April 4, 2008

 

FROM THE TARGET BOOK PUBLISHER

 

AD40 (D-Levine-OPEN SEAT): I have received calls and e-mails making inquiries about whether or not the California Target Book published any document reporting about a conversation between Congressman Howard Berman and Asm. Lloyd Levine regarding “an alleged deal” concerning the June Primary Election,” then going on to predict that Stuart Waldman would be the likely Democratic Primary winner in that race.

 

The California Target Book has published three items on the race in AD40.  First, the analysis that appears in your Target Book, which mentions nothing about any “deal.”  Go read it.  And since that Edition was printed, AD40 is mention in only two Hot Sheets, one dated January 7 and another on  January 24, again no mention of any “deal.” You can read the Hot Sheets by going to www.CaliforniaTargetBook.com and double clicking the box: Hot Sheets.

 

The Editors of the California Target Book believe this race to be a highly competitive four-candidate Primary race, WITH NO CLEAR FRONTRUNNER, as you will read when you receive your new updated edition of the Target Book next week.

 

Allan Hoffenblum,
Publisher

 

 

TARGET BOOK UPDATES (Since going to press):

 

SD12 (R-Denham-RECALL ELECTION)

 

Jake Henshaw reports in today’s Salinas Californian that Asm. ANNA CABALLERO (AD28) may “jump into the race to replace Sen. JEFF DENHAM, if he is recalled by voters.”  The story goes on to state that Monterey County Supervisor SIMON SALINAS as a possible candidate. 

The filing deadline for candidates is 5 PM Saturday (tomorrow).

 



Anna Caballero

SD25 (D-Vincent-OPEN SEAT): Former Asm. ROD WRIGHT picked up some key endorsements: Senators Don Perata, Darrell Steinberg and Alan Lowenthal, Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster, Compton Mayor Eric Periodin and Gardena Mayor Paul Tanaka.



Rod Wright

 

COMMITTEE UPDATES:

 

Assembly Speaker Fabain Nuñez reappointed ANTHONY PORTANTINO as chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee. 

PEDRO NAVA is the new chair of the Banking and Finance Committee, a position that became open when TED LIEU became chair of the Assembly Rules Committee. 

MARK DeSAULNIER is the new chair of the Transportation Committee.

 

 
ALLAN HOFFENBLUM, Publisher – AL PROSS, TONY QUINN, DARRY SRAGOW, Co-Editors. 
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