Add another name to the Chris Cox scramble: commercial real estate broker Kevin Hayes Sr. Hayes says he’s “highly likely” to run for John Campbell’s state Senate seat should Campbell succeed SEC chairman nominee Cox in Congress. Hayes, a self-described “moderate Republican” and a New Majority director, says he was going to compete for Cox’s seat until Shady Canyon neighbor Campbell jumped in. “We want to keep the (state Senate) seat on the same street,” kids Hayes. The well-heeled Hayes says he’s prepared to self-fund what would be his first race. Hayes, 50, is a West Point grad, former Army helicopter pilot and a buddy of Dan Quayle. He founded the OC office of tenant rep Cresa 18 months ago, after operating Staubach Co.’s Southern California franchise for 18 years. He says he wants “to enhance the pro-business climate in California and add a business sense to the Legislature” while conceding “it’s tough to do” …
Early winners in the Cox scramble are the OC Blog Web site (ocblog.typepad.com) and Jon Fleischman’s FlashReport (jonflash@earthlink.net), which have been feeding candidate news and rumors to political junkies. OK, guys, spread the word about Hayes …
Our apologies, Mr. Ueberroth, we’ve corrected our files and we thank you for your patronage: P RR sent OC 50er Peter Ueberroth a complimentary 13-week subscription to the OCBJ, explaining that the paper’s records indicated Ueberroth was a rare non-subscriber among “fellow influential OC businesspeople.” Ueberroth politely responded with a hand-written note and 20 pages of invoices and other records showing he’s been a “loyal subscriber” for 11 years. He even included a 1994 analysis by aide Cheryl Law listing the OCBJ’s circulation and other data. “Remember I am an accountant,” he wrote, adding, “Look how you’ve grown.” Ueberroth paid $19.50 for his first annual subscription, compared with $89 for the latest renewal …
P RR may fail on his solicitation of OC 50er Donald Bren, too. Bren doesn’t have a paid subscription, but 21 of his people do; the Insider is assured that items of interest get to him ASAP …
The Happiest Person on Earth: “O my! I’m in heaven!” said D.C.er-turned-OCer Roger Kranz over last week’s clash of division leaders Angels and Washington Nationals …
Happy 50th anniversary to El Toro-airport killer Len and Miriam Kranser …
Chriss Street’s little ($27 million) Street Asset Management Balanced Fund scored high in the latest Nelson’s rankings by Thomson Financial, placing in the top 13% of its peer group for five-year return, top 9% for one-year return and top 3% for the last quarter …
Sandra Day O’Connor is a Supreme Court justice but not, as the Insider stated last week in a moment of male weakness, the chief justice …
Quiksilver boss Bob McKnight speaks to the OC Forum luncheon at the Sutton Place Hotel in Newport Beach on Wednesday. Call (949) 588-9884.
