Re: Subject: California Dreaming

[Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I would be surprised if the Chron. did not do the same.

On Fri, Oct 10, 2003 at 03:50:32PM +0000, Seth Sandronsky wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
> Two of the state's big daily papers, the LA Times and The Sacramento Bee,
> editorialized against Prop. 54 and the recall.  I do not remember what
> stance the SF Chronicle took on each.
>
> Seth Sandronsky
>
> Date:    Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:04:42 -0700
> From:    Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: California Dreaming
>
> It's too early to tell if the recall will turn out badly.  For example,
> Proposition 54 -- the racial ignorance proposition -- failed because it
> Bustamante got millions of dollars for his campaign, which the courts
> ruled to be illegal. He turned the money over to the anti-proposition 54
> campaign, which probably turned the tide.
>
> California's budget last year avoided most of the pain by passing most
> of the budget cuts on to the following year.  The hard cuts come next
> year.  Schwarzenegger will have trouble pleasing many people with his
> choices, possibly discrediting Republicans even more.
>
> The negative side of the campaign is too obvious to mention.
>
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>
> Michael Perelman
> Economics Department
> California State University
> michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Chico, CA 95929
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> fax 530-898-5901
>
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