Bellone said he was spurred to call for Spota's
resignation after a story in Newsday Thursday about the district attorney's investigation of Robert Macedonio, a politically connected
defense attorney.
Cunningham's
resignation after acknowledging that he accepted $ 2.4 million in bribes from
defense contractors, coupled with former San Diego Mayor Dick Murphy's (R)
resignation earlier this year, seemingly create an appetite for change in the 50th District.