“The Leslie Griffith Watch continues and I’m starting to feel like Linus in the pumpkin patch, waiting for something that just isn’t going to happen,” writes Contra Costa Times TV writer Chuck Barney in today’s edition. “If you’re keeping a tally, Griffith now has been away from the KTVU Channel 2 anchor chair since Aug. 22. Her so-called leave of absence was to have ended on Friday, but do you think we’ll see her cheery face on Channel 2 come Monday? Don’t count on it. Word is she’s headed out of state for some rest and relaxation.” [PPC, Oct. 25: Reasons given for Griffith’s exit from Ch. 2] [PPC, Oct. 19: Anchor’s woes started with on-air gripe] [PPC, Oct. 8: What happened to KTVU’s Leslie Griffith]