5/08/2006

The Plot Thickens


Assemblyman Arambula had a different view regarding the bond package that was passed on Friday. The Sacbee reports on the fallout:
"Sometimes disagreeing with your boss comes with a price. After refusing to fall in line with Democratic leadership on the record $37.3 billion bond package passed Friday, Assemblyman Juan Arambula, DF-resno, was kicked out of his office. 'I was told to pack my bags and move out of my office immediately,' he said Friday. Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez moved the first-term Democrat from a comfortable office suite to shoebox-sized accommodations known to Capitol staff as 'the doghouse.' Núñez also stripped Arambula of his chairmanship of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy. 'He's not going to be part of the speaker's leadership team,' said Steve Maviglio, Núñez's spokesman."
Also reported here, and here among other places. What remains to be seen is the impact this will have on SB 1008 in particular and Enterprise Zone reform in general.