League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
State of California (Butte, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra, Yuba Counties) November 2, 2004 Election
	Robert A. Woods Answers Questions Candidate for Member of the State Assembly; District 3

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Questions & Answers

1. What does California need to do to address the current budget crisis?

California needs to pass Budget Accountability Prop. 56 to end yearly stalemate:

I tentatively favor adding 1/2 cents to state sales tax. I also would work balancing up Prop 13 for better equalization of Ad Valorem aspect.

2. What should the state's priorities be for K-12 education? For the Community College System?

I favor free public education from Pre-school through Grade 14 when financially feasible; only when above taxes are enacted; all measures on a pay-as-we-go basis.

3. What measures would you support to address California's water needs?

I need to review these matters from the standpoint of counties of origin which I would represent. As a related item, I favor strengthening levees in our Central Valley pay-as-we-go.

4. What should the Legislature be doing to address the needs of Californians without health insurance?

I believe in Universal Health care. I've visited the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand, all of whom have health care for all citizens under a single payer system. Needs to be done nationally but California could take steps in that direction.