Posted by Jon Fleischman at 12:00 am on Jun 08, 2006 3 Comments
[UPDATED –
SEE THE E-MAIL FROM LANCASTER’S CAMPAIGN MANGER SENT TO ADAMS ON
THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE ELECTION – IT’S AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
POST.]
Apparently, years ago, Anthony Adams delivered pizza for a
living. Whom among us hasn’t worked in a similar job when young? I
actually remember my stint at Straw Hat Pizza, my memories of which
are mostly washing dishes, and making free pizza to take home after
work.
Adams just won the GOP nomination for the State Assembly where
Dennis Mountjoy is retiring, a victim of California’s three term
limit. In the spirited primary, another significant candidate in
the race was Chris Lancaster, the son of former moderate GOP
legislator Bill Lancaster.
Part of this story has to do with the fact that allegedly, many
years ago, some senior citizen wrote a very strongly worded letter
to a newspaper taking then-City Councilman Chris Lancaster to task
for voting for a local tax increase. Apparently Lancaster sued the
woman for her public criticism, and he served her with court
documents by wrapping them in Christmas paper and delivering… Read More