[courtesy of California Progress Report]

By Frank D. Russo

There has been a lot of democracy in Sacramento in action this week. Throngs of California citizens from every walk of life and every corner of the state have been walking the hallways of the Capitol, with many of them paying a visit to their elected officials—mostly about the state budget, but also on other issues.

On all four sides of the state Capitol building, the steps have been working overtime with assemblages of some of these folks, hearing speeches, giving speeches, and being fired up before making their pilgrimage inside to see legislators. Often, multiple rallies are going on at the same time. Tourists and classes of students are also wandering about while others are a bit more earnest in trying to get their message heard while legislators and their staffs scurry about to floor sessions and committee hearings.

But there were some letters posted on the door of Senator Jenny Oropeza that caught my eye and I couldn’t resist asking Ray Sotero about the letters. I learned an interesting story behind them.