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  • Bad blood over big-time lobbyist's big bashes

    02/14/2005 8:07:05 AM PST · by SmithL · 3 replies · 237+ views
    San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 2/14/5 | Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross
    Sonoma County officials have pulled the plug on Sacramento mega- lobbyist Darius Anderson's legendary rural hilltop parties -- but not before the "Platinum Persuader" himself got slapped with a citizen's arrest for disturbing the peace. It all started awhile back when Anderson -- a major money man for state Democrats -- bought a pristine, 76-acre ranch in Kenwood and eventually carved a mile-and-a-half road up the hillside, removing trees along the way and infuriating many of his new neighbors. Add in that Anderson was one of the key players trying to bring an Indian casino to the area, and he...