Carly Fiorina Watch: Announcement for U.S. Senate Race Next Week

Apparently so, although the exact location is subject to speculation.

The Contra Costa Times reported last week that Fiorina is headed to Pleasanton on Friday, Nov. 6 to make a “very important” announcement to the Tri-Valley Business Council. Indeed, Council President and CEO Tobias Brink said today that it “would be my assumption” that Fiorina is planning an official Senate launch at the Pleasanton event. Brink said his group plans to showcase high-tech start-up companies at the event, give Fiorina the floor and then have a Q&A session.

Fiorina, however, has at least three other appearances planned for next week. She is the keynote speaker on Wednesday at the 2009 International Business Leadership Awards event in San Diego. She will speak at the Sacramento Regional Housing Forecast event on Thursday in Sacramento.

And she’s scheduled to appear Wednesday at Earth Friendly Products in Garden Grove, which the Orange County Business Journal today called “Carly’s Big Date” because it said “Fiorina is expected to announce her candidacy for Democrat Barbara Boxer’s U.S. Senate seat.”

Fiorina spokeswoman Beth Miller wouldn’t confirm which event, if any, is the official Fiorina launch. “I don’t want to ruin the surprise,” Miller said.

Exit answer: Next week