Before guests could hit the dance floor and mingle with friends at a non-profit organization’s 10th Anniversary celebration, local community leaders gave a “Celebrity Show” posing to be celebrities of the last decade to say a few words. The emcee introduced the first celebrity – Hillary Clinton. Walking and gracefully waving to “Stand by Your Man” by Tammy Wynette from the back of the ballroom to the podium is Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg’s (D-Sacramento) District Director Susan McKee. Guests stood up from their seats to take videos and photos while others clapped and laughed. “I told the President that C.C. Yin has always been my man and all of you know I stand by my man,

When you take a job, how much does your salary factor into the reason you accept?   While watching the morning news on New Year's Eve, my eyes widened to see the letters "IOU" go across the screen. According to the State Controller, John Chiang, legislators may soon be seeing IOUs instead of paychecks. This could happen as early as Feb. 1 due to the state's budget problems. If you were to begin receiving IOUs from your employer, how would you feel? Would you continue to work? Do you think this is a fair way for the state to allocate its money and alleviate further debt? Do you think that legislators are doing a service for the state and therefore should be the first ones impacted by t