"A republic, if you can keep it." Defeat MAGA
"A republic, if you can keep it." Defeat MAGA
Manic delusions of new revenue followed by the wet, cold fish of revenue shortfall. The California budget tragi-comedy continues. I could write articles about the ongoing California budget crisis by using cut-and-paste from previous articles because the same thing happens every…
When Jerry Brown became governor of California in 2011 he disappeared from public view for six months, spending much time talking to Republicans, crossing party lines in an attempt to work out a grand deal on the California budget. It…
The California budget is 5.6% larger this year than last year. This no doubt comes as a surprise to most Californians who foolishly assumed that dire predictions of future financial problems coupled with already bludgeon-like spending cuts would mean Sacramento…
How much longer will California’s pretend-and-extend on the budget continue? Every year it’s the same tiresome fiscal train wreck, but nothing changes. The legislature continues its sleepwalking. No lasting solutions are found. The rot and dysfunction continues and worsens. Californians…
On November 8, Gov. Brown estimated that the coming California budget deficit would be $3.1 billion, while a leaked legislative memo set it at $5-8 billion. Yet, just a few days later on Nov. 17, the non-partisan Legislative Analyst’s Office…