Who's going to pay for Schwarzenegger's special?, asks George Skelton in today's LA Times. We all are. Mr Skelton, the dean of California columnists, points out:
He quotes a representative from the California Counties Association:
"Schwarzenegger reneged on a 2004 pledge — part of a budget deal — to give schools their normal share of any revenue increase. The Legislature even sent the governor a separate bill putting that promise in writing, and he signed it. The California Teachers Assn. now is suing for the $3.1 billion.
If the locals get stuck eating all the election costs, says the counties' McDaid, "it'll mean that if a sheriff needs a couple more deputies, he's not going to get them. If a street needs to be repaved, it probably won't be. There's no special pot of money. Parks, social services, definitely libraries will absorb the hit."
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