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To: michael97123 who wrote (3946)	7/29/2003 12:08:19 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793578

Here comes Willie! Nothing gets done in California without him. Brown gathers Demos to hammer out recall plan Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross Monday, July 28, 2003 ©2003 San Francisco Chronicle Big confab this week in San Francisco -- with the state's top Democratic and union consultants coming to town for a sit-down with Mayor Willie Brown. The mission: To come up with a plan to ensure that a Democrat is in control of the governor's office. Read that any way you want. The urgency is obvious -- anyone who wants to get on the recall ballot has to file by Aug. 9. Democrats have pledged to stand solidly behind Gov. Gray Davis -- but maybe that will change, if the consensus is he's a sure loser. Why meet with Willie? "He's the one guy in this state who can bring people -- who normally can't stand each other -- in the same room and get something done," said one Sacramento consultant on the invite list. Those expected to attend, in the meeting tentatively scheduled for Tuesday: Steve Smith and Garry South from the Davis camp. Bill Carrick and Kam Kawata, veterans of Dianne Feinstein campaigns. California Teachers Association consultant Gale Kaufman. And Richie Ross -- a consultant whose clients include Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, Attorney General Bill Lockyer and the United Farm Workers. "There's not a lot of time here," said the invitee we talked to. "So everyone -- including Gray's people -- are going to have to put their cards on the table." With Willie playing the dealer. sfgate.com