by Lucas O'Connor [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

Brian did one for San Francisco, so now it's my turn. I'll defer to the Calitics endorsements for contested state and federal races and focus on a few collected locals. I'm skipping the unopposed races, I've done varying amounts of research on these ranging from "exhaustive" to "I trust this one guy's opinion" and as usual, I speak only for myself, not Calitics or the Editorial Board.

Superior Court 19: Garry Haehnle

Superior Court 45: Evan Patrick Kirvin

San Diego Prop A: Yes

San Diego Prop B: Yes

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Bush Administration andthe Department of Homeland Security did a better job of responding tothe southern California wildfires than they did to HurricaneKatrina—but not by much. While kudos are given to GovernorSchwarzenegger and San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders for a quick response, the federal government was apparently slow to send out firefighting aircraft, instead preferring to stage phony press conferences at FEMA.

Congress is almost certain to override President Bush’s veto of a $23-billion water billyesterday, which includes funds to shore up California’s levies,reports the Contra Costa Times. Bipartisan support for the bill hasbeen strong, as it which would provide money for water projects allover the country.