"Pummeled by the state budget crisis and saying change is needed, local government and school officials listened to two plans for reforming California’s legislative and budget system at a forum this week.
“It has become no secret that our legislative process needs review and reformation, as evidenced by California’s recent budget struggles and with the political gridlock in Sacramento,” said John Walker, a Ventura Unified School District trustee who sits on the board of directors for the California School Boards Association.
“For some time, there has been keen interest in addressing our legislative and budgeting process. New directions are needed to get our state moving again,” he said."
“It has become no secret that our legislative process needs review and reformation, as evidenced by California’s recent budget struggles and with the political gridlock in Sacramento,” said John Walker, a Ventura Unified School District trustee who sits on the board of directors for the California School Boards Association.
“For some time, there has been keen interest in addressing our legislative and budgeting process. New directions are needed to get our state moving again,” he said."
