As SFist mentioned yesterday, Hewlett-Packard went ahead and hired former Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman as their new CEO. The HP board went ahead and fired Leo Apotheker after just 11 months on the job. Prior a disastrous bid for California--she wasted "a record breaking $43 per voter to lose the California gubernatorial election," notes Ryan Tate--Whitman was once the CEO at eBay. She also once famously (and allegedly) shoved one of her employees. more ›

Oh joy, this should be fun. Former gubernatorial candidate and EBay ruler Meg Whitman might (might!) land a new gig as Hewlett-Packard's CEO. The company's board will soon meet to discuss whether or not to oust Leo Apotheker as chief executive officer. And Whitman, it seems, is a possible successor! more ›

Noted teetotaler and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney was in the Bay Area for what one of his volunteers called "a low key" fundraiser yesterday. But the strong-jawed former missionary didn't make it up to the city to convert the liberal tribes of San Francisco. Romney's event consisted of a downhome backyard barbecue and game of whiffle ball at the Portola Valley home of Sun Microsystem's CEO Scott McNealy. more ›

One-time gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman will be heading to court this morning in San Jose, where her former housekeeper Nicky Diaz-Santillan is seeking some back pay for jobs she performed outside of her housekeeping duties. Diaz-Santillan, you'll remember was unceremoniously fired when Whitman decided to make a play for Sacramento and is represented by "Discrimination Attorney/Feminist Lawyer" Gloria Allred, who has already scheduled a post-game news conference for today. more ›

Over the weekend, Gail Sheehy over at the Daily Beast posted a piece that takes Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina to task over their expensive, failed campaigns. (And also Linda McMahon, but we're talking California here.) Instead of taking cheap shots at the candidates endorsed by Mama Palin herself, Sheehy calls out Meg and Carly for what turned out to be "mostly about ego" for the candidates who did their best to seem selfless, matronly and concerned with the well-being of their fellow Californians (and their kids, obviously.) more ›

According to a Field Poll released today, Democrat Jerry Brown has a strong "double-digit" lead over his Republican opponent, Meg Whitman. "The survey found the former two-term governor leading the former eBay chief executive 49 percent to 39 percent among likely voters," reports KTVU. "It is the third poll released in the past week showing Brown leading a race considered too close to call a month ago." Whitman has spent a record-breaking $142 million of her own money in her first bid for political office. [AP/KTVU] more ›

Griffith Rutherford Harsh V, Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's deplorable son, was accused of sexually assaulting a classmate while attending Princeton. Gawker's Maureen O'Connor, who broke the story, has the frightening accusation: more ›

Whoops, Meg Whitman's Press Secretary Sarah Pompei made a twitter gaffe (nope, not calling it a "twaffe") earlier this week when she retweeted a link intending to lead her followers to a blog post about an endorsement from the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. As reported by Mediaite, Pompei's retweet lopped the last letter off of one of those tricky bit.ly URLs and ended up pointing Meg2010 supporters to this video of a man with a bass guitar dressed in a sexy princess outfit, complete with ruffled underoos, excitedly playing along (or at least pretending) with a J-pop song in his bedroom. Video embedded after the jump. more ›

We might not have gotten that radio debate last week, but it sounds like the boxing match at the final gubernatorial debate in San Rafael last night made for better visuals anyway. According to Bay City News, reporting on the Appeal, Meg and Jerry danced around each other as they tossed out "less-than-memorable one-liners." Among those one-liners were Whitman's desire to "bring that California dream alive," which Jerry seemed to infer she only intended to do for her wealthy friends. more ›

According to new campaign finance reports, Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman is swiftly running out of money, while Jerry Brown still has plenty with which to run attack ads between now and November 2nd. Per the Chron: "Whitman, the former CEO of eBay, had spent more than $140 million on her campaign as of Sept. 30, compared with Brown's $10.8 million... [that leaves Brown] with $22.6 million left in the bank, compared with $9.2 million for Whitman." Meg is sure going to be pissed/sad if she loses, having dumped $119 million of her own cash into this. more ›

$119 million of her own money -- side note: $140 billion and you air that cringe-induclingly bad, "I say bologna" ad, Meg? Really? -- Democrat Jerry Brown has only spent around $11 million. [Sacto Bee] more ›

A radio debate between gubernatorial candidates Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman, which was scheduled for Tuesday at 10 a.m. on the Ronn Owens' show, has been cancelled. La Marinucci reports that the two candidates decided to squash the "discussion" by "mutual agreement,'' and not because of the Whitman campaign's spectacular implosion. (Because time spent debating issues is time not spent wasting money and abusing eBay employees and illegally-hired maids. And time spent... um, yeah, we don't have anything bad to say about Brown just now. Whitman seems increasingly atrocious by comparison. Alas.) [Chron] more ›

Although gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman said on Tuesday that she fired Nicky Diaz Santillan, her overly emotional maid, the moment he informed her that she was an illegal immigrant, that might not be the case. According to Sacramento Bee, "A lawyer for Meg Whitman's former housekeeper this afternoon released what she said is a 2003 letter from the Social Security Administration with Whitman's husband's handwriting on it, a measure to refute Whitman's claim she never received such a letter or knew the housekeeper was in the country illegally." Whitman, for her part, said she would take a polygraph test to prove her innocence. [Sacto Bee] more ›

