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11/03/2003 Entry: "California in Trouble, #1"

"Schwarzenegger named Donna Arduin, a former budget director in Florida who is already conducting an audit of California state spending, to be his Director of Finance. He also named former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, a close friend who mounted a failed bid to be the Republican nominee for governor, to be his Secretary for Education."
Schwarzenegger Names Donna Arduin Finance Chief, Reuters, November 3, 2003

Hm, all the way from Florida, is she? And this is what the Golden State can look forward to:

"'Donna Arduin and the Republican governor she represents have cut the budget to the bone, if not into it,' said Florida state Rep. Doug Wiles, a Democrat. 'Services are being starved.'

"Social programs also took a hit, with cuts to benefits for the poor and elderly including the elimination of funding for dental and vision plans. Poor patients who go to an emergency room will have to pay $15 each visit."
PROFILE: Donna Arduin, by Lynda Gledhill, SF Chron, November 3, 2003.

I guess the poor and helpless are fair game. Social Darwinism on the Left Coast. Sigh

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