Yesterday, Oakland’s KTVU interviewed me about who is the real Arnold Schwarzenegger (not just me, SF Mayor Gavin Newsom too).  The gist of their story was, given the left-leaning bills the governor has been signing lately, Republicans and Democrats alike are wondering what to expect from the Schwarzenegger Administration in its second term.  When KTVU’s Randy Shandobil asked me if I was a Schwarzenegger supporter early on, I replied that I was because, although I knew that he’d be middle-of-the-road on social issues, I liked his focus on dealing with the state budget’s structural deficit.  Unfortunately, while the governor has somewhat reined in spending, the real, long-term reforms many of us were hopeful that Schwarzenegger could deliver have not materialized.  So, while today’s papers are rife with “historic global warming bill signed” headlines, the important story of the day is the editorial in today’s Orange County Register which points out that state’s structural deficit is still a major problem and should be a key part of the gubernatorial debate on October. 7^th. 

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