California, After The Recall

Similarly, Brandt is not yet concerned about the new governor replacing him.

"He's got over 4,000 appointments to make," he noted. It will take Schwarzenegger a long time to get to OSP, Brandt figures.

Besides, the new governor will have his hands quite full right off the bat putting together the state's budget, which OSP will have to print and deliver by January. Typically the budget planning process starts in the summer, Brandt says. He imagines this delay will affect OSP because it will have less time than usual to print the budget.