document.write('<br>  <h4 style="color:#387C2F;" > Health Care Town Hall Under the Influence</h4>  <p class="date">Posted on  Friday, 21 August, 2009</p>  <p> On Tuesday I tried to attend Representative Dan Lungren&#8217;s (CA-3) town hall meeting. Instead I was one of dozens of people milling outside the completely filled meeting hall. There was no securit... <a href="http://www.commonblog.com/2009/08/21/health-care-town-hall-under-the-influence/" target="_blank">Read more &#187;</a></p><br>  <h4 style="color:#387C2F;" > Should Californians Convene a Constitutional Convention?</h4>  <p class="date">Posted on  Tuesday, 24 February, 2009</p>  <p> I attended a gathering in Sacramento today of several hundred civic leaders who think that California&#8217;s government has become so dysfunctional that we should call a citizens convention that woul... <a href="http://www.commonblog.com/2009/02/24/should-californians-convene-a-constitutional-convention/" target="_blank">Read more &#187;</a></p><br>  <h4 style="color:#387C2F;" > Lining their own nests¦.</h4>  <p class="date">Posted on  Monday, 8 December, 2008</p>  <p> Lately, those of you who have had the misfortune of getting caught in one of my rants have heard how angry I am about the pay raises that that the Legislature gave to itself and staff this year.  In ... <a href="http://www.commonblog.com/2008/12/08/lining-their-own-nests/" target="_blank">Read more &#187;</a></p><br>  <h4 style="color:#387C2F;" > Election day in California</h4>  <p class="date">Posted on  Wednesday, 5 November, 2008</p>  <p> Wanted to report on the election protection efforts of Common Cause on Election Day 2008. I was on calls reporting on efforts in CA and the nation. As of 4pm, election protection efforts have fielded... <a href="http://www.commonblog.com/2008/11/05/election-day-in-california/" target="_blank">Read more &#187;</a></p> <p class="moreLink"><a href="#">Click for more...</a></p>')