It's much harder to repeal laws, remove committees, stop wasteful procedures etc. than it is to introduce those things. This is a big problem at all levels of

It's much harder to repeal laws, remove committees, stop wasteful procedures etc. than it is to introduce those things. This is a big problem at all levels of government, but particularly in California where the voters can (and do) directly create policies and programs via propositions. If we were half as good at removing unhelpful laws and programs as we were at creating them, we'd all be a lot happier.