Governor hopeful Villaraigosa offers vision for improving California
Villaraigosa pointed out that the number of charter schools tripled in
"CEQA is broken," he told an
On the other hand, he continued to largely support the state's high-speed rail project, and the state's
With
A May poll by UC Berkeley put Democratic Lt. Gov.
Undecided voters accounted for 37 percent of the responses and with the campaigns just getting underway, there remains plenty of time for candidates to establish their identities with the electorate.
'Restore the luster'
Villaraigosa's appearance at the
Villaraigosa readily acknowledged the state's high poverty rate -- the highest in the nation at 20.6 percent when accounting for the cost of living, according to a 2016 U.S. Census report.
"What we have to do is restore the luster," said Villaraigosa, 64, in the first stop on an
Jobs -- particularly those created by small businesses -- were being lost to over-regulation, he said. He also called for better access to good education and job training.
Meanwhile, the former mayor and state legislator put distance between himself and the state's stalled proposal to enact single-payer health-insurance.
"It's a pipe dream at a time when we need to focus on the 2 1/2 (million) to 3 million people who could lose health care" if
Like Newsom, Villaraigosa supports high-speed rail in the state, but he wants increased private-sector involvement.
"It's going to connect the two engines of
While he supports Brown's
"We can't just keep on raising taxes to pay for infrastructure," he said.
Allen, who wants to do away with the plan altogether, is pushing for a referendum that would put the measure before voters.
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