• Rep. Laura Richardson is the latest foreclosure "victim" in California. Elected to the Assembly in 2006, she bought a home in Sacramento soon after, but went into default as she ran for Congress. Capitol Weekly
• The Bogh-Benoit Senate race is getting even muddier. From the Desert Sun:
A new campaign mailing by state 37th Senate District candidate and state Assemblyman John Benoit, R-Bermuda Dunes, claims that his Republican primary opponent, former Assemblyman Russ Bogh, "used the power of his office" while in the Legislature to influence the awarding of more than $85 million in school construction contracts to his family's business.
"While in the Assembly, Russ Bogh took action after action that helped the family business get millions of dollars in construction contracts," a portion of the flier states.
The paper does a service and walks through all of the mailer's accusations, debunking some and offering Bogh a forum to respond.
• San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders will air his first TV ad of the mayor's race starting today (the election is on June 3). It's an poke at wealthy challenger Steve Francis, who has been on the air for months attacking Sanders. "The Steve Francis shell game," is the theme of the ad. San Diego Union-Tribune,
• San Diego Supervisor Dianne Jacob's name has been misspelled -- on her own campaign signs. AP
• Steve Lopez, the Los Angeles Times columnist, waxes nostalgic about Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, even before he's gone. He also chats with former Gov. Pete Wilson about candidates in 2010. Wilson pegged Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and Attorney General Jerry Brown among the frontrunners. Los Angeles Times.
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