Bass would become the second woman to serve as Assembly speaker. Doris Allen, a Republican, led the chamber from June to September Bass won pledges of support from a critical mass of Democrats in the lower house Wednesday, beating a pack of contenders for the speakership. Jousting for the leadership post began after voters defeated Proposition 93 on the Feb. That measure would have allowed Nunez and other legislators to seek reelection rather than be forced to leave their positions at the end of this year.
She has focused on foster care issues since her election to represent the 47th Assembly District, which includes Baldwin Hills, Culver City and parts of Koreatown, South Los Angeles and the Westside. Nunez then called members into his office one by one, and momentum behind Bass grew, Ma said. She served as a principal consultant in the Office of the California State Senate President pro Tempore from to She held several positions in the California State Senate, including consultant in the Office of Research from to , staff director for the Governance and Finance Committee from to and principal consultant at the Revenue and Taxation Committee from to She was director of government affairs at Anthem Blue Cross from to , legislative director in the Office of Assemblymember Alan Lowenthal from to and legislative aid and Assembly fellow in the Office of Assemblymember Tom Torlakson from to Miller earned a Master of Business Administration degree in strategy and communications from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Business Administration degree in economics and finance from Columbia University.
Miller is a Democrat. Paul Starkey, 64, of West Sacramento, has been appointed deputy director of labor relations at the California Department of Human Resources.
He was an attorney and special board counsel for the Agricultural Labor Relations Board from to and assistant chief counsel for the California Department of Personnel Administration from to Administration officials said they would not comment on proposals made during closed-door budget negotiations.
State finance officials have said California could run out of cash sometime next month if a budget is not enacted soon. Without a budget in place, the state may not be able to borrow billions of dollars it needs to cover government expenses until the usual flood of tax receipts arrives in the spring.
The new fiscal year began July 1. And Democrats have expressed concern that sales taxes fall too heavily on the poor. They support higher income taxes on the wealthy and the repeal of tax breaks available to corporations. Almost every Republican in the Legislature, meanwhile, has signed an oath never to support a tax increase.
Any constitutional spending controls would require voter approval. Other elements in a compromise spending plan could also require a sign-off from voters.
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