December 1st is the 200th anniversary of the birth of State Senator B. D. Wilson. Wilson, a native of Tennessee, served as Mayor of Los Angeles and founded the cities of Riverside, Pasadena, and San Gabriel. Mount Wilson, the tallest of the San Gabriel Mountains, was named for the Mayor after he led an early […]
State Senator John Stull died
We learned today of the passing, on June 8th, of former State Senator John Stull, who served in the legislature between 1967 and 1978. Stull served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and Korea, retiring as a Commander. From his obituary: “After retiring from the Senate, John & Babbie moved to the Ozarks […]
Those we lost in 2011.
California lost a some notable state officials and candidates in 2011. Among those who died in 2011 were legislators, judges, mentors, and one who was trusted for more than four decades with keeping the candle of democracy lit if the world burned. As we near the end of the year, we wanted to take a […]
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