It was because of a screw-up in Washington that California is losing having a program like this, said Mandel. 
Mandel claims that California's loss of a program like this is solely due to Washington's mess-up, but Washington believes otherwise.
mnli hypothesis: Mandel claims that California's loss of a program like this is solely due to Washington's mess-up, but Washington believes otherwise. premise: It was because of a screw-up in Washington that California is losing having a program like this, said Mandel. 