Trial lawyers and the Civil Justice Aasocaition of
California don’t agree on anything. If one says up, the other says
down. It’s a law of physics and nature. But aparently they do
agree on one thing -- Mike Feuer. The Consumer Attorneys of California are poised to
name Feuer as their Legislator of the year.
And earlier this year, CJAC gave Feuer its Civil Justice
Leadership Award. CJAC extoled Feuer for his AB 83 “which amends California’s Health and Safety Code to ensure that liability protections
extend to all “Good Samaritans” who help out in good faith at the scene of an emergency.” Get those whale naming skills ready -- there’s about to be an opening for Lite Gov. By the time
you read this, John Garamendi will be a congressman which leaves the governor with
some shoes to fill. Ditto that one particular supervisorial
vacancy in Riverside County. We’re sure it’s just a coincidence that Benoit voted for the water
package this week. But it couldn’t help Benoit get into the governor’s good graces... Has the 2010 campaign season begun already? The impassioned 10 minute speech that Sen. Gloria Romero gave to the Senate Education Committee on Monday morning
may be a clue. Technically, Romero got up from her
chair’s spot to speak in favor of her own educational reform
bill, SBX5 1. But when she declared “Education is the civil rights issue of our time. Our
moment is now. Our time has come,” we can’t help but think the grandstanding for colleagues and
cameras might have something to do with her primary
race against fellow Sen. Tom Torlakson for Supe of Public Instruction. We’re just saying...

