California’s legislature released years’ worth of records detailing sexual harassment investigations of elected officials and staff. The toppling of powerful men in the worlds of entertainment, media and politics has reverberated through California’s government, the seat of the world’s sixth-largest economy, with multiple elected officials stepping aside after being accused of sexual misconduct and another on a leave of absence pending an investigation. The legislature released documentation of workplace harassment amid mounting demands for more transparency, including in a letter from more than 100 women in California politics.



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