Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has backed off his threat to veto all legislation until the Legislature passes a budget, writing a letter to the four legislative leaders saying he will sign a bill to amend the high-speed rail bond on the November ballot.
Kevin Yamamura has the full story.
Here is the letter Schwarzenegger sent to the leaders on Monday night backing out of his veto vow:
August 25, 2008
Dear Speaker Bass, Senator Perata, Mr. Villines and Senator Cogdill,
The deadline for enacting measures for the November 2008 ballot is upon us. Any measures that must be placed on the November ballot must be acted on quickly. There are four measures that fall into this category: a measure that makes critical changes to the high-speed rail bond already slated to appear on the November ballot; a measure to allow the state to improve the performance of the Lottery, which is critical to the budget negotiations now underway; legislation to establish a rainy-day fund and reform our budget process; and a general obligation bond measure to address the mounting state's water crisis.
I urge you to send me these measures that must be placed on the November ballot immediately.
Sincerely,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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