California running out of money

If California's running out of money, why did Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appoint 3 has been legislators to the Integrated Waste Management Board at a salary of $132,718.00 per year plus benefits?-this totals $398,154.00 per year plus benefits. In addition, why did the new assemblymen & senators receive new $32,000-$45,000 cars plus free gas & maintenance? If the Republicans get their way & sell San Quentin prison, what is California going to do with the prisoners? What about the prisoners on death row since San Quentin prison is the only prison with the death chamber? As far as scaling back on the state's ambitious greenhouse-gas targets, all that's going to do is increase healthcare cost because greenhouse gas emissions have a detrimental effect on people, especially children, with allergies & asthma. The Republican, Democrat legislators & Gov. Schwarzenegger need to think about long term cost to the state instead of constantly thinking shortterm.