Editorial Board | L.A. Times | Mar. 21, 2010
Members of a joint legislative committee will meet in Sacramento on Monday to discuss a package of bills intended to sweep away the state's current dysfunctional budget process, return a measure of self-determination to cities, counties and school districts, tame the out-of-control initiative industry and refocus the Legislature, at least a bit, on governmental performance and oversight. If lawmakers put the interests of Californians ahead of their own political ambitions, they will send the bills -- the product of their own work and the independent, bipartisan organization known as California Forward -- through their budget committees and onto the floors of the Assembly and Senate for an April vote, then to the governor for signature and ultimately to voters for final approval in November.