At his State of the City address earlier this week, Mayor Martin Chavez wouldn’t say if he was in the running for a fourth term as mayor in 2009 — or some other office. “We’re going to wait and see what happens…,” he said at press conference afterward.

Maybe one of those things he needs to look into is how much money he can raise.

He’s already started, with a fundraising lunch coming up in December. You can get a seat at the luncheon for $500. Purpose? To be determined, I guess.