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Wiki link (meager) since I hadn't heard of them before https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Hoover_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Hoover_Commis
by mcint 6y ago
Wiki link (meager) since I hadn't heard of them before https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Hoover_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Hoover_Commission
> The California Little Hoover Commission (LHC), officially the Milton Marks "Little Hoover" Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy,[1] is an independent California state oversight agency modeled after the Hoover Commission and created in 1962, that investigates state government operations and promotes efficiency, economy and improved service through reports, recommendations and legislative proposals.[2]
> Created by SB 37 in 1993, the California State Auditor operates under the direction of the Little Hoover Commission.[3]
The cover page footer also mentions Milton Marks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Marks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Marks
> Milton Marks, Jr. (July 22, 1920 – December 4, 1998) was a California politician who served in the California State Assembly and California State Senate, as both a Republican and a Democrat,[1] representing San Francisco for 38 years.[2]
It's presumably named in deference to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Commission
> The Hoover Commission, officially named the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government, was a body appointed by President Harry S. Truman in 1947 to recommend administrative changes in the Federal Government of the United States. It took its nickname from former President Herbert Hoover, who was appointed by Truman to chair it.