From North County Times:

Eager to return Sen. Barbara Boxer to Washington and anoint Jerry Brown as their gubernatorial candidate, California Democrats paid little attention over the weekend to a race that may be crucial to the party’s future.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn are locked in a heated, under-the-radar primary battle for lieutenant governor, a job with few responsibilities but one that can become a steppingstone to the governor’s seat. The position has remained vacant since Democrat John Garamendi won a seat in Congress last fall.

Newsom, best known for legalizing gay marriage in San Francisco before courts halted the unions, jumped into the primary at the last minute after dropping out of the governor’s race last year. That has forced Hahn to campaign harder despite her family’s strong name recognition in Southern California.

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