Arnold Schwarzenegger will be sworn in on November 17. He plans to call a special legislative session the next day to deal with the budget, workers- comp and repealing approval for driver's licenses for undocumented workers. Today, the Governor-elect continued to fill out his staff, with four new appointments. Most conspicuous was Senior Advisor Bonnie Reiss, a Democrat and an environmentalist. That selection brought warnings of a "possible embarrassment" from the conservative California Political Review. We hear more about Schwarzenegger's new team, spending caps and education, from Assemblymen Roy Ashburn and Darrel Steinberg, and Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Weintraub.
- Making News: President Bush Surveys Fire Damage
George Bush today made his tenth visit to California as President, this time to survey the fire damage. Governor Davis and Governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger accompanied Bush on the Presidential helicopter, Marine One. Erik Alexander reported the story for public radio station KPBS in San Diego.
President Bush's comments to California firefighters
President's disaster declaration
Schwarzenegger's transition team
California Political Review
