. ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Nor by ▁was ▁re app ort ioned ▁into ▁the ▁ 6 5 th ▁State ▁Assembly ▁District , ▁where ▁he ▁narrow ly ▁lost ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁election , ▁being ▁out sp ent ▁ 3 - 1 ▁by ▁public ▁employee ▁un ions . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature , ▁Nor by ▁worked ▁for ▁b ipart isan ▁re forms ▁in ▁criminal ▁justice ▁reform , ▁particularly ▁for ▁non - vi ol ent ▁drug ▁off enders . ▁He ▁introduced ▁b ills ▁to ▁cur b ▁asset ▁se iz ure ▁ab use . ▁He ▁worked ▁directly ▁with ▁Govern ors ▁Arnold ▁Schwar zen eg ger ▁and ▁Jerry ▁Brown ▁for ▁the ▁reform ▁and ▁ult imate ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁state ▁re development ▁ag encies , ▁ending ▁dec ades ▁of ▁fis cal ▁and ▁em inent ▁domain ▁ab uses . ▁ ▁Fight ing ▁re development ▁ag encies ▁As ▁a ▁Full erton ▁City ▁Council man , ▁Nor by ▁had ▁" g ained ▁a ▁name ▁state wide ▁as ▁a ▁fier ce ▁critic ▁of ▁re development ▁projects ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁while ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Full erton , ▁he ▁founded ▁Municipal ▁Official s ▁for ▁R ede velop ment ▁Reform ▁( M OR R ), ▁a ▁state wide ▁coal ition ▁dedicated ▁to ▁fighting ▁re development ▁ag encies ' ▁provision ▁of ▁tax p ayer ▁subs id ies ▁to ▁private ▁development ▁and ▁em inent ▁domain ▁ab use . ▁ ▁Nor by ▁also ▁wrote ▁R ede velop ment : ▁The ▁Un known ▁Government , ▁a ▁book