John Mockler may refer to: (wikipedia)
This is the state of California. Let's solve the problem.
I think serious people with good intent could resolve this in about a week.
It matters a great deal. To the extent you have a positive person who's viewed well by the public through the press and by political leaders, that's terribly important.
From Willie Brown's perspective, that was the honorable thing to do, and Arnold thanked him for it. There was no quid pro quo. There was nothing strange.