Villines Wins Endorsement for Insurance Commissioner

The San Francisco Chronicle -- not known as a big supporter of the GOP -- has endorsed Republican Mike Villines in the contest to become California's next insurance commissioner.Villines, an Assembly member from Fresno County, is running against Assemblyman Dave Jones, D-Sacramento, to replace outgoing Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, who decided not to run for re-election and instead launched an unsuccessful bid to become the Republican gubernatorial candidate.In an editorial Friday, the Chronicle praised Villines for political courage for siding with Democrats last year by agreeing ...