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Council member Bobby Shriver – who retained his council seat with the second-highest vote count in Santa Monica history -- is considering a run for state attorney general in 2010, joining a crowded field eyeing the post currently held by former California Gov. Jerry Brown. Shriver – who is the brother in law of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and a nephew of former President John F. Kennedy -- confirmed he is being courted to run for what is widely considered the most powerful state post after the governorship. Political consultant Harvey Englander, who called Shriver “extraordinarily independent,” told reporters Friday that...

Bobby Shriver, the nephew of President John F. Kennedy and the brother of California first lady Maria Shriver, is mulling a run for state attorney general next year, according to his political adviser. The 54-year-old Democrat is a member of what is perhaps America's most famous political dynasty, the Kennedy clan. His father, Sargent Shriver, was the 1972 Democratic candidate for vice president. Of his other uncles, Robert Kennedy was U.S. attorney general and U.S. senator, and Ted Kennedy has served in the U.S. Senate for years. "There's been a wide variety of people who have come to him and...

A city ordinance that went into effect on Thursday that bars some private jets from using Santa Monica Airport would be grounded under a temporary restraining order sought by federal officials. Citing "a clear possibility of irreparable harm," attorneys for the U.S. government filed an application for a temporary restraining order ... Concerned about safety and noise, the Santa Monica City Council approved an ordinance in November that bars jets with approach speeds of greater than 136 mph, including aircraft popular among business executives. The FAA earlier served the city with a cease-and-desist order challenging the ordinance, contending the city...

Take your pick. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger either felt the need for “fresh legs” on the state Park & Recreation Commission or was in the mood for political payback. Whatever his true sentiments, his staff notified his brother-in-law Bobby Shriver and actor Clint Eastwood on Monday that they were no longer needed as state park commissioners. Shriver, 53, a Democrat and brother of First Lady Maria Shriver, and Eastwood, 77, a Republican and former mayor of Carmel, were first appointed to the advisory commission by Gov. Gray Davis in 2001. Three years later, Schwarzenegger reappointed both of them to four-year terms....

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proved this week that nobody is safe when it comes to government appointments - not even relatives or fellow movie stars. The governor refused to reappoint his brother-in-law Bobby Shriver and fellow acting icon Clint Eastwood to the State Park and Recreation Commission, where both had served for several years. The move stunned park advocates and other members of the commission, who said the two men were outspoken champions of the beleaguered state parks system and had disagreed with Schwarzenegger on a project he had championed. A spokesman for Schwarzenegger said Eastwood and Shriver weren't reappointed because...

'DRIVE CAREFULLY - it's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker!" This is floating around on the Internet with no author. THE REALLY hot skinny from California is that when Arnold Schwarzenegger departs the governor's office, his in-laws - the Shrivers of Kennedy fame - will have Bobby Shriver positioned to make the run.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Bobby Shriver took office Tuesday as a Santa Monica city councilman, carrying on his famous family's political legacy. Shriver, the nephew of President John F. Kennedy and brother of Maria Shriver, wife of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, said during a swearing in ceremony he would focus on helping the homeless during his term. "It feels good," he said afterward. "But I still have a responsibility. I'm very determined to do what I told the people I would do." The 50-year-old lawyer said he wants to establish a sobering facility in the city as well as a...

Kennedy Kin Bobby Shriver Running for Santa Monica City Seat Associated Press SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Bobby Shriver, whose family tree includes President John F. Kennedy and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, is making his first bid for political office as a candidate for Santa Monica City Council. Shriver, a 50-year-old lawyer, entered the race after a dispute over the height of the hedges around his home in this Los Angeles suburb, known as much for its liberal politics as its coastal beauty. Shriver's presence has injected some star power in the race for City Council, which handles issues such as...

You can add another name to the long list of Kennedys running for public office. Bobby Shriver, the son of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, and the brother of Maria Shriver has thrown his hat in the ring. Shriver is running for a City Council seat in Santa Monica, California. He said he has no political aspirations beyond that office.

Maria Shriver's big brother, Bobby Shriver, is entering the family business. The 50-year-old Kennedy cousin is running for a Santa Monica City Council seat Nov. 2. It's Bobby Shriver's first bid for public office. He entered the public arena earlier this year when his brother-in-law, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, appointed him chairman of the state Park and Recreation Commission. In Santa Monica, though, the local newspaper said he's best known for fighting the city's limits on the height of hedges around homes.