If you defy California Democrats in the State Assembly — especially when they’re desperately trying to get a bloated budget passed — don’t expect a corner office:
In the latest episode of Capitol punishment, Assembly Speaker Karen Bass tossed Assemblywoman Nicole Parra from her office on Monday morning after the Central Valley Democrat failed to vote for the budget on Sunday. In a twist, Parra hasn’t been reassigned to more cramped quarters in the Capitol itself – but booted straight across the street to the Legislative Office Building. She will be the only member of the Legislature whose office is not housed in the Capitol. … In 2007, Assemblyman Todd Spitzer, an outspoken Orange County Republican, was moved to the smallest office in the Capitol after angering former Speaker Fabian Nunez. Spitzer quickly came to Parra’s defense on Monday. “I love Nicole Parra,” he said, throwing his arm around the Hanford Democrat in front of a TV camera. He said the move by Bass showed “a complete lack of maturity.” Parra admitted that though she expected punishment for her non-vote Sunday she was “kind of shocked it would be across the street.” “Even Todd Sptizer got an office in the Capitol,” she quipped.
