The FBI affidavit that implicates California state Sen. Ron Calderon in a bribery scheme also makes potentially damaging allegations about other state lawmakers, some of whose offices moved quickly into damage-control mode on Thursday.According to the affidavit, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento; Sen. Kevin De Leon, D-Los Angeles; Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, and Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, each played some part in Calderon's alleged schemes, although there is no indication from the affidavit that they were aware that their colleague was suspected of accepting b...
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