Kuehl termed out, but still scores

State Sen. Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica) is being forced by term limits to leave her elected post, but Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata (D-Oakland) appointed her Tuesday to a $132,000 seat on the state Integrated Waste Management Board. Kuehl has a reputation as a tough environmentalist, and she has been chairwoman of the Senate Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee.

Kuehl, who was elected to the Senate in 2000, sees her term in the Legislature end Sunday. Her new appointment is good through Jan. 1, 2011.

The California Integrated Waste Management Board develops procedures for review of county and city source reduction and recycling elements and countywide integrated waste management plans, as well as identifying markets for recyclable materials.

—Patrick McGreevy

Photo: Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press

Comments

[Jack Humphreville]

At $132,000 a year, I would hope that this is a full time job.