Petrelis Files

CA Lesbian Pol Losing 'Job' in
Three Months; Thanks, Arnold!

One of the most corrupt and nasty politicians in California just happens to be a lesbian, Carole Migden, who is also a career politician, and I didn't know until I read a note in the Marin Independent Journal, that she will soon be losing her "job" with the state.

When gay politician Mark Leno was about to be termed out of the state Assembly in 2008, where he served as one of the reps for San Francisco, he opted to violate the 11th Democratic Party Commandment - thou not mount a primary challenge to a sitting Democrat with a large bank account. Leno easily trounced Migden in last year's primary and she had to find comfortable place to park her butt until she found another office to run for.

Along with the two other gay and lesbian state politicians termed-out last year, Sheila Keuhl of LA and John Laird of Santa Cruz, Migden was appointed by Gov Schwarzenegger to the Waste Management Board. Long a joke as a very expensive parking spot for former elected politicians waiting for their next gig to appear, the board was placed in the crosshairs of good government watchdogs from across the political spectrum when Migden was appointed to it.

What's the news here? It's that the state has finally put an end to the board and at the end of this year, the board will be recycled into other facets of government in Sacramento, and state money formely wasted on corrupt politicians will be reduced. Thank you, Arnold.

From the Marin Independent Journal:

Carole Migden soon will need to find a real job. The San Francisco Democrat represented the North Bay and the city in the State Senate until 2006 when she was defeated in the primary by Mark Leno. She then landed a cushy no-work $132,000 seat on the California Integrated Waste Management board. As part of the state budget deal, that board is abolished effective Dec. 31; its duties and staff transferring to the state's Natural Resources Agency.