I’m at the Auditor’s office, bright at early, to catch John Branam as he turns in his 1,000 contributions and signatures. He’s the second candidate to turn in 1,000 in his bid for public financing.

I missed Amanda Fritz’s turn in—it was over the Christmas break, and I was out of town. But, as luck would have it, Fritz was at the Auditor’s office this morning, picking up her certification as a publicly financed candidate. While she doesn’t have a check in her hands quite yet, the certification means she will very shortly—and she can already start spending it on things like a campaign office.

To that end, Fritz says her campaign has located a great space: The old Waitresses Union building in the Hollywood District.

Back to Branam. Technically speaking, he turned in his 1,001st signature. “Obviously, we’re going to keep going,” he says.

He still plans to go door-to-door this weekend, and has five house parties scheduled next week, plus a movie night. He believes he’ll end up turning in an extra 200 as a cushion, to make sure 1,000 are valid.