Election news never stops, and this being an election year, don’t expect a slowdown any time soon. So, why not combine two of the developments?<\/p>\n
First, Speaker Bass made her entry into the congressional race to replace Diane Watson official.<\/p>\n
“This is a very, very humbling moment,” Bass told community leaders and supporters who joined her at her Mid-Wilshire-area office. “I am so proud to announce I’m going to throw my hat into the ring.”<\/p>\n
If elected, Bass said, she’ll have “very big shoes to fill.” <\/p>\n
Watson, who announced last week that she would not run for reelection after 35 years in public office, said she was pleased to back Bass. <\/p>\n
“I 100% — maybe 300% — endorse Karen Bass,” said Watson, 76, whose Los Angeles-area 33rd Congressional District is among the most diverse in the nation. (LA Times<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Last week, Watson declined to endorse anybody in the race. It was a bit of surprise, but perhaps they just wanted to wait to make the announcement official this week. With the current field, Bass appears to be the big front-runner. Nobody else has really made noise about entering the race, but Congressional districts only come up so often, so you never know.<\/p>\n
Now, to SF Mayor Gavin Newsom. When he left the race for Governor, he was struggling with money, paying Garry South<\/a> $20K per month, and becoming increasingly unsettled. But apparently, he’s interested in Lite Guv:<\/p>\n
Nothing official yet, but San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is putting together a campaign team for a possible run for lieutenant governor and will probably submit a ballot statement today to go in the state voter guide. (SF Chronicle<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
As Matier and Ross point out<\/a>, he was literally running from SF reporters at the end of his Gov campaign. But, Gavin Newsom is addicted to politics<\/a>, and leaving the game is more easily said than done.<\/p>\n
I’m still not sure if Newsom will actually enter the race, but if he wins, expect all hell to break out in San Francisco<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Election news never stops, and this being an election year, don’t expect a slowdown any time soon. So, why not combine two of the developments?<\/p>\n
First, Speaker Bass made her entry into the congressional race to replace Diane Watson official.<\/p>\n
“This is a very, very humbling moment,” Bass told community leaders and supporters who joined her at her Mid-Wilshire-area office. “I am so proud to announce I’m going to throw my hat into the ring.”<\/p>\n
If elected, Bass said, she’ll have “very big shoes to fill.” <\/p>\n
Watson, who announced last week that she would not run for reelection after 35 years in public office, said she was pleased to back Bass. <\/p>\n
“I 100% — maybe 300% — endorse Karen Bass,” said Watson, 76, whose Los Angeles-area 33rd Congressional District is among the most diverse in the nation. (LA Times<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Last week, Watson declined to endorse anybody in the race. It was a bit of surprise, but perhaps they just wanted to wait to make the announcement official this week. With the current field, Bass appears to be the big front-runner. Nobody else has really made noise about entering the race, but Congressional districts only come up so often, so you never know.<\/p>\n
Now, to SF Mayor Gavin Newsom. When he left the race for Governor, he was struggling with money, paying Garry South<\/a> $20K per month, and becoming increasingly unsettled. But apparently, he’s interested in Lite Guv:<\/p>\n
Nothing official yet, but San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is putting together a campaign team for a possible run for lieutenant governor and will probably submit a ballot statement today to go in the state voter guide. (SF Chronicle<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
As Matier and Ross point out<\/a>, he was literally running from SF reporters at the end of his Gov campaign. But, Gavin Newsom is addicted to politics<\/a>, and leaving the game is more easily said than done.<\/p>\n