See this Sacramento Bee column, which begins: “Assemblymen Keith Richman and Joe Canciamilla have long since worn out their welcome in the Legislature. Richman, a doctor from Northridge, and Canciamilla, a funeral director from Pittsburg, have tried and mostly failed to breathe new life into a vital center in Capitol politics. They have won few battles and even fewer friends….The two lawmakers are pushing a constitutional amendment that would create a ‘citizens assembly,’ chosen at random like a local grand jury, to work for a year on reforms to the way the state elects its legislators and statewide officials. The product of the assembly’s work eventually would go on the ballot and, if passed by the voters, could fundamentally change politics in California.”