Now on PolitiCal: Karen Bass to announce Congressional run; anti-Whitman ads hit the air

Here are some of the stories we're following today on our California politics blog, PolitiCal:

• Karen Bass is set to announce her candidacy for Diane Watson's Congressional seat tomorrow in Los Angeles.
• A group of Jerry Brown supporters have launched a new radio ad attacking Republican candidate Meg Whitman.
• A candidate for a Glendale-area assembly seat has dropped out of the race, citing the death of a colleague in Councilman Herb Wesson's office as the reason.
• Meanwhile, Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner's gubernatorial campaign sends letter asking supporters not to defect.

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Comments

[Norm Silver]

Using the California voters Social Promotional system of rewarding less than stellar performance Bass needs to go to Washington to feed at another trough on taxpayers money. Her service term here in the legislature has been far less than stellar.

[Julian B Duron]

Karen Bass is set to announce her candidacy for Diane Watson's Congressional seat tomorrow in Los Angeles. I will vote for Mickey Mouse first before I vote this biggest impediment to the state assembly in decades. This finger pointing blamer has not learned to look in the mirror yet. This politician is what the new wave of voters are trying to avoid this coming election year. Diane Watson has seen the writing on the wall already.