According to a reliable source (and not a government CI), a decison on the new U.S. Attorney is expected soon, now that Sen. Feinstein has interviewed all three of the top candidates, Fresno criminal defense attorney Tony Capozzi and Sacramento AUSAs Ben Wagner and Steve Lapham.
[3/6/09 Correction: One in the know told me that the top three candidates were not separately interviewed by Sen. Feinstein but confirmed the three listed above are the finalists].