ez who died on December 24.<\/p>\n * Bill Monning (AD-27) and other state lawmakers whose district includes the coast have formed a Coastal Caucus<\/a> in the legislature. I’m guessing one of their first battles will be to stop the revived Tranquillon Ridge oil drilling plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Links:<\/p>\n * Prince Frederic von Anhalt, Duke of Saxony and husband of Zsa Zsa Gabor, is running for governor<\/a>. Apparently the Germans want to succeed the Austrians. Interestingly enough, his policy platform<\/a> is more progressive than anything Jerry Brown has offered so far. Isn’t that sad?<\/p>\n * John A. P\u00e9rez will officially become Speaker on March 1<\/a>. Good to see an orderly transition is under way.<\/p>\n * Darrell Steinberg has introduced a bill to name the Legislative Office Building after Bill Cavala<\/a>, the longtime Democratic strategist and aide to Speakers from Willie Brown to Fabian N\u00fa\u00f1ez who died on December 24.<\/p>\n