California continues to struggle with a mountain of issues on top of record unemployment and near financial ruin as legislators and the governor face three special sessions this fall to deal with a host of problems facing the state.
This time, Schwarzenegger has summoned them back for three special sessions — the 12th, 13th and 14th since he’s taken office — asking lawmakers in each instance to swing for the fences on subjects that have long divided the state: an overhaul of the state’s crumbling water system, fundamental education reform and a proposal to dramatically alter California’s tax code.