CAPITOL NOTEBOOK : STATE SENATE WALL DECOR MORE THAN MEETS EYE.Byline: Terri Hardy and Dorothy Korber The California Senate's private lounge is a comfortable, wood-paneled getaway for harried legislators, with a big television and roomy couches and an oval mahogany table. But the best thing about the room is what hangs on the walls: art from each of the 40 Senate districts, selected by the senators themselves. The artwork, like the senators, varies in size, shape and attitude. Sen. Richard Alarcon of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. chose a Latino family portrait by artist Steve Santillan. Sen. Betty Karnette Betty Karnette was elected to a second stint in the California State Assembly in November, 2004, to represent the 54th District. Her district includes the cities of Avalon Long Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, San Pedro Signal of Long Beach selected a watercolor still life by California State University Enrollment  , Long Beach, student Lawrence T. Yun. Sen. Debra Bowen Debra Bowen (born October 27, 1955) is a California politician from the Democratic Party. She has been California Secretary of State since January 8 2007. Prior to becoming Secretary of State, she was a member of the California State Legislature from 1992 to 2006. of Marina del Rey Del Rey may refer to:
But the prize for the most arresting artwork goes to that most iconoclastic i·con·o·clast n. 1. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions. 2. One who destroys sacred religious images. of senators, Tom Hayden Thomas Emmett "Tom" Hayden (born December 11, 1939) is an American social and political activist and politician, most famous for his involvement in the anti-war and civil rights movements of the 1960s. , of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Hayden's choice is Drue Young's ``Life Goes On,'' a life-size salute to rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur, who was gunned down at the age of 25. The oil painting depicts Shakur, bare-chested and tattooed, looming in front of a huge spider web. ``A spider web is a beautiful work of art that sits peacefully trapping wandering insects,'' Young says of his work. ``I felt that Tupac fell into a similar trap.'' A new look The governor's council room, where press briefings and news conferences are held, has been redecorated by Gov. Gray Davis' staff. Gone are the photos of Pete and Gayle Wilson beaming during various events. Instead, the walls are filled with colorful artwork from students across the state. The collection, called the Millennium Mosaic, depicts the children's vision of California. ``Sure beats those sappy pictures of Pete and Gayle,'' one reporter muttered. Moving day blues Boxes lined the corridors of Assembly offices in the Capitol last week as members swapped spaces. It's all part of a plan by Democratic leadership to revamp the once-incomprehensible placement of offices by putting lawmakers near other lawmakers from the same region. The change didn't go over well with Assemblyman Thomas ``Rico'' Oller, R-Roseville, who is known for fiery press releases that decry de·cry tr.v. de·cried, de·cry·ing, de·cries 1. To condemn openly. 2. To depreciate (currency, for example) by official proclamation or by rumor. problems with several exclamation points, problems like a particularly nasty killer weed (exclamation point) that was threatening his area. Oller apparently took great offense that his new, larger digs didn't have a window (exclamation point). One Democratic aide who heard an Oller tirade hopes the assemblyman will calm down and take his problems to Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa next time. Bills to watch Republican Scott Baugh - who represents Seal Beach and Los Alamitos in the Assembly - introduced a bill that would provide compensation to Kevin Lee Green, who served 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Green was convicted in 1980 of the attempted murder of his wife and the murder of his unborn child at their Tustin home. Green steadfastly maintained his innocence, and in 1996 another man confessed to the crime. Under existing law, Green can collect only $10,000 from the state in compensation, but Baugh's bill, AB 110, would permit the state to pay Green a larger, unspecified amount. Assemblyman Wally Knox, a Los Angeles Democrat, introduced AB 202, a bill that would stop licensed gun dealers from selling several handguns to a single individual. Guns involved in multiple sales, Knox contends, are frequently resold in the black market to criminals and youths unable to buy weapons through legal channels. |
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