Friday marks the thirty-third anniversary of the Jonestown Massacre, the cult mass-suicide that killed 918 people in and around the Jonestown compound in Guyana. The dead also included a congressional delegation (led by Congressman Leo Ryan) that was seeking information about alleged abuses by the leadership of the community. It’s unfortunate that today, Congressman Ryan is […]
The Ghost of Assemblyman Chalmers
Sorry we missed Halloween with this one… As research continues into the biographies of California’s legislators, occasionally a story emerges that we just have to share with you. Today: The story of Assemblyman Chalmers. Robert Chalmers was born in Scotland and came to America as a young man. After his arrival in California, he was […]
Dr. Timothy Alan Hodson (1950-2011)
The Director of the Center for California Studies, Tim Hodson, died this morning in Sacramento. In addition to his service at the Center, Hodson been a member of California’s Fair Political Practices Commission and a long-time State Senate staffer. A year and a half ago, Hodson asked me to run a list of the legislators […]