California's economy clearly has rebounded from the recession of the early 1990s, with employment and wages on the rise and little signs of inflation. We need to help business create stable, well-paying jobs that will help California's economy to grow. Last year the Legislature passed a Healthy Families program for health insurance. However, there are still millions of California children who have no health insurance. Children can do their best only if they are healthy.
Every youngster deserves quality health care.
The majority of these incidents were race motivated. As a society, we cannot let crime and hate drive people from their neighborhoods. This type of violence is unacceptable and should be dealt with severely. Last year, my bill to monitor the quality of our state coastal waters and their marine resources was signed by the Governor. Since California does not have a comprehensive water quality monitoring program, this bill was vital to ensuring that sound water quality management decisions are made in the future.