Panetta: Schwarzenegger, Calif. Dems must work together Pacific Grove, CA – Former Monterey Bay Area Congressman and White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta joins KAZU's Ben Adler on Morning Edition to discuss the impact of the Nov. 8 special election on California politics Maldonado, Laird on Calif. special election results Pacific Grove, CA – California voters rejected all four of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's ballot initiatives at the Nov. 8 special election. The Monterey Bay Area's representatives in the California legislature -- State Senator Abel Maldonado (R-Santa Maria) and Assemblyman John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) -- join KAZU's Ben Adler on All Things Considered to discuss the results.