My Assembly Person The Next Speaker?

Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez and Senator President Pro-Tem Don Perata are both termed out in 2008 unless voters pass a proposed initiative to modify legislative term limits. In today's Capitol Weekly, there is a report on who the next Speaker of the California Assembly may be.

A look at the fundraising totals provides a pretty good clue as to who is
in the top tier of contenders to replace Núñez and Perata. Leading the way is
Freshman Kevin De Leon, D-Los Angeles, a close ally of Núñez and organized
labor. The caucus' second-leading fundraiser, Culver City Democrat Karen Bass,
also has close labor ties. And, like De Leon, Bass is frequently mentioned as a
possible successor to Núñez.