i think the efforts to fight for vlf, despite what jerry brown has done, it is worthwhile and will have to look at. we also have to look at how we spend. zero-based budgeting? i do it in my office, managing according to my priorities. nonprofits, $600 million per year goes to nonprofits. some of them are a vital cog in the delivery system, but that does not mean that we cannot be better customers and they need to be more accountable providers. >> in addition to revamping the payroll tax, i think the way that we grow, the way we increase revenue is to really grow the economy. we can do that by supporting the creation of more small businesses. people have a lot of ideas to work ideas in a way in which government to cut red tape. one of my ideas is to make sure we are cutting red tape and linking people with the

that provides your city and county with the authority to impose a backfill of the vlf, up to 2%. that is on the governor's desk. it does require a local vote of the public, and we will see if it is enough to garner the governor's approval. i had to look at the department of finance analysis of the bill, and i have to say, if you follow the department of finance's thinking, he probably will not sign the bill, but i think he's more flexible when he reviews measures. we will see how that goes. sb 582 is a measure that we have supported through the year, which provided for benefit options. an mtc-sponsored bill. it had a republican author for most of the year. at the very end, i think in the wake of bad feelings around the budget, that author give the bill ought to senator yee, who carried it over the finish line. the governor vetoed it. i would not have expected that veto. there really was no explanation other than the governor thought it was not timely enough to impose more burdens on local businesses in this economic environment. i think it is a bill that may come back in the futu

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