This means that California taxpayers are paying the heaviest tax burden in decades. A Leonard Letter reader reacted to last week s issue that commented upon Governor Davis blinking when confronted by the California Teachers Association. To the contrary, I believe that the CTA and teachers won an impressive victory in securing more dollars for our schools. For the record, I am pro-education. Education is the necessary pre-condition to our form of representative government.
Education is the means by which a society creates a strong culture and a prosperous economy.
I am also against posturing politicians who crave headlines more they want to improve education. Ed Babcock and students from Pioneer Jr. High School in Upland came to the Capitol to conduct their yearly mock Legislature. David Fraser of Inland Caregiver Resource Center came by to discuss an augmentation in the budget for Caregiver centers. Dr. John Bueler, Jr. of Lake Gregory Chiropractic came be to discuss issues of importance to chiropractors. Dr. Leo Perkins, LMFT, NCSP, School Psychologist from San Bernardino City Unified School District, came up to the Capitol to present testimony to a Senate committee.