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2009/1/21-26 [Politics/Domestic/California/Arnold] UID:52437 Activity:nil
1/21    http://www.sacbee.com/politics/story/1560581.html
        "In the midst of a $40 billion budget deficit, Gov. Arnold
        Schwarzenegger appointed former Democratic Assemblywoman Nicole Parra
        to a newly created $128,124-a-year job and named former Republican
        Assemblyman Greg Aghazarian to a board slot with a similar salary, his
        office announced Tuesday."
        \_ We're going to focus on a $128K salary that may or may not be
           justified when the hole is $40B?
           \_ Read the article.  It's a symtom of the problem.  During Arnie's
              term the number of 100K and 200K salaries have exploded.  Arnie
              also promised to rein in these boards.  So while our
              disfunctional legislature refuses to cut spending, he's adding
              to the budget.  Bye bye CA, was nice knowing you.
              \_ Can we impeach him now?
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www.sacbee.com/politics/story/1560581.html
Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed former Democratic Assemblywoman Nicole Parra to a newly created $128,124-a-year job and named former Republican Assemblyman Greg Aghazarian to a board slot with a similar salary, his office announced Tuesday. The appointments were the fourth and fifth six-figure jobs that Schwarzenegger has given to legislators who departed office last year. The Assembly and Senate appointed three other former lawmakers to positions with similar pay. The board appointments have drawn fire because they pay high salaries for less than full-time work. One critic said creating Parra's new position as director of the Governor's Regional Development Initiatives is bad timing, as the state may run out of cash soon and Schwarzenegger has ordered state workers to take unpaid furloughs starting Feb. said Bob Stern, president of the Center for Governmental Studies in Los Angeles. "This, plus the appointments to those boards, sends the wrong message that the governor is not taking his rhetoric seriously." Parra's job will be to coordinate economic development in the Central Valley in economically underserved regions, said Schwarzenegger spokeswoman Rachel Cameron. "The only thing I can say is I'm honored the governor would appoint me to this position, and I look forward to assisting in this economic development initiative," Parra said. Asked whether she knew more specifically what her job entails, she said, "No, not at this time. The Hanford Democrat endured controversy in her final year. Assembly Speaker Karen Bass kicked her out of her Capitol office when she withheld her vote for the budget to demand a water bond. Parra later endorsed GOP Assemblyman Danny Gilmore in his successful effort to win her open seat. Schwarzenegger appointed Aghazarian to the Worker's Compensation Appeals Board, which pays $128,109 a year. He named ex-Assembly members Bonnie Garcia and George Plescia on New Year's Eve to $128,109-a-year posts on the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board. Carole Migden a $132,178 job on the Integrated Waste Management Board in December. The governor called for $17 billion in spending cuts in his latest budget and pledged to save 10 percent in his own administration's salary. Call Kevin Yamamura, Bee Capitol Bureau, (916) 326-5548. We welcome your participation in our commenting boards and forums, but we ask that you follow a few simple rules to keep the boards open and the discourse civil. We reserve the right to delete comments that contain inappropriate links, obscenities or vulgarities, spam, hate speech, personal attacks, plagiarism or copyright violations. You can help notify us of potential abuses by flagging comments that you find offensive. Action will be taken against users who repeatedly or flagrantly violate the rules.