Tag Archives: Reform!

There oughta be a law

By Teri | December 18, 2009

The public’s confidence in state government is at an all time low. Every year the Senate and Assembly churn out law after law after law and the Governor signs many of them. Frankly, folks are fed up. So much so that now we’ve got a bunch of people out collecting signatures to qualify initiatives, some of which will [...]

County supervisors to push back

By Teri | November 24, 2009

Read Teri’s commentary today for PublicCEO on the decision made at last week’s California State Association of Counties annual conference to actively seek reform of state government: County Supervisors frustrated, angry

Posted in Blog Mailing, Board of Supervisors | Also tagged State Budget | 1 Comment

What you think about reforming California

By Teri | July 19, 2009

Results updated 7/27/09: below in blue ink. The last few days we’ve been in Sacramento at the Cities Counties Schools Partnership Summit, Rebuilding California from the Ground Up. Along with about 500 other local electeds and administrators, we worked to identify and flesh out potential options to address the dysfunction at the state level. Obviously, dysfunction is manifested via [...]

Posted in Blog Mailing, Budget | Also tagged State Budget | 4 Comments

Wanna help reform California? Take our poll!

By Teri | July 17, 2009

Tuolumne County Administrator Craig Pedro and I are in Sacramento with several hundred city, county, and school board electeds for an historic, first-ever Summit to discuss and strategize how best to “reinvigorate California’s system of governance and restore efficiency, transparency, and accountability.” The Summit, put on by the Cities Counties Schools (CCS) Partnership (which represents [...]

Posted in Blog Mailing, Budget, What Do YOU Think? | Also tagged State Budget | 10 Comments