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
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 […]
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.” […]
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