STUCK: As the county’s only elected Democrat,...
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STUCK: As the county’s only elected Democrat, Assemblyman Tom Umberg is enjoying his role at the Democratic National Convention, right? . . . Wrong. Umberg is still in Sacramento, prisoner of the ongoing budget siege. Expecting the battle, he didn’t even make plane reservations, he says. Now he catches only occasional glimpses of the convention on TV. . . . “Looks like they’re having a good time,” he says. “If you have any more questions, you know where to find me.”
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