Bill Lockyer and Gov. Pete Wilson

The political context of public administration at the state and local levels is emphasized in this struggle over welfare. Not only is the policy being implemented, it is being formulated according to the compromise the two party leaders can create. The state and national requirements for cutting welfare shape the debate. Lockyer is trying to keep as much welfare as he can and is here fighting for the minimum money for the poorest people in the state. In order to get the funds for such aid some other area must be affected. The proposal to get the funds from court costs requires local government to take over those costs. It also requires approval from the Governor. Lockyer must in turn give up his demand for collective bargaining for court employees, which Wilson opposes. Clearly, this aspect of public administration

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ourt costs and the possible shutting down of local courts, both civil and criminal. Faced with Wilson's powerful position, it is no wonder that the administratively weakened position of Lockyer has led him to bend on major issues. The political factor of public administration becomes even more central when the electoral process becomes involved: Lockyer is expected to be a candidate for attorney general in 1998. The public has shown a disliking for politicians, Democrat or Republican, who prevent solutions to pressing public problems with intransigence. Lockyer has chosen to compromise in order to find solutions. Lockyer should also be credited with at least considering the human factor in this struggle, namely, the poorest of the poor. Certainly such humaneness is a part of the public administrative process. Wilson has shown a willingness to slam the funding door in the faces of such needy human beings. This is his last term as governor, and his run for President in 1996 was a disaster. His political career may be over and he is apparently eager to be seen as one of the great political Scrooges. His approach to public administration does not appear to include compassion for the neediest people in the state. Of course, Wilso
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