Think Washington's Tough? Check Out Sacramento - Roll Call

Think Washington’s Tough? Check Out Sacramento

By Liriel Higa and CQ Guest Columnist

Posted May 26, 2009 at 12:00am

$3.8 million
74 percent
pay freezes
cut by 18 percent
preliminary estimate
$15.4 billion even if they passed all the initiatives, as opposed to $21.3 billion if they didn’t
announcing new federal vehicle emission standards
The Economist points out
Bay Area Council
Los Angeles Coliseum
auction off the city’s parking meters and garages
pet stores
dentists
grocery stores
San Quentin State Prison
$2 billion
Gitmo
Liriel Higa is a former Congressional Quarterly reporter who now lives and writes on the West Coast

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