Tournament of Champions: Final Four!

If the continually declining vote tallies are any indicator, all of you out there in internet-land are as excited about the imminent conclusion of our Tournament (and the month of July) as yours truly.

Each of our four randomly-named divisions has crowned its champion. Next Monday through Wednesday, we'll feature each of our final three games, as follows:


Monday: Berryessa Division champion Phaedra Elis-Lamkins vs. Willow Glen Division champs the Democratic Party

After mutual upsets, long-time allies will face off to see who goes to the final match-up.

Ellis-Lamkins, after a controversial win in the previous round, eked out a victory over Mayor Reed, despite the Chamber of Commerce violating funding statutes and pouring several million into the race (in a spiritual sense, anyway).

The Dems outspent John Sobrato, who would have killed them if this thing had been set in Cupertino. Look for a Sobrato-funded CupertinoRevealed.com anyday now.

Is this blog read by more Dems or more labor flunkies? Find out next Monday!


Tuesday: Downtown Division winner Mike Honda vs. Almaden Valley Division winners the Police Officers Association

Mike Honda, the only non-upset entrant into the Final Four, and only number one seed to make it, handily beat Ken Yeager in their long-awaited rematch - giving him the right to face the cops to go to the Finals.

The cops, in a surprise win, took out expected heavyweights The Mercury News. Of course, more people are familiar with the cops than a small, local paper. Or maybe we should have used their much-discussed new name: Little Saigon Daily.


There you have it. The gloves are off and, by the end of next week, we will know who is the objective most politically influential person or group in the City. Maybe some sort of trophy is in order. A certificate at least. We'll see.