Wide range of hearings on tap
TODAY: With the water package behind them, legislative committees will hold hearings around the state this week on everything from the efficiency of the 911 system to the initiative process. Meanwhile, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will likely take a statewide victory lap by signing the remaining three bills of the five-bill water package through the week. The governor is scheduled to sign at least one of the bills in Fresno today. This week, he could also name a replacement for Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, who was elected Tuesday to the House of Representatives.
State audit
TODAY: The Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee, chaired by Assemblywoman Mary Salas, D-Chula Vista, meets at 10 a.m. in Room 126 of the Capitol to review the state auditor's audit of the California Department of Veterans Affairs.
911 service
TODAY: The Assembly Select Committee on 9-1-1 Service will meet at 1:30 p.m. in Room 127 in the Capitol to discuss way to improve the service. The committee's chairwoman, Assemblywoman Norma Torres, left, D-Pomona, once worked as a 911 dispatcher.
Examining initiatives
THURSDAY: Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, and Assemblyman Mike Feuer, D-Los Angeles, will hold a hearing on the state initiative process from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Elihu M. Harris Building auditorium, 1515 Clay St., Oakland.
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