Links:

*  Dave Cogdill wanted out of the Senate, but not necessarily out of government altogether. He’s going to run for Stanislaus County Assessor.

*  There would be a few very happy corportations if the prisons are privatized.

*  Ed Mendel’s got a story in the Capitol Weekly about the state of CalPERS.

*  Richard Trumka, head of the AFL-CIO, stopped in the OC today and defended public pensions.