Monday, November 07, 2005
Reality Check
Last month, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed funds for the California Seismic Safety Commission, an independent panel charged with reviewing and recommending legislation and policy on earthquake safety. State employees were doing similar work, he said.In spite of the massive property damage, we came through the Northridge Quake pretty well in human terms, and particularly when compared to the recent Kashmir quake. And there are a lot of agencies doing a lot of things to help California improve its quake preparedness.
This piece amounts to little more than a Schwarzenegger hit piece ont he part of the LA Times, just prior to an election. Imagine that.
We have to exercise some fiscal responsibility in this state. We have to look at some cost benefit and we have to learn that tax dollars are not a bottomless pit of money.
We have got to get serious in California, or we are not going to be at all.
