.Wednesday Must Read: Dellums to Leave Early?; Dems Want to Wait for Brown on Budget

Stories you shouldn’t miss:

1. Outgoing Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums is considering leaving office before his term expires so that he can start making money and pay off his IRS debt, the Chron reports, citing anonymous sources. If Dellums does depart early, then Mayor-elect Jean Quan would become interim mayor because she is currently the city’s vice mayor. In January, she would be sworn in as mayor as scheduled.