Gov. Jerry Brown takes jab at GOP senator in veto of parks bill
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday vetoed a bill aimed at easing public input over the closure of state parks and took a swipe at its Republican author in the process.
With budget cuts forcing some California state parks to close, Sen. Tom Harman (R-Huntington Beach) introduced a bill requiring the state to post details of closures on a website and respond to any proposals by the private sector or nonprofit groups for partnerships to keep them open.
Brown said the proposal in SB 386 is a good idea but one that can be put in place without a change in state law.
"What parks do need is sufficient funding to stay open -- something I feel compelled to note the author and his colleagues refused to let the people vote on," Brown wrote in his veto message, referring to Republican opposition to putting an extension of higher taxes on the ballot.
With budget cuts forcing some California state parks to close, Sen. Tom Harman (R-Huntington Beach) introduced a bill requiring the state to post details of closures on a website and respond to any proposals by the private sector or nonprofit groups for partnerships to keep them open.
Brown said the proposal in SB 386 is a good idea but one that can be put in place without a change in state law.
"What parks do need is sufficient funding to stay open -- something I feel compelled to note the author and his colleagues refused to let the people vote on," Brown wrote in his veto message, referring to Republican opposition to putting an extension of higher taxes on the ballot.
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