The future of Nancy Pelosi, that sotto voce conversation topic that has been subtly ubiquitous from Capitol Hill to Cafe Milano and throughout the Bay Area, has been a mainstay of Democratic politics for some years now given the historic leader’s age and accomplishments. Over the summer, I reported, many felt that Pelosi would be stepping down if the Republicans regained the House, as was widely presumed. Her various lieutenants were already quietly politicking on Capitol Hill to take over the caucus. Hakeem Jeffries, for one, was influencing hearts and minds with Junior’s Cheesecake from his home borough of Brooklyn. Now I’m told from a very good source that Pelosi is in fact ready to move on and believes that Jeffries will be the next leader of the Democratic caucus.