Asm. Tim Donnelly is the Republican frontrunner in California’s governor race, and scaring off establishment support is part of his political strategy.
John Wildermuth reports in the San Francisco Chronicle: “Party leaders oppose him, Donnelly said, "because I got here without their help or their permission."”
“The assemblyman is convinced his message will resonate with California conservatives tired of Republican candidates who aren't willing to pick a fight and stand up for what they believe in.”
Meanwhile, Neel Kashkari considers infusing more personal cash into his campaign war chest, so as not to disappoint his big name supporters.
Seema Mehta reports for the Los Angeles Times: “So far, donors have contributed $2 million to his campaign, and some high-profile Republicans have also endorsed his bid.”
“I felt like I owed it to them to do everything in my power to try to reach voters with our very positive message then help shape the future of the Republican Party,” Kashkari said.”
Marshall Tuck may be a rising in the race for superintendent of public instruction, but incumbent Tom Torlakson still has the mighty unions on his side.
Alexei Koseff reports in the Sacramento Bee: “And even if he does make the runoff, the odds are not in Tuck’s favor, “due to the size of California and the great expense of communicating to 18 million registered voters” in some of the nation’s most expensive media markets.
“Where does Marshall Tuck get five or six million dollars to run ads?” South said.”
Voters will decide on a bond to fund affordable housing for veterans this June.
Michael Gardner reports for the UT-San Diego: “In recent testimony in support of the measure, Peter Gravett, secretary of the California Department of Veterans Affairs, said the state offers a number of ownership programs and other services for veterans.”
“However, in housing there has been a hole … There isn’t anything for veterans who aren’t able to maintain a residence. (Proposition 41) bridges the gap by providing affordable housing,” he explained.”
A racially charged incident in the dorms of San Jose State University shed a national spotlight on the school, and the mass firing of resident advisers is being called unfair targeting.
David E. Early: “Remelman, who lived in the same dorm where the racial incident occurred but was not responsible for monitoring the suite in question, said the "underage drinking" charges amounted to a ruse. And he accused the school of performing a shallow investigation and meting out unreasonably harsh punishments.”
“When this newspaper questioned university officials about Remelman's accusations about the quality of the school's probe, they said they would only reply in writing.”
San Francisco’s 103rd annual Bay to Breakers race yesterday mixed elite runners with crazy partiers.
Peter Hartlaub, Evan Sernoffsky and Marisa Lagos report in the San Francisco Chronicle: “Police arrested 24 people for public intoxication Sunday and cited three people for urinating in public, said Police Department spokesman Officer Albie Esparza. Four others were cited for "quality of life" violations, and three more were hit with drug charges. Also, one person was arrested for reportedly jumping into the bison enclosure at Golden Gate Park, he added.”
