When Darrell Steinberg succeeded Don Perata as the state Senate’s leader in 2008, many Capitol observers believed it would usher in a new era of political ethics.
Now, as his time in the Senate draws to a close at the end of this year, Steinberg, 54, presides over a chamber in ethical ruins, with three fellow Democrats suspended as they face felony criminal charges — ranging from voter fraud to bribery to conspiring to illegally import automatic weapons.
http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_25453465/steinbergs-senate-leadership-finds-its-own-dark-cloud?source=rss
And:
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/04/01/6284507/dan-walters-capitol-has-a-virus.html#mi_rss=Latest%20News