Hear! HEAR! How about a %10 R.I.F. (Reduction In Force) for all of the state agencies? Just like what gets done in the private sector? If California were a corporation that was looking at the kind of budget crisis they are looking at, don't you think maybe they might consider a layoff? In fact, a layoff would be the very first tool they would pull out of the old kit-bag!
I think it is long past time for state agencies to be managed in the same way that private companies are managed, and that means that every so often there are going to be layoffs. Helps to clear out the deadwood.
I can agree with the RIF... :0)