California "State Senate scandals inspire new wave of ethics bills"

Quoted in this one in the San Francisco Chronicle. 

Scandals are typically followed by political reform efforts, said Jessica Levinson, a Loyola Law School professor who specializes in governmental ethics.

"If you want to pass something dealing with ethics, this is the moment," she said. "We have to be sure when we are passing these laws, it's real reform and not window dressing reform or PR reform."