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From August 2005
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He Means Business
“He’s clearly reduced workers’ comp costs,” Zaremberg says. “Before he took office, the Legislature passed what it thought was a dramatic reform bill that had minimal impact on rates. And it was clear that it felt it was going to walk away and say, ‘We solved the problem.’
“Then he set the tone around the country that here’s somebody who wants to make California a competitive place to do business.”
Zaremberg might quibble with the notion that he and his organization are more active now than in previous years — at least under his leadership.
But there’s no denying the two have been instrumental this year in assisting the governor as he moves to radically overhaul the state constitution with three proposed amendments to limit government spending, redraw legislative and congressional district lines and lengthen the number of years required for public-school teachers to achieve tenure.
“My board gives me the leeway and encourages us to get involved in good government and a variety of public policy issues, which includes education. We’re not narrow like a trade group. We look at everything that impacts the economy,” he says.
First-Hand View
Zaremberg spent his youth in the western Pennsylvania community of Beaver Falls, outside of Pittsburgh. For a time his father owned a grocery store where the young Zaremberg worked; he later spent his summers working in a steel mill.
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“He’s clearly reduced workers’ comp costs,” Zaremberg says. “Before he took office, the Legislature passed what it thought was a dramatic reform bill that had minimal impact on rates. And it was clear that it felt it was going to walk away and say, ‘We solved the problem.’
“Then he set the tone around the country that here’s somebody who wants to make California a competitive place to do business.”
Zaremberg might quibble with the notion that he and his organization are more active now than in previous years — at least under his leadership.
But there’s no denying the two have been instrumental this year in assisting the governor as he moves to radically overhaul the state constitution with three proposed amendments to limit government spending, redraw legislative and congressional district lines and lengthen the number of years required for public-school teachers to achieve tenure.
“My board gives me the leeway and encourages us to get involved in good government and a variety of public policy issues, which includes education. We’re not narrow like a trade group. We look at everything that impacts the economy,” he says.
First-Hand View
Zaremberg spent his youth in the western Pennsylvania community of Beaver Falls, outside of Pittsburgh. For a time his father owned a grocery store where the young Zaremberg worked; he later spent his summers working in a steel mill.
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