CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SACRAMENTO : Legislature Called Brothel by Hopeful

The outspoken head of a public utility declared his candidacy for the Assembly, describing the Legislature as “the biggest little whorehouse in California.” Joe Buonaiuto, 40, president of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s Board of Directors, said he would seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Assemblyman Tim Leslie (R-Carmichael), who he described as too conservative and unrepresentative of mainstream voters. Saying he believes that lawmakers have been bought like prostitutes by special interest groups, Buonaiuto waved a red light bulb as he addressed reporters on the Capitol steps. “This red light ought to be up there on that white dome,” he said. “This is the red light district. This is the Mustang Ranch. This is the biggest little whorehouse in California.”