Poll after poll has shown that public regard for the California Legislature has fallen to an all-time low. If their so-called public hearings are any indication, our elected representatives in Sacramento have an equally low regard for public opinion. “You’ve struck a nerve,” said Allan Zaremberg, president and CEO of the California Chamber of Commerce. He bemoaned the many times that individuals and businesspeople who were “willing to sit there waiting their turn” – often having taken the day off from work and traveled many miles to make their voices heard — never got a chance to speak. Read More. (The Sacramento Bee CapitolAlert 06/15/1)