Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe SACRAMENTO, March 13 (UPI) -- The Democratic leader of the California Senate locked three Democratic legislators out of their offices after they attended a fundraiser against his wishes. People close to Don Perata, California's Senate president pro tem, say the leader does not allow Democrats to take part in a caucuses aimed at independently leveraging votes as a bloc, and he was displeased when three members of his party attended a fundraiser for the state Legislature's business-friendly caucus, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday. Advertisement As punishment for their insubordination, state Sens. Ron Calderon of Montebello, Lou Correa of Santa Ana and Gloria Negrete McLeod of Chino found themselves locked out of their offices in the state Capitol Monday. Perata allowed the offices to be unlocked in the afternoon. "As far as I'm concerned what happened with me and Perata is a misunderstanding," Calderon said. "I'm back in my office; my staff is back in the office." "There is no voting bloc" in the Senate "and there won't be," Calderon said. "I think there was some confusion about what transpired and some people were drawing conclusions." Advertisement
