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Becca Doten, the communications director for Councilman Richard Alarcon, won her election as a member of the Democratic National Committee post.
Doten was one of four women seeking the post and received 180 of 281 votes cast at the California Democratic Party meeting this past weekend.'
"I am honored to have the opportunity to join the California delegation to the DNC," said Doten. "Inclusion of young Democrats as DNC members is essential to the future of our Party and I thank the Executive Board members of the CDP for the strong statement they made to ensure that our diverse delegation includes young voices."
Doten first got involved in politics in 2003, inspired and engaged by Gov. Howard Dean's campaign for President. Since then, she has given hundreds of hours of volunteer time to local, state and national campaigns. In 2006, she was named a "Volunteer of the Year" by the Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley (DP/SFV).

Giving up after months of campaigning across the state, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom it pulling out of the race for governor,
His deicison leaves Attorney General Jerry Brown as the leading Democratic contender _ even though Brown has yet to formally announce.
Newsom's decision came as he has been unable to attract major donors for his campaign.
Earlier this year, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa withdrew from the race.

Here's the deal: This is a big get for Kamala Harris, the ambitious San Francisco district attorney looking to climb the political ladder. For one thing, Bill Bratton -- former New York chief and outgoing LAPD bossman -- is as big a name as there is in law enforcement. For another, she needs all the help she can get with SoCal voters, who have no idea who she is. SF Weekly

Attorney General Jerry Brown has built a commanding lead over San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom in the race for the Democratic nomination for governor, according to the latest Field Poll results released today. Sacramento Bee.

On the Republican side, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman remains locked in a virtual tie with former Rep. Tom Campbell, but half of the voters are undecided. Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner continues to place a distant third in his bid for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, the nonpartisan poll found.

"Covering a Republican convention is a precious right that all political reporters should exercise. We have repeatedly said that skipping this year's is inexcusable.** We failed to register for press credentials or show up on at least one occasion throughout our lives. That is simply wrong and we have taken responsibility for our mistake." Calbuzz.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman sought to fight back criticism Tuesday of her apparently scant voting record as the news threatened to dominate much of the California Republican Party's convention being held at a resort here. Sacramento Bee.

The Bee reported Thursday that it could not find records that the billionaire candidate had registered to vote before 2002.

California Republicans spent much of their weekend convention soul-searching over the battered party's future and debating a plan of attack for 2010, when they hope to capitalize on anti-tax protests and growing national conservative anger over President Barack Obama's health care proposals.AP in SF.Examiner.

Most of the attention during their three-day convention at a resort near Palm Springs was on the three GOP gubernatorial candidates, former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman, state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and former five-term congressman Tom Campbell.

Attorney General Jerry Brown said he plans to open an official exploratory committee for governor soon to allow him to begin fundraising for the 2010 gubernatorial campaign.
Brown, during a visit at Los Angeles City Hall where he met with City Councill President Eric Garcetti, said he plans to take the next step to begin raising the millions that will be necessary to be competitive.
While Brown did not address the primary campaign against San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, but said he was looking at the general election against multi-millionaire Republicans, Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and Meg Whitman.
"They are talking about spending $150 million," Brown said. "They will buy up all the airtime with that kind of money."
Brown was asked about the endorsement Newsom received from former President Bill Clinton.
"These things happen in politics," Brown said.
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Over the past dozen years, Hewlett-Packard has sold hundreds of millions of dollars worth of printers and other products to Iran through a Middle East distributor, sidestepping a U.S. ban on trade with the country.Mike Zapler in the Mercury News.

Now the person who headed HP for much of that time, Carly Fiorina, is ramping up to run for U.S. Senate. And questions are emerging about what Fiorina knew about HP's growing presence in Iran during her six-year tenure at the Silicon Valley firm from 1999 to 2005.

Former City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo has joined a Los Angeles law firm as he decides whether to run for state Attorney General in 2010.
Delgadillo announced he will jion the firm of Goodwin Proctor LLP as counsel.
Taking the job does not deter him from his plans to run for Attorney General, contingent on whether incumbent Jerry Brown leaves the post to run for governor.
Delgadillo said he has been pleased with his fundraising he has accomplished so far,
Campaign reports show him with more than $936,000.
At Goodwin Proctor, Delgadillo will be focusing on bringing in new business.
The first has 400 attorneys, with offices in downtown Los Angeles and Century
City.
Delgadillo served as City Attoney eight years before being forced out by term limits.
He is credited with creating a neighborhood prosecutor program and expanding the use of gang injunctions as well as dealing with issues of dumping of indigent patients on Skid Row.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, a candidate for governor, made a campaign stop Monday night and talked about medical marijuana and gay marriage, among other topics. Press Telegram

Newsom, who is in his second term as mayor and seeking the Democratic Party nomination, spoke with and took questions from members of a packed crowd of more than 400 people at the Cesar Chavez Elementary School gymnasium.

The campaign stop is part of Newsom's "Conversations About California's Future."

San Francsico Democratic Mayor Gavin Newsom flew 1,600 miles this weekend to talk to a national gathering of Obama generation voters. And his strategy to build his political profile is reaping at least some success: even many high school delegates at the Young Democrats of America convention in Chicago said they knew the CA 2010 gubernatorial candidate because "he shows up on our Facebook every day.'' S.F. Chronicle

But if Newsom was eager to talk about key issues with these voters -- environment, health care -- he wouldn't talk about others.

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Tipoffs: Democrats looking for other candidates.

With Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa out of the governor's race, the two leading candidates have amped up efforts to woo the critical Latino vote in next June's gubernatorial Democratic primary.
Tony Castro in the Daily Newsl
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has intensified his bid to win Latino hearts and minds as he tries to build a Southern California support base strong enough to take on Attorney General Jerry Brown.

Polls show Newsom will have his work cut out for him.

Tipoffs: Two proposals to change how Los Angeles does business.