Darrell Steinberg is clearly not simply Don Perata redux. The tone and tenor of the conversation with him are simply different.  And you get a great taste of that with this conversation with Steinberg and then Perata in this edition of KQED’s Forum.

Steinberg enters a full leadership role at a time of crisis, but claims that, like Al Gore, he sees opportunity in this time of crisis.  Opportunity to increase legislative oversight. Opportunity to improve the governance of the state by ending the 2/3 rules which have brought the state to its knees.  Opportunity to really and truly revamp the tax system. And part of that revamp could lead to further results on AB32’s carbon emissions goals by monkeying with the Vehicle License Fee.

Good Luck Senator. You’ll need it.