California Senate hires investigators to look into sexual harassment allegations

Los Angeles Times ^ | October 23, 2017 | by Melanie Mason

[Oldeconomybuyer]

California Senate leader Kevin de León will hire two outside firms to look into allegations of a widespread culture of sexual harassment in the state Capitol.

De León announced Monday he has hired the law office of Amy Oppenheimer to conduct an external investigation into harassment and assault allegations, and the consulting firm CPS HR Consulting to review Senate policies on harassment, discrimination and retaliation.

De León also sent letters to lobbyists in the Capitol community detailing how existing rules protect non-employees.

"There's always more employers can do to protect their employees," De León said in a statement. "Everyone deserves a workplace free of fear, harassment and sexual misbehavior and I applaud the courage of women working in and around the Capitol who are coming forward and making their voices heard.

The women behind an open letter sent last week calling out a “pervasive” culture of mistreatment in the political industry said that De León's actions were insufficient.

More than 140 women, including legislators, Capitol staff, political consultants and lobbyists, signed the letter.

[Army Air Corps]

Future headline:

“State Senate investigation into the State Senate finds only Republicans were guilty of wrongdoing.”

[Da Coyote]

As if anything will result in any “investigation” of gubmit officials in Mexifornial.

[PCPOET7]

there are so few California republicans that I think that this is a effort by members of the democratic party to go after other democratic party member who are there political enemies

[onedoug]

Picking at nits.

[Liz]

Where was Cali AG Kamala Harris during Winestein's Reign of Terror?

And where in heaven's name is California AG Xavier Becerra now?

Cali Democrat Kamala Harris COULD have easily looked into allegation of Weinstein's sexual criminality; Becerra has not made a sound about women being criminally assaulted by this monster.

And observe how they go limp at the mention of "women's rights." The topmost ssue for presidential wannabes.

Peckering Harvey was such an open secret that Seth McFarlane joked at the 2013 Academy Awards. "Congratulations, nominees. You no longer need to pretend you find Harvey Weinstein attractive."

Sen. Kamala Harris was Cali AG 2011- 2016......one of the top under-75-year-old candidates salivating to be the 2020 Democratic nominee for President.

Then again, Kamala Harris has not demonstrated outraged at younger women asked to sleep their way to the top with a decrepit old man. Her main qualification for her quick ascent to the San/Fran DA's office was her alleged open-secret affair w/ elderly San Francisco mayor, Willie Brown. (SOURCE: Kamala's Karma, SF Weekly, Sept 24, 2003

[Liz]

Yoo hoo, Xavier. Please call your office.