It's looking like a Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman match-up.
And not only is Whitman pounding GOP rival Steve Poizner in the primary, she's opened up a narrow, if statistically insignificant, 46 percent to 43 percent lead on Brown in the general election, according to the latest Field Poll released this morning.
The hypothetical match-up between Brown and Whitman was asked of 748 Californians likely to vote Nov. 2. Those numbers are within the margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points reported by the pollsters.
Whitman led Brown among both Republicans and nonpartisan voters, and in Southern California and the Central Valley.
Brown led in the Bay Area and Northern California, and among voters ages 18 to 39.
Bee colleague Jack Chang has the full story at sacbee.com. Click here for more on the poll.
Speaking of elections, the California Public Utilities Commission holds a public forum today on Proposition 16, the June ballot initiative bankrolled by PG&E Corp. that would require two-thirds voter approval before local governments could provide electricity service to new customers or establish a community-choice electricity program using public funds or bonds.
PUC President Michael R. Peevey will host the meeting from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the commission's auditorium, 505 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco.
The PUC meeting will be also webcast in real time at www.californiaadmin.com.
HEARING: The Fair Political Practices Commission's subcommittee on the Political Reform Act and Internet political activity discusses source disclosure and financing. Among those expected to testify are Jennie Bowser of the National Conference of State Legislatures, campaign consultants and others. The hearing runs from 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the FPPC hearing room at 428 J St., Suite 800, Sacramento.
PRESS CONFERENCE: The nonprofit California Women Lead releases a statistical snapshot of the number of women holding elected positions at the national, state and local levels. Among those expected to attend: Rachel Michelin, the group's executive director; state Inspector General Laura Chick; Assemblywomen Lori Saldaña, D-San Diego, and Connie Conway, R-Tulare; and former Assemblywoman Sharon Runner. Look for the yellow roses in the Capitol's Room 1190, starting at 10:30 a.m.
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