January 15, 2009
“Other than my parents and my faith, my time at the University of Montana was the most important formative influence in my entire life. If my federally insured student-loan eligibility hadn’t expired, I would probably still be there! For a kid from Miles City and an uneducated family, the University was an excellent launching pad…
August 4, 2008
Is Democratic San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom already putting together his team for that 2010 gubernatorial run? The newlywed mayor and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, were spotted in Malibu Saturday, honeymooning deep in lengthy conservation over frappucinos — with Democratic uber-political consultant Garry South. UPDATE! Here’s the new video link. Little problem for the environmentally-hip SF…
December 15, 2007
Garry South and Christine Wei-li Lee welcomed the birth of James Ru-Shiao Lee-South on May 26, 2006, in Santa Monica, Calif. Parents and child are doing well, though Christine broke an ankle in the final weeks of her pregnancy. South runs a political consulting and media firm in California and was the state coordinator in…
August 7, 2006
The upside to Steve Westly’s loss in the Democratic gubernatorial primary for political strategist Garry South is that he’s been able to spend more time with his 2-month-old son. But South hasn’t checked out completely. Besides skewering Angelides’ campaign on blogs, he’s been dishing out free advice to U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn. South was…
August 8, 2005
Which is worth more, lunch with political consultant Garry South or a weeklong stay in Puerto Vallarta? According to bidders at the Stonewall Democratic Club of Greater Sacramento annual auction, it’s South. The former political adviser to Gov. Gray Davis ultimately attracted a $1,300 bid, while the Mexico lodging went for a mere $900, said…
December 22, 2004
Quite a party the other night down at the L.A. home of Ameriquest Corp. honcho Roland Arnall — with the ghosts of political Christmas past and present mixing freely. And well they should, considering the number of times Arnall has played Santa to their various campaigns. Guests — who were greeted by carolers clad in…
June 25, 2004
In our nominee for strange political bedfellows, we have a new entry – George Gorton and the card clubs vs. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Garry South and the Indian tribes. In the wake of the new compact deals signed by the governor and five tribes last week, Schwarzenegger has vowed to oppose a measure sponsored by card…
October 1, 2003
Garry South, Gray Davis’s longtime guru, is at a table in the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, trying to explain his guy. More than a few people have described South as Gray’s closest friend. “Well… I wouldn’t put it in ‘friendship’ terms,” he says. “I mean, it’s not unusual for politicians not to have friends.…
September 15, 2003
The best joke at the weekend GOP convention, meanwhile, was probably the luncheon version of an old standard as told by U.S. Rep. Mary Bono. It rang true for Republican activists who have watching Democratic political consultant Garry South demolish their candidates over the years: “Arnold is out on a boat with the pope,” she…
January 20, 1991
Garry South, the communications director for former Gov. Richard F. Celeste, left a two-paragraph letter of advice for Curt Steiner, who assumed a similar position when Gov. George V. Voinovich took office last week. “Good luck and best wishes as Gov. Voinovich’s communications director,” South wrote. “You’ll be overworked, underpaid, overextended, understaffed, under informed and…