Candidiates for California Governor: Thoughts on the Future

I attended a breakfast meeting the other day in San Francisco that included most of the major candidates for Governor of California, as well as Governor Schwarzenegger.

Here are my notes:

Gov. Schwarzenegger just meet with President Obama at the White House and the main focus of their meeting was the implementation of the $50 billion USD that the state is receiving from the economic stimulus plan. The Governor reported that 110,000 jobs were created as a direct result of this. The state has only received a portion of the allocated money from Washington. Future funding will go well to create jobs predominately by spending directed towards infrastructure projects.

The major theme shared by all candidates: JOBS!!! Creating jobs and retaining California's "State of Imagination" culture intact. That's the key.

Obviously, the critical component of our strategy, is the ability to "bounce back" as quickly as possible. Monies committed from Washington, along with every single candidate focusing on the state economy should assist the recovery with a much greater impact than most other states.

Seth Chandler