For this week’s Text of the Week, the critical times for California is mentioned as it struggles to build a stable economic model for the future while also addressing the immediate issues like the drought, transportation, and the expiration of temporary taxes that were approved in the Proposition 30. There are three people who help govern and apply their input into the solutions of these issues; the Los Angeles Times is now questioning and grading the leadership, effectiveness, vision, transparency, political courage, and integrity of those three democrats, Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León and Gov. Jerry Brown. Overall Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins has received a C+, Senate President Tem Kevin de Leon received a B, and Gov. Jerry Brown has not received a grade yet, this grading process (#gradeyourgov) is a new project that Los Angeles Times has presented. The #gradeyourgov helps the citizens of California see where their government stands as they face these hardships like taxation, droughts and difficulties in transportation. While reading this editorial on the issues in California, the democrats seemed to addresses the problems very successfully, apart from Kevin de Leon laying off approximately forty employees which didn’t necessarily make him most favorable. Leon, Atkins, and Brown have introduced and passed very crucial bills that will leave long lasting positive effects on California. Leon showing the most amount of leadership (according to Los Angeles Times #gradeyourgov) is one of the reasons for his success, he is credited with a lot of meaningful, a few controversial, but the majority powerful impacts on the state. Atkins is described as a swing of the pendulum, the last Assembly speaker being very particularly strict who kept a tight rein on everything. Atkins is more approachable, kind, and intelligent. Because of the success of Leon, Atkins and Brown, it is fairly reasonable to say that they will continue to be successful in the future for the state of California.
Url: http://graphics.latimes.com/grading-sacramento-2015/
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