Fmr. California representative John Burton has passed away.

[RandySF]

Age of 93 per bulletin on my phone.

[BigmanPigman]

1. I'm still waiting to hear the GOOD news about someone's/something's death

I refer to tRump as "something" since he is not a person, he is an evil entity.

[Hekate]

2. LATimes says: "John Burton, powerful liberal who shaped California politics for decades"

John Burton, powerful liberal who shaped California politics for decades, dies
Dan Morain
Sun, September 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM PDT
John L. Burton, the proudly liberal and pro-labor lawmaker who shaped California politics and policy over six decades on topics as varied as welfare, foster care, auto emissions, guns and foie gras, has died. He was 92.

With his brother, Rep. Phillip Burton, and college buddy, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, Burton was integral to the organization that dominated Democratic politics in San Francisco and the state starting in the 1960s.

Burton was elected to the Assembly in 1964 and Congress a decade later. Laid low by cocaine addiction, he did not seek reelection in 1982. But he returned to Sacramento after getting clean and became the Capitol’s most powerful legislator as Senate president pro tem from 1998 until term limits forced him to retire in 2004.

More at link
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/john-burton-powerful-liberal-shaped-181936702.html

[senseandsensibility]

3. Thank you. Interesting biography.

Did not know about his addiction. May he rest in peace.