TAMMINEN MOVE MAY REFLECT SHIFT IN GOVERNOR'S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Stakeholders are split over the significance of shifts to the governor's top staff, including a change that bumped former Cal/EPA Secretary Terry Tamminen into a purportedly less-powerful position in the governor's "horseshoe" of chief advisors. Several stakeholders also maintain that Tamminen is a potential candidate for a spot on the state water board, while some environmentalists say where Tamminen winds up may reflect a noteworthy shift in the administration's environmental policy positions. Tamminen's move Dec. 9 from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's...