Today's Fresh Meat

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

In districts across California, the failure of Proposition 93 means dozens of political allies and friends are running against each other thisJune, from the San Fernando Valley race between Lloyd Levine and FranPavley to the four-way sprint in San Francisco and Marin between CaroleMigden (left), Mark Leno, Joe Nation and Joe Alito Veronese, the Los AngelesTimes reports. Keeping track of who is running for what is enough workas it is.

Joe Canciamilla has dropped his bid for the Contra Costa State Senate district, all but handing the primary—and the seat—to current Assemblymember Mark DeSaulnier, the CC Times reports. Canciamilla is a dedicated public servant, butthis decision also reveals what a good man he is—many other politicianswould have soldiered on, whatever the consequences.

While Ventura County resident Tom McClintock certainly faces the worstcarpetbagger charges  in his bid to replace John Doolittle in NorthernCalifiornia, Doug Ose has some residency challenges as well, choosing to rent some temporary space in the district during thecampaign while his family stays in neighboring Sacramento County, theBee reports. A funny tid-bit too: Ose's campaign parked a U-Haul truckoutside of McClintock's announcement speech.

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