The Los Angeles Times listed the Top 100 most powerful people in Southern California on Sunday, and Barbara Kerr, president of the California Teachers Association, was No. 3. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was listed in a category called the "Next 90." Wow. Schwarzenegger didn't even get a number of his own.
And, of course, if you're powerful in Southern California, you also have plenty of juice in state government.
According to the Times, the CTA president is more powerful than the governor, not to mention Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Cardinal Roger Mahony, Lakers owner Jerry Buss, former Secretary of State Warren Christopher, movie director Steven Spielberg and former baseball Commisioner Peter Ueberroth. Only Donald Bren, chairman of the Irvine Company, and civic leader Eli Broad ranked ahead of Kerr.
No wonder Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides doesn't do a thing without checking with the CTA.
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