Numerous bills to crack down on California lawmakers have been shelved quietly by the Legislature in recent weeks. Casualties included proposals to bar middle-of-the-night legislative sessions, to restrict lawmakers from receiving pay for serving on state boards within four years of leaving office, and to require annual disclosure by public officials of their pay, benefits, travel and other compensation. Legislators opted not to dock per-diem pay for absences or to create a "do not call" list for campaign robocalls. Republican Sen. Sam Blakeslee said the death last week of his proposal to ban the flow of thousands of dollars' worth...