RICHARD REDUX: The newest county lobbyist is...

RICHARD REDUX: The newest county lobbyist is a shrewd insider when it comes to the state budget and will be valuable in the county’s fight for state transportation dollars. . . . He’s ol’ pro Richard Robinson of Garden Grove, the once-powerful former assemblyman who left public life after being beaten by Robert K. Dornan in a race for Congress. . . . Lately active in municipal bond underwriting, Robinson now joins the Sacramento lobbying firm that represents Orange County in the Capitol. . . . The firm is headed by former state Sen. Dennis Carpenter of Newport Beach.