Government roundup: Gilmore sets up his own kind of Bakersfield office
By The Bakersfield Californian
The Assembly Speaker's office wouldn't approve a Bakersfield office for him so Assemblyman Danny Gilmore, R-Hanford, will set up a tent office at California and Union avenues every Friday beginning April 17.
The office hours will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each Friday until further notice. Either Gilmore or a representative will be there; Gilmore will try to be there as much as possible, his office said.
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"Since a large number of my constituency live in Bakersfield, I am going to do my level best to represent them with the resources that I currently have, and no matter what obstacles are in the way," Gilmore said in a news release.
Gilmore's district includes parts of Bakersfield plus Delano, Lamont, Arvin, McFarland, Wasco and Shafter.
FLOREZ TO ANNOUNCE CANDIDACY VIA WEB
Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez, D-Shafter, will formally announce his run for lieutenant governor in 2010 via a live, interactive Web cast Friday.
People can watch it and lob questions at Florez beginning at 2 p.m. at www.deanflorez.com.
"I look forward to taking my message directly to the people I hope to have the opportunity to represent, and getting very real and immediate feedback on their concerns and priorities," Florez said in a news release. "I see this as the first interview for the job of lieutenant governor. I'd be honored to have the voters' support and I'm looking to tell them why."
-- Staff writer Christine Bedell
SUPERVISOR GOES TWITTER-Y
So I just got followed on Twitter by Supervisor Michael Rubio staffer Kim Salas.
And, in a classic Twitter chain reaction, I followed her, her boss and Rubio chief of staff Sergio Reyes.
Let the fun begin.
Rubio's first post, one hour ago: "Great meeting in Fresno. We approved the San Joaquin Valley Blue Print. The plan promotes responsible growth... Positive step forward fo"
Ah, I remember the first time I blasted past my 140 character limit....good times!
Rubio's appearance prompted me to look for other twittering supervisors -- with little success:
* OK. I don't think Supervisor Mike Maggard is on Twitter yet.
The only hit I got was from a wedding singer in Kentucky.....
* Jon McQuiston and Don Maben aren't on Twitter that I can tell.
* Five hits on Ray Watson's name.... I don't think any of them are the Kern County supervisor -- certainly not the Florida business coach or the Ray Watson with a cat as his picture who follows Tila Tequila, Coldplay and Penn Jillette.
-- Staff writer James Burger on the Quarks of the County blog at Bakersfield.com/blogs
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