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January 5, 2015 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Assemblyman Pete Chacon (1925-2014)

Michelle Breier of the San Diego Union-Tribune had a well-written obituary of former Assemblyman Peter Chacon, who died in December. Pete Chacon, 89, assemblyman, leading voice in bilingual education

Filed Under: Current Research, Deaths, State Assembly, Top Stories

December 23, 2014 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Murder Victims in the California Legislature

For the purposes of this post, I’ve excluded the folks who 1) died in duels, 2) were killed in military engagements (although Crabb was shot after surrendering and could probably be counted) or 3) were killed by law enforcement in the regular course of their job (Terry, looking at you). 1) Alexander P. Crittenden – After a seven-year extramarital […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Deaths, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories

December 1, 2014 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Those we lost in 2014

John Vasconcellos, the second longest serving member of the California Legislature (with 38 years), was one of the notables to leave us in 2014. Another was State Treasurer Bert A. Betts, who as a B-24 pilot in WWII, flew “30 consecutive missions over Germany and enemy occupied territory without once failing to complete a mission.” […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Deaths, Editorial, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories

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