Reform and the Extreme Right

California's last constitutional convention was held in 1878.  This year's budget brinksmanship, which is not over yet, was the last straw for political reformers who say it's time for a major, basic change.  Yesterday in Sacramento, a business group called the Bay Area Council gathered concerned citizens to discuss the issue. They included William Bagley, who was a UC Regent for 14 years and before that Republican Assemblyman from Marin and Sonoma Counties from 1961 until 1974.