DeSaulnier Surprised Again
If you want to know how it feels to be smacked from behind the head when it is least expected, ask District 11 Assembly candidate, Mark DeSaulnier. He found out on Friday afternoon after the deadline for filing for that race's primary had passed. It seems that unexpectedly, at least to DeSaulnier, two other candidates besides front runner Laura Canciamilla, filed to run for the seat that the Contra Costa County Supervisor has been grooming himself Out of the Black Diamond hills Gerold Gorman and Emmanuel Ogunleye filed as democratic opponents to the self professed, French fry flinging, advocate for healthy food, DeSaulnier.
Running for public office since he was a little boy in Lowell, Massachusetts, DeSaulnier always thought he had a free ride to Sacramento. And, then, Laura Canciamilla threw her hat into the ring. So Desaulnier, realizing he had somewhat of a fight on his hands, shirked his Supe's duties and took to the fundraising trail posing for the cameras. Taking up the plight of the pudgy, he quickly attempted to put health foods in vending machines while the county's coffers, once fat, were slimmed down through misappropriations and uncontrollable spending, sanctioned by the Supervisor. He shook down his friends and supporters for contributions and built up a substantial war chest to prepare to ward off Canciamilla, an educator who pays attention to the needs of her constituents.
DeSaulnier, who has run a vast, albeit shaky public relations campaign, over the past year, trying to sugar coat the lost direction the bus that he was driving has taken over the past four years, has hit many a bump in the road traveled. First the attempted closing of Buchanan Field didn't fly to well. That was the key to his political break up with his long-time buddy, fundraising cohort, and string puller, Tom Koch, who was DeSaulnier's ticket to deep pocket Shappell Homes. Koch high tailed it to Delaware, potentially carpet bagging his way to public office, leaving DeSaulnier without the advice and direction he sought for so long.
Ironically, you can almost chart Koch's leaving the county and taking the whispers into DeSaulnier's ear with him. One wonders if Koch were still in town if former County Administrator John Sweeten and his assistant, Scott Tandy would have stayed around.
But those are questions DeSaulnier will never answer. More importantly, though, is whether DeSaulnier can ward off the vote splitting that the two other male candidates will cause. It is a proven statistic that educated women vote for educated women. That makes Cancimilla the front runner in this race. The hope among circles that dislike DeSaulnier more than a kid eating French fries at a McDonald's parking lot is will DeSaulnier finish third in the race, finally putting his political career on hold and him back at the door of his fast food restaurant.
On another note there are rumors circulating that Albert Seeno has approached McClatchey Newspapers, the new owner of the Contra Costa Times about a possible purchase of the award winning daily. Seeno, who is known as a lover of history, is fully aware of what a few papers did for another lover of land, architecture, and community development, William Randolph Hearst.
Seeno or McClatchey representatives could not be reached for comment.
Things are heating up even though there is still snow on top of Diablo.
Running for public office since he was a little boy in Lowell, Massachusetts, DeSaulnier always thought he had a free ride to Sacramento. And, then, Laura Canciamilla threw her hat into the ring. So Desaulnier, realizing he had somewhat of a fight on his hands, shirked his Supe's duties and took to the fundraising trail posing for the cameras. Taking up the plight of the pudgy, he quickly attempted to put health foods in vending machines while the county's coffers, once fat, were slimmed down through misappropriations and uncontrollable spending, sanctioned by the Supervisor. He shook down his friends and supporters for contributions and built up a substantial war chest to prepare to ward off Canciamilla, an educator who pays attention to the needs of her constituents.
DeSaulnier, who has run a vast, albeit shaky public relations campaign, over the past year, trying to sugar coat the lost direction the bus that he was driving has taken over the past four years, has hit many a bump in the road traveled. First the attempted closing of Buchanan Field didn't fly to well. That was the key to his political break up with his long-time buddy, fundraising cohort, and string puller, Tom Koch, who was DeSaulnier's ticket to deep pocket Shappell Homes. Koch high tailed it to Delaware, potentially carpet bagging his way to public office, leaving DeSaulnier without the advice and direction he sought for so long.
Ironically, you can almost chart Koch's leaving the county and taking the whispers into DeSaulnier's ear with him. One wonders if Koch were still in town if former County Administrator John Sweeten and his assistant, Scott Tandy would have stayed around.
But those are questions DeSaulnier will never answer. More importantly, though, is whether DeSaulnier can ward off the vote splitting that the two other male candidates will cause. It is a proven statistic that educated women vote for educated women. That makes Cancimilla the front runner in this race. The hope among circles that dislike DeSaulnier more than a kid eating French fries at a McDonald's parking lot is will DeSaulnier finish third in the race, finally putting his political career on hold and him back at the door of his fast food restaurant.
On another note there are rumors circulating that Albert Seeno has approached McClatchey Newspapers, the new owner of the Contra Costa Times about a possible purchase of the award winning daily. Seeno, who is known as a lover of history, is fully aware of what a few papers did for another lover of land, architecture, and community development, William Randolph Hearst.
Seeno or McClatchey representatives could not be reached for comment.
Things are heating up even though there is still snow on top of Diablo.
posted by Harrison Melbourne at 9:15 AM
