CMR Exclusive: It’s Official: Steinberg to Replace Perata as Senate President Later this Year

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

According to legislative sources, Senate President Don Perata managed to orchestrate today what he said he wanted all along: an orderly and certain leadership transition at the end of the year. Today, the Senate Democratic Caucus agreed overwhelmingly to support Sacramento’s own Senator Darrell Steinberg as Senate President-designate, which is expected to occur on the August 21 date Senator Perata has already specified. In the meantime, Senators will be able to focus on issues, instead of palace intrigue. A formal announcement is expected later today.