The Democrats already control Sacramento. The main stream media in California support Democrats 100%. They do not need support of illegal aliens, they have all the power they need right now. They can pretty much do what ever they want to do.
However, it is all an illusion.
Even Dictators with the military behind them can not get away with doing everything they want forever.
First, the financial problems in California is not lack of money (which more taxes might solve) but the out of control spending.
So they can continue raising taxes until the entire house of cards falls down upon them.
Schawarzenegger was elected with a mandate. The previous governor was kicked out of office because of the out of control spending, the voters clearly wanted the spending stopped. He could have shut down the spending train but instead he jumped on board and helped shovel the coal to get the train to run faster.
I did not think about it until someone here posted it, but I think blackmail is a possible reason for his action.
So let them raise taxes, it will not get them anymore money.
Let the public employee unions act like spoiled children, they will in the end pay a price for their action.
Economics have laws just as unbreakable as natural laws. Ignore them at your own peril.