Why is no one in Sacramento looking at Michelle Rhee's connection to the Calderon family? Sacramento News & Review

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Scrutiny and oversight

Why is no one in Sacramento looking at Michelle Rhee's connection to the Calderon family?

By Cosmo Garvin 
cosmog@newsreview.com

This article was published on 11.14.13.

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Officially, the race for Sacramento County district attorney is nonpartisan. Behind the scenes, it’s all political. The position of Sacramento DA, like that of sheriff, has been dominated by Republicans for many decades. Anne Marie Schubert, a deputy DA and anointed successor to present District Attorney Jan Scully, began her campaign so early, and starting racking up endorsements and money from the Republican political establishment so quickly, that for a time, she seemed almost alone in the race.
Maggy Krell, a state deputy attorney general, jumped in this spring and started snapping up the support from the Democratic establishment. This month,Todd Leras, another Democrat and a prosecutor with the U.S. attorney’s office, jumped in as well. Leras is playing catch-up, since he was prevented by federal rules from campaigning until recently, when he officially gave up his job with the U.S. attorney.
After 20 years of Scully, both of the Democrats can make a strong case for change. Leras has criticized what he says is a top-down culture fostered by Scully,

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