From E.L.: "I think Whitman forgot to take out her retainer for the debate." more ›

A new poll says that, just one day before their first debate together, Democrat Jerry Brown has a slight edge over Republican Meg Whitman. According to AP, "A University of Southern California-Los Angeles Times poll released during the weekend shows Brown leading Whitman 46 to 41 percent among likely voters." [CBS 5] more ›

Supported by 41% of voters for the November 2 election, a new poll shows both Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jerry Brown and Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman are tied. "The survey of 599 likely voters, conducted Sept. 14-21 with a 4-percentage-point margin of error, brings good and bad news for both camps," reports Oakland Tribune. So far, Whitman has spent a record-breaking $119 million on her campaign, while Brown has only doled out a mere $6 million. more ›

At around 3 p.m. today, Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman will visit Yelp headquarters at 3 p.m. San Francisco Young Democrats urge: "Meg Whitman will be at the Yelp company HQ today - 706 Mission Street - at 3 pm. Protesters will be out in force. 1 star reviews for Whitman!" (We can't find a Yelp page for Whitman other than this.) So, yeah, there you have it. more ›

Meg Whitman has spent a record-breaking $99 million on her California gubernatorial campaign, according to AP. In her effort to buy the esteemed title of California Governor, Whitman spent most of her own money while raising about $3.3 million for her campaign. (Brown has raised $2.6, including donations from DreamWorks' Jeffrey Katzenber, Whole Foods president Walter Robb, and William Randolph Hearst III) She has $10.3 million in the bank compared to Brown's $23 million. (Brown's campaign has been "buoyed by spending from union-funded groups," which includes "nearly $4 million in television and radio ads.") [via CBS 5] more ›

A new Field Poll (PDF) released today claims that gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown are now in "a dead heat." SF Chronicle reports, "Brown leads Whitman 44 to 43 percent in the poll, with 13 percent undecided, according to Field's survey of 1,005 likely voters. The poll, conducted June 22 to July 5, has a margin of error of 3.2 percentage points." more ›

Like mother, like son. California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's underwear skidmark of a son, Griffith Rutherford Harsh V, was arrested back in 2006 for assaulting a woman in Palo Alto, resulting in her broken ankle. Gawker has exclusive word that--after 22-year-old Valerie Sanchez insulted his fraternity, told him to "fuck off," and knocked the baseball cap off his head--Griff pushed the mouthy broad with two open hands on her chest and shoulder area. She fell down, her ankle snapped. more ›

The New York Times reports that very rich California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman became a wee bit too forceful and angry with an eBay employee in 2007 who failed to prepare her for an interview with Reuters on that virtual life thingy, Second Life. more ›

"It's like Joseph Goebbels. Goebbels invented this kind of propaganda. He took control of the whole world. She wants to be president. That's her ambition, the first woman president. That's what this is all about." — Jerry Brown in some off-hand remarks about gubernatorial rival Meg Whitman to reporter Doug Sovern. Suffice it to say we are popping the popcorn and looking forward to a fuuuuun summer. [KCBS] more ›

One day after the primary election, professional politician Jerry Brown challenged newcomer Meg Whitman to a series of 10 town hall debates. So far, Whitman has yet to have her people form an appropriate no answer. Earlier this year, Brown challenged Whitman and Steve Poizner to a three-way debate. While Poizner had said yes, Whitman declined Brown's request. Will she agree to these town hall debates this time around? Probably not. [via SFGate] more ›

June 8 election results. more ›

With only two weeks away from the June 8 primary, gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman slams San Francisco in her latest attack ad. more ›

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday said the national health care plan could cost California billions. Gubernatorial hopeful and current Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner also chimed in with similar sentiments, followed by his Republican opponent Meg Whitman. And so are the three Republicans seeking to replace Senator Barbara Boxer in the November election. more ›

When you run for office, your life will be scrutinized. For former eBay CEO and gubernatorial Republican candidate Meg Whitman, she's been hit hard over the last week. Today, the California Democratic Party called attention to over $1,600 in unpaid employment taxes for household servants when she lived in Boston during the 1990s. more ›

Meg Whitman, Former eBay Chief Executive and current Republican contender for governor is expected to testify in Delaware today about the original deal between Craigslist and eBay, both bay area based organizations. If you recall, EBay sued Craigslist in April 2008, claiming that its 28% stake in Craigslist was illegally diluted to 24% -- this kept eBay from electing a board member. Craigslist then countersued claiming eBay used confidential information to create its own competing classified website, Kijiji. (Amy Crocker) more ›

Well, well, well. It looks like some pesky reporter over at the Sacto Bee got snoopy and discovered that Former E-Bay CEO and current Republican gubernatorial candidate, Meg Whitman, somehow managed to forget to vote for like the entirety of her whole life... more ›

If elected, the former eBay CEO -- a bigot who, at best, considers the homosexuals second-class citizens, or at least that's what she would lead the public to believe -- will cut state spending "by another $15 billion," prune California's current state work force "by 17 percent," and further the stereotype that female Republicans must sport garish blonde hair in order to be successful. Welcome to the race, Meg! more ›