From the One Voter archives comes this article, “Prostitutes and Pious Sinners” by Assemblyman Leroy Greene, written in the 1960s about his work on legislation to legalize prostitution in California. This article includes Greene’s notes on an early draft.
Killers in the California Legislature
Did you know that several accused (and sometimes convicted) murderers have served in the California Legislature? It’s true. In December, we shared the stories of ten murdered legislators. Today we have nine members who had blood on their hands. Charles F. Kenneally – Assemblyman (Republican) Following a fight between Assemblyman-elect Kenneally and a retired showmaker named William […]
Legislators Who Were Shot: Glazer’s 2003 Shooting
On October 2003, Steve Glazer was 2003, while driving with his family in Orinda, Glazer was shot in the neck by a teenager with a high-powered pellet gun. “The .17-caliber projectile just missed his carotid artery and lodged next to his spine.” If elected to the State Senate in the May, Glazer would not be the […]
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