Feinstein nods her approval to an Ed Lee run

If Ed Lee needed more cover to renege on his pledge to be an interim mayor and run in November, he’s getting the Big Blanket from California’s senior Senator Dianne Feinstein, who pulled him aside during the Giants White House photo-op to urge him to run. Pull-asides like that don’t go un-leaked un-reported, and Matier & Ross do the honors in today’s Chronicle. Not only that, but M&R also give voice again to two front seat passengers on the Lee bandwagon—Rose Pak and fellow Chron columnist Willie Brown.