EDITOR'S notebook

"As governor, I plan on treating our citizens just like we do G2's customers," he proclaims. "Only my 420 clients know my name right now, but they know my family has perfected the concept of extraordinary service. That's the message I'm taking to California—extraordinary service for every man, woman and child." As a businessman, Beard is especially frustrated about California's skyrocketing worker's compensation and liability insurance, as well as escalating energy usage rates due to deregulation.