Governor Schwarzenegger’s plan to impose furloughs on some 200,000 state workers — three days a month — at first glance seemed among the most reasonable of the radical budget cuts he proposed for the state.
A few days here, a few days there, imposed on all state workers regardless of what they did, seemed like a [...]
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Unintended Consequences of State Furloughs
Negative Reinforcement
It should have been a moment of celebration for whatever gods are still watching over Sacramento — and for the flawed mortals who inhabit the place.
When the State Assembly approved $5 billion in further budget cuts this week, it was one of those rare times that the Republicans and Democrats actually agreed on something. [...]
Let them mow grass
Gov. Schwarzenegger, once a master of media sophistication (or manipulation, depending on your point of view), seems to be losing his touch.
His biggest talking point these days is that the current budget crisis in California presents all kinds of opportunities to do things better than they have been in the past.
What kinds of opportunities, you [...]
The Editorial Board of the Future?
For the first time that I’m aware of an editorial board has web streamed a live interview with a California governor — and allowed readers from throughout California to pose questions directly to the governor during the session.
That’s what happened last Friday when Governor Schwarzenegger met with the editorial board of the Sacramento Bee, using [...]
California Dreaming .. of a Constitutional Convention
California desperately needs new ideas to help it out of its current mess.
But there is a danger that Californians will latch on to some bad ideas or half baked ideas or even good ideas that don’t solve the problem they’re meant to solve — as has happened in California repeatedly over the past thirty years
The [...]
