Speaking of Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata (D – Oakland) and his character, or lack thereof, this is the same man who on Tuesday killed flood-control legislation opposed by the California Building Industry Association. Then two days later, in what only those who still believe in the tooth fairly can call a coincidence, the California Building Industry Association made a huge contribution of $500,000 to Rebuilding California, a campaign committee controlled by – you guessed it – Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata.