State Sen. Mendoza asked to take leave amid misconduct probe

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE
SACRAMENTO — California Senate leader Kevin de Leon ramped up pressure Thursday on Sen. Tony Mendoza — his former roommate and a fellow Democrat — to take a leave of absence until an investigation into his alleged sexual misconduct ends.
Mendoza hasn’t agreed.
“It’s an ongoing conservation,” de Leon told reporters.
De Leon, in the midst of a campaign against U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, made his comments
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