Bob Hertzberg

Former California Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg, chair of the new reform organization California Forward, deals a blow to the idea of state constitutional convention in today's Sacramento Bee. He says a convention couldn't produce change until 2012, and the state can't afford to wait that long. Instead, California Forward wants to give the opportunity for the legislature to act on various reform measures. If they don't, the measures will go on the ballot next year.