January 1999 Volume 12 No. 1 By the Way . . . Appointments to the Board of Governors Legislature Is Concerned About the CALWORKS Program CPEC Recommends that the State Take Control of the Community Colleges Board of Governors Adopts 1999 Legislative Program Davis Emphasizes Public Education In State of the State Address By the Way . . . Senator Wright Replaced as Vice-Chair of Senate Budget Committee Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Strikes First to Support Two-Thirds Vote Requirements LAO’s Brad Williams is California's Top Forecaster Committee Assignments Announced The 1999 Legislative Session Will Have Many New Faces Governor Gray Davis' Inaugural Speech Proclaims an Era of “Higher Expectations”