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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund and asked of all candidates for this office.
Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).Questions & Answers
2. What types of changes or reforms, if any, do you think are important to make our state government function more effectively?
- Increasing accountability through more legislative oversight and performance based budgeting.
- Reform the initiative process to require fiscal accountability in proposals.
- Give cities and counties more flexibility to raise revenue and use the state savings to invest in education, infrastructure and paying down the debt.
- Eliminate the 2/3 legislative revenue requirement to stop the minority of legislators from holding our state hostage.
3. Fees for public higher education have gone up dramatically and funding has been cut. Is this a priority concern, and if so, what measures would you propose to address it?
We must stop balancing our budgets on the backs of our students, putting higher education out of reach for thousand of Californians due to cost increases and reductions in class availability.
- Follow Texas' model of using oil extraction taxes to fund public higher education.
- Work with technology and alternative energy companies to develop 21st century work skills courses for our colleges and universities.
- Stop increasing administrator salaries as long as there are cuts to the classroom.
- Understand that our community colleges are both degree programs and sources for transfers, degree programs, workforce development and non-traditional learners.
Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League. Candidates' statements are presented as submitted. References to opponents are not permitted.Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).
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