Although he made an early attempt to run for Governor, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom dropped out of the race last year, making way for Governor-elect Jerry Brown. He later decided to run for Lt. Governor, which proved to be a successful move on Tuesday. Both the Associated Press and LA Times declared the 43-year-old as the winner against incumbent Abel Maldonado, who had yet to concede, during the early hours of Wednesday. more ›

Well, it seems Arizona power commissioner Gary Pierce is the new punching bag for politicians in the L.A vs. Arizona flame war. The latest is from Lt. Governor candidate and L.A. City Councilmember Janice Hahn, who co-authored the city's boycott of Arizona. "Commissioner Gary Pierce is the Forrest Gump of Arizona politics, nevermind that he is an extreme right-wing republican who supports a racist law in AZ that even the United Nations has condemned, he must now believe he can tell the Navajo Nation..." more ›

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's crafty scheme to use his city as a rung on the ladder to something better will, most likely, prove successful this June. In a recent poll conducted by the Newsom campaign, Gavin has an astounding 21-point lead over L.A. City Councilwoman Janice Hahn in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor. more ›

Is San Francisco Mayor and Lt. Governor candidate Gavin Newsom violating the Political Reform Act by accepting contributions from donors who gave the maximum allowable amount during his gubernatorial attempt? more ›

Has California ever seen a race for Lt. Governor that has gotten so much coverage? The race for a practically unknown office is getting its due as San Francisco Mayor and former gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom faces off with Los Angeles City Councilmember Janice Hahn, whose brother is L.A.'s former mayor. more ›

Rumors be damned about Gavin Newsom, here it is, via the LA Times: "He has called elected officials and potential donors to inform them he is in the race. Sources familiar with Newsom's plans say he will unveil a list of endorsements that includes many of the state's top Democratic leaders. They requested anonymity to allow Newsom make the announcement." Too late on the latter, but this sure will make the campaign against L.A. City Councilmember Janice Hahn a fiery one. Hahn's team has already been on the attack, pointing out that the San Francisco Mayor and former gubernatorial candidate didn't even know what the elected job was about. more ›

Will he or won't he run for Lt. Governor? That's the big question San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, a former candidate for Governor, has to answer by Friday, which is the deadline to finish filing for the campaign. Today he paid a $2,600 filing fee to submit initial paperwork, but a spokesman tells KCBS not to read too much into it. Newsom must turn in signatures needed to enter the race by Friday. more ›

It would be nice if Lt. Governor candidate (and L.A. City Councilmember) Janice Hahn focused on issues rather than attacking possible candidate (and San Francisco Mayor) Gavin Newsom. Of course, the political theatre that it has become is drawing attention to a race that no one ever pays attention to and in the end, that may be the genius behind it all. It also brings more attention to Hahn, herself, who would be otherwise unknown to the rest of the state if Newsom decides to enter. more ›

Yesterday, after launching a video attack on Mayor Gavin Newsom--it pointed out that he doesn't know what the Lt. Governor's job entails--candidate Janice Hahn... more ›

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom hasn't even announced his rumored candidacy for Lt. Governor, but candidate and Los Angeles City Councilmember Janice Hahn isn't taking any chances. Today her campaign released a cute attack video... more ›

Unofficial word went around yesterday that San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will be running for Lt. Governor, but the former gubernatorial candidate, however, said he's not announcing anything yet. If he does, in fact, announce the move between now and last day to file in the next few weeks, he'll be facing L.A. City Councilmember Janice Hahn, who announced her candidacy in December. more ›

After noticeably beefing up the number of press releases sent from her Los Angeles City Council office this past year, Janice Hahn finally announced her official bid for to be California's Lieutenant Governor, an elected government position the public probably knows the least about. Her first press release announces her campaign team (copied below in full), which includes John Shallman, who consulted on the nasty and losing battle for Chris Essel in the recent Council District 2 race, and the young and hard nosed Michael Trujillo (he just had a birthday!), a former anonymous-then-outed blogger at Mayor Sam's Sister City. more ›

It's always been known that L.A. City Councilwoman Janice Hahn has had larger aspirations, most recently thought to be a candidate for congress. But yesterday, it was reported that she's exploring the idea of running for Lt. Governor and if she wins, she'd be the first women in that role for California. "I'm going to look at it until the end of the year and see what kind of responses I get and see whether it makes sense for me to serve in this capacity," said Hahn to the Daily Breeze. It's no surprise she would be looking into something soon, she definitely has been sending an increasing amount of press releases and statements to the media this summer. Hahn, sister to former Mayor James Hahn and daughter of former LA County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, won her third and final reelection this past March. Her term ends in 2013, but if she runs and wins a bid for Lt. Governor, she would leave Los Angeles early. more ›