SOMETHING STINKY THIS WAY STAYS

By Bob Walsh

Regular readers will remember a while back I wrote about Alisa Buckley, the Chief Sergeant at Arms of the CA State Assembly.  She has now been on paid administrative leave for over a month and NOBODY is talking.

Her position is filled by election by the members of the assembly and is not civil service.  

The assembly rules committee just hired a private consulting firm (CPS HR CONSULTING) to "look into" the situation within the Sgt. at Arms office.  I am guessing they took this step as it will be much easier legally to keep the details of the investigation quiet.

Maybe it's just me but I can't help but think that if the Chief had been a white male the whole planet would know by now what the hell is going on.

The office has existed since December 1849 making it one of the oldest law enforcement organizations in the state.  They supply both security and administrative support for members of the assembly.  The organization consists of about 40 peace officers and various other ancillary and support personnel.