<p>Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is turning to some familiar and controversial territory to try to shave the costs of running government: inviting private firms to do it better and cheaper.</p>
<p>In his State of the State address, Schwarzenegger offered his first concrete plan to turn to the private sector to help extract the state from its budget hole, urging lawmakers to reverse a state law restricting school districts' ability to farm out tasks such as bus driving and groundskeeping to private companies.</p>