Add this to your summer reading list: the first female House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will release her autobiography, "Open House," around August.

As you know, it's a story that began in Baltimore at the home of her father and famous pol Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. Hopefully she'll share some memories from her childhood that aren't already public record.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain will campaign in California on Thursday.  He’ll participate in a roundtable discussion at Finelite Inc. in Union City at 10:30 AM, and at a McCain rally at 3:45 PM at the A.G. Spanos Jet Center in Stockton.

Incumbent Carole Migden is running third in the hotly contested Democratic State Senate primary in District 3, according to a KPIX-TV/SurveyUSA poll released today.  Assemblyman Mark Leno holds a huge lead over his two opponents --  Leno, with 42%, leads former Assemblyman Joe Nation (22%) and Migden, who is at 21%.

Pundits say that the Supreme Court’s marriage equality decision is likely to enhance San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s standing as the progressive candidate for Governor in the 2010 Democratic primary.  Newsom triggered the case five years ago by allowing same sex couples to obtain marriage licenses in his city.  The move, according to a Democratic analyst, puts Newsom in a league of his own when it comes to competing for liberal votes in the primary against potential rivals like Jerry Brown, Antonio Villaragiosa, and John Garamendi. 

One campaign to watch is the race for Oakland City Council, where four-term incumbent Ignacio De La Fuente faces realtor Mario Juarez. De La Fuente, the Council President, ran for Mayor two years ago against Ron Dellums and now faces the wrath of Dellums supporters anxious to settle the score after an especially nasty campaign. David Wofford and Beverly Blythe are also challenging De La Fuente.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has become the issue in two Democratic congressional campaigns in Oregon.

Karen Bass becomes the first  African-American woman to become the Speaker of the California State Assembly – a job that could, if she does well, put her in contention for a down-ticket statewide office in 2010.  One Democratic legislator says that there will be room for Bass on a Democratic slate in two years.

Lt. Governor John Garamendi desperately wants to run for Governor in 2010 – although some observers might say that Garamendi always desperately wants to run for something, anything. And he comes from a family that has enjoyed ups and downs in the political arena: a few years ago, his wife lost a bid for Congress; and now his sister, Celeste Garamdeni, is making her second bit to oust Brent Ives in a race for Mayor of Tracy. Garamendi lost by more than ten percentage points four years ago.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain will be back in California next week.  Among his stops will be a rally in Stockton.

The Sacramento Bee today endorsed Doug Ose for the Republican nomination for Congress in the fourth district.  A former Congressman from a neighboring district, Ose faces State Sen. (and ’06 Lt. Governor candidate) Tom McClintock in the June 3 primary for the seat being vacated by John Doolittle.