Going... going... gone.

Multiple reports from Friday on the resignation of Joe Desmond as Undersecretary for Energy Affairs. Desmond was targeted by Democrats in the legislature after Arnold tried to rearrange the government energy bureacracy in 2005 and he drew further flack for supporting the Frontier Transmission line.

Acccording to the San Francisco Chronicle, Desmond emailed friends and colleagues that he is jumping to the private sector.

Here's the money quote from the AP write-up:

"I firmly believe California has the energy policies needed in place, and the focus now needs to turn to implementation," Desmond said Friday.

Make of THAT what you will...


Governor's top energy adviser resigns [AP]