California may return to era of political bosses

From: Daily Breeze | Date: June 26, 2003| Author: CARROLL | Copyright information

It seemed inevitable once voters passed Proposition 34 in 2000, and now old-fashioned political bossism may be coming back in California.

For almost 100 years, this state enjoyed serene immunity from the specter of political bosses dictating legislative votes and deciding who their party's candidates will be even before primary election voters see their names.

Gov. Gray Davis once made it clear early on that he would like to be a boss. That's what he meant when he claimed in an i...

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