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Refocused, Brown won control of the assembly in 1980, with crucial Republican support. He defined himself as a "member's speaker" who eschewed policy leadership to concentrate on doling out office space, staff, committee seats and, as always, campaign contributions. Assemblywoman Maxine Waters, a close Brown ally, points out that "big money comes in on both sides of most of these issues, so you can't say it affects the speaker's decisions...
Perhaps. But it can prevent the assembly from making any decision. California's most pressing issues -- $1,800 car-insurance premiums, traffic gridlock, school funding -- are increasingly debated not in the legislature but in a swarm of ballot initiatives. Los Angeles Councilwoman Gloria Molina, a former assemblywoman and staff deputy to Brown, observes that "Willie is so obsessed with raising money to defend his Democratic majority that he forgets all about the Democratic agenda...
Jackson maintains daily telephone contact with a range of people, among them Maxine Waters, the California assemblywoman; California Assembly Speaker Willie Brown, his official campaign chairman and a strong but quiet influence; and former Carter Budget Director Bert Lance. But a few current inner-circle members may soon be advising Jackson from more distant orbits. In the wake of the Michigan primary, some prominent blacks in the campaign, Brown among them, are agitating for a more significant role. They want higher-profile positions so that when the inevitable brokering takes place, they will have assigned seats at the table...
...others. Black and Hispanic leaders angrily contrasted the uproar over Toshima's killing to the indifference about violence in their neighborhoods. "There is a deep feeling in the community that the philosophy of the police department is to 'let them kill each other' in South Central L.A.," says State Assemblywoman Maxine Waters. "The black community has known for years that a problem is not a problem until it hits the white community...
...Assemblyman Gerald Felando's $500-a-person "Annual Fresh Seafood Reception," held in the tony Sutter Club, two blocks from the statehouse. On Wednesday there was the $500-a-plate "Breakfast with Assemblyman Wally Herger," and this week there will be the comparably priced "Rise and Shine with Assemblywoman Lucy Killea...