First-Term Lawmaker To Lead Assembly Hearings On Harassment

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Assemblywoman Laura Friedman had no idea a sexual harassment scandal was about to explode at the California Legislature when she was elected last year or that she would help lead the response.
Starting Tuesday, though, the first-term lawmaker and former movie producer will lead a series of public hearings aimed at cleaning up a culture at the Capitol that women say allows sexual harassment to go unchecked.
Friedman, a Glendale Democrat, was appointed chairwoman of