Raul Bocanegra says he’ll resign Assembly seat immediately amid sexual-harassment accusations

Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra, D-Arleta, said he is resigning his seat immediately in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)San Fernando Valley-area state Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra announced today he is resigning immediately and not waiting to quit until his term ends in 2018, becoming the first California politician to leave office amid this year’s wave of sexual harassment allegations against powerful men.
Bocanegra, a Democrat whose district office is