DeclinetoState
03-29-2006, 05:28 PM
Director Rob Reiner resigns from Calif. commission
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - Actor-director Rob Reiner, accused of abusing his role as head of a California commission by spending state funds to promote a campaign to fund preschool, resigned from the job on Wednesday.
Reiner has headed the First 5 California Children and Families Commission, a state entity that provides services to young children, for seven years.
Legislators from both political parties said Reiner, an outspoken Democrat, improperly spent $23 million of commission funds to highlight preschool when he was promoting a referendum for the June 2006 ballot that would guarantee preschool for 4-year-olds.
More at http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyid=2006-03-29T200505Z_01_N29387866_RTRUKOC_0_US-CALIFORNIA-REINER.xml&rpc=22
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - Actor-director Rob Reiner, accused of abusing his role as head of a California commission by spending state funds to promote a campaign to fund preschool, resigned from the job on Wednesday.
Reiner has headed the First 5 California Children and Families Commission, a state entity that provides services to young children, for seven years.
Legislators from both political parties said Reiner, an outspoken Democrat, improperly spent $23 million of commission funds to highlight preschool when he was promoting a referendum for the June 2006 ballot that would guarantee preschool for 4-year-olds.
More at http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyid=2006-03-29T200505Z_01_N29387866_RTRUKOC_0_US-CALIFORNIA-REINER.xml&rpc=22