After the 1994 Northridge earthquake , it was alleged that Quackenbush allowed insurance companies to compensate their clients much less than the actual damages . In exchange , the insurance companies set up special " educational funds " . Those funds were used to create television commercials in which Quackenbush appeared as a basketball referee with Shaquille O'Neal in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform . While couched as public service announcements , suspicions rose that main idea behind the commercials was to increase Quackenbush 's name identification , which is critical for electoral success in California statewide races
1994 Northridge earthquake
1994 Northridge earthquake
Chuck Quackenbush