BRIEFLY

-- S.J. Cahn

Newport-Mesa’s own statehouse duo, state Sen. Ross Johnson and

Assemblywoman Marilyn Brewer, will be offering insight into the

behind-the-scenes world of Sacramento at a breakfast meeting Friday.

The meeting, one of the Newport Harbor Area Chamber of Commerce’s Sunrise

Breakfasts, will be an exciting one, said chamber spokesman Doug Stuckey.

Johnson, the Senate Minority Leader, is the first California legislator

to serve as party leader in both houses. He was among the senators who

helped pass the “three strikes” law.

Brewer, who holds the third-highest ranking among Republicans in the

Assembly, is in her final term in office. Among the positions she has

held since taking office in 1994 include vice chairman of the

Appropriations Committee.

The breakfast begins at 7:15 a.m. at the Sutton Place Hotel in Newport

Beach. The cost is $20 for members who make reservations; $24 at the door

or for potential members. For more information or to make reservations,

call the Chamber of Commerce at (949) 574-4400.