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Source: Juliet Wililams/Associated Press

Former eBay chief Meg Whitman's campaign for governor of California has a familiar ring to it: She's an outsider from the business world who promises to sweep the Capitol clean of politics-as-usual and deliver fiscal common sense.

California voters have heard that before. It's roughly the same message fellow Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pitched during the 2003 gubernatorial recall election that elevated him to power.

Source: Joe Garofoli/San Francisco Chronicle

California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is smiling as he holds the weekend endorsement of the California Republican Assembly -- for those who don't follow this level of minutiae, call them the state's conservative cousins. And he's about to announce the endorsement Tuesday of conservative SoCal Rep. Dana Rohrabacher.

Source: Mayhill Fowler/Huffington Post

The biggest obstacle Meg Whitman faces in her run for the governorship of California is not Jerry Brown. And certainly not Steve Poizner, her Republican primary opponent who trails her in the polls.

Source: John Meyers, Capital Notes (KQED-FM)

This week's Capital Notes Podcast features a one-on-one interview with the newest candidate in the 2010 race for governor… the one who was able to string news coverage of his announcement all the way through til week's end.

That candidate is Jerry Brown, the Democrat who's bio seems to be coming full circle in his quest for another stint in the job that made him one of the most recognizable figures in California politics.