SVong-Along

August 20th marked my 1 year work anniversary as a Deputy Attorney General, and as of yesterday I was recommended to be granted "permanent civil service status" with the State. It's been an exciting journey, beginning with getting a badge: I guess I got tan after going to Europe. Within a month, I was hearing the Attorney General himself, Xavier Becerra (my boss's boss's boss's boss) address environmental justice. I also got to attend the Attorney General's inauguration , where I described the food with the words "cultural and Costco." Some moments even felt like I was still at the Governor's Office, such as the return of twerk bird:  I also KonMari'd my spa-ffice .  (A supervisor walked by my [new] office just the other day and said "if I was in here I'd be asleep all the time - the vibe is so relaxing!")  I've pretended to be a 9th Circuit Judge, but have actually learned how t...

In one word: inspiring. After leaving the Governor's Office in August 2018, I became a Deputy Attorney General (DAG) working for the CA Department of Justice/Office of the Attorney General (AG). The AG himself is the state's Chief Law Officer, and Xavier Becerra won the most recent election this past November. This is the 3rd time I've seen Xavier give a speech in person.  This morning, he had an inauguration (partially to celebrate the fact that he won in an election, despite people telling him that he was lucky he got appointed). It was in Sacramento and open to DOJ employees. Below is the inauguration program. my favorite part is the "not printed at public expense"  First, the choir: The Sacramento Metropolitan Gospel Choir sang "Oh Happy Day, " and it was an uplifting and spiritual start to the ceremony. The singers started clapping halfway and many of the attendees clapped along. Becerra did mention that he would've liked them ...