<p>Proposition 57, the proposed $15 billion bond deal to pay off the state's deficit, will "get us back on our feet," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told 160 residents of an upscale retirement community here Thursday.</p>
<p>Saying the state's financial troubles are fixable, the new Republican governor urged voters approve the bonds and a companion measure, Proposition 58 -- a constitutional amendment that mandates balanced budgets and prohibits future borrowing.</p>