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
The Politics of Prisons
What a difference a day, or two, makes.
On Monday, Pasadena Police Chief Bernard Melekian, who also is president of the California Police Chiefs Association, said he was adamantly opposed to the Schwarzenegger administration’s plan to reduce the prison population by 27,000 — a plan that still threatens the entire budget package agreed to by the [...]
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 [...]
