"State Attorney General Jerry Brown, who's overseeing a probe of alleged pension fund corruption, accepted campaign contributions from seven people associated with Alfred Villalobos, a controversial marketing agent under investigation by CalPERS."

"Robert Stern, president of the Center for Governmental Studies and a one-time Brown aide, said, "There's always a problem with taking money from people who have an interest in state government, but that's our system."

www.sacbee.com/politics/s...277991.html

doesn't matter. the appearance of a conflict of interest is what is at stake here.

but no one cares. they'd rather blather on about a hidden "F-U-C-K Y-O-U" in a letter from the governor to a SF jackass.