[Amerigomag]

My suspicions were aroused when the state took away the authority of local school boards to hire and fire public school teachers in the early 60s.

[SierraWasp]

I've only been a Californian since the summer of 1964. When I was elected a county supervisor in 1994 the NIMBY's and BANANA's (anti-growth negativity Nazis) told me they feared "citizen politicians" in local government as they were too easily overwhelmed by the "Evil Developers" bearing gifts and inducements!

I always reminded them of Jesse Unruh in the CA legislature (who never had to deal with Real Estate Developers that often) who said, "If you can't take their money and (BLEEP) their women and still vote against them... You're in the wrong business!" But of course he and all the other saintly Demonicrats were never immune to temptation and sin!!!

But then, again... It was the infamous Jesse and Jerry show that brought us the evil of unionized "public servants" that we are dominated by today!!!