Our Governor is a dumbass

Really, truly, he is. I'm not exaggerating. Let's take what he did this week, using my program as an example. First of all, there is money for my program. 20 years ago the voters decided, via Prop 99, to add 25 cents on the each packet of cigarettes sold in California and 5 cents of that comes to my program. In years past, governors have tried to take that money. We've sued and won every time (because it's in our constitution that the money comes to us, one of those 500 amendments we've voted for). The governors have since stopped trying to take it. So we have money. Whether you like the way it's set up or not (I'm not fond of Props myself) that's the way it is. We have money to pay for my salary. We have money for our contracts, we have the money to do what we need to (it's dwindling since the number of smokers is going down, but that's a good thing).

But does the Governor care. Oh, not really. This nice little Executive Order he put out on monday effects ALL contracts. Guess what - I'm a contract employee. I got a notice from UCSF I might be laid off. We have the money, we have people who are wiling to work, and the governor, since he didn't take the time to figure out what in the world his EO would actually do, is now threatening the jobs of these people. Which means fewer taxes being paid, less money in the economy, etc. All the fracking worst things you can do.

We also have lots of contractors. Guess what? We have money for them too. We've planned for some of these contracts for years. Yeah, they're in trouble too. Great work idiot. You signed a poorly written, poorly thought out, and poorly planned EO and have hurt lots of people needlessly (and yes, I understand a lot of people are going to be hurt in this budget crises, but like I said - We have the money and there's no where else for it to go.)

I've heard plenty of similar stories. Some people even actually make money for the State! But, uh, no longer. Their contracts are out luck as well.

So in case you are interested - I'm looking for a new job and I'm looking here and elsewhere. I don't want to leave, but the threat of a lay off is not something I want to deal with. I actually want to stay in CA and help pick up the pieces and rebuild after the explosion/implosion, but I'm not sure if I can. Little problem with the health care. I don't know if I'll get it here and I don't want to rely on my parents to help me with COBRA payments. If I do, great. If I don't - well. I'm looking at DC people, might as well help out the new administration.

So if you know of any openings - I can learn anything, do anything, and even enjoy some of it. Until then, remember what happens when we elect an actor, and a bad one at that, as our leader. What a fracking dumbass.