Jerry Brown, Democratic Leaders Announce Budget Deal

The Sacramento Bee ^ | June 27th, 2011 | Torey Van Oot

[Mariner]

Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders announced today that they have reached an agreement on a new majority-vote budget plan.

"We've had some tough discussions, but I can tell you that the Democrats in both the Senate and the Assembly have now joined with the administration and myself and we have a very good plan going forward with the budget," Brown said at a press conference in his office this afternoon.

The proposal, outlined in this post, assumes that the state will bring in an additional $4 billion in revenues in the upcoming fiscal year, based in part on higher-than-expected revenue figures in recent months. If those revenues fail to materialize, steeper cuts to programs including K-12 schools, higher education, public safety programs and In-Home Supportive Services would occur later in the year.

"We have severe trigger cuts that will be triggered and go into effect (without the projected revenues)," Brown said. "And those are real."

[Mariner]

Seems the Democrats are moving toward their own personal Armageddon.

Still, there's one dirty trick in this one that is not likely to pass Constitutional OR Political muster: The Democrats would continue the extra and "temporary" 1% Sales Tax beyond June 30th. Yet, in a complicated maneuver called a "tax swap" will redirect those monies to counties and cities to off-set the states' reduction in Public Safety spending.

They essentially increased taxes at the state level without the Constitutionally mandated 2/3 majority vote.

And, not a peep from the CA GOP.

[Michael Barnes]

steeper cuts to programs including K-12 schools, higher education, public safety programs and In-Home Supportive Services would occur later in the year.

In other words CA. Citizens, buy off on this; or else...

[Nip]

When your opponent is doing serious, perhaps fatal, damage to himself don't distract him!

I view this latest California budget/debt solution as another case of smoke, mirrors, and political posturing. Why/ Well, how many other budget/debt solutions have been announced? Where did they go?

My bottom line is what's the bet on when will the next budget/debt solution be announced in Sacramento? Six months? Or something less?

[Mariner]

Not to mention the triggered cuts are those things most highly valued by the taxpayers rather than some of the hundreds of commissions and boards...or layoffs of a SINGLE state bureaucrat or Union Employee (excepting teachers, firefighters and cops).

This budget will LITERALLY throw grandma into the street if the GOP and the Electorate will not vote to raise taxes.

BLACKMAIL!

[expatpat]

No problem. Activist judges will ‘decide’ that funding to education cannot be reduced, and the pols will say “Don’t blame us”.

[jpsb]

All out war in the comments section, seems the communists are in full blown panic mode now that they realize they have run out of other peoples money. Cali doesn’t have much longer to live. It is going to be bad then the feral animals take to the streets in search of food.

[M-cubed]

It is going to be bad when the feral animals take to the streets in search of food.<<

Personally..I'm looking forward to seeing it on the nightly news.....Could be made into a great “Reality based documentary” on Liberal and Progressive thinking...

[Tzimisce]

Same liberal garbage: they’re going to take our money and our freedom while cutting nothing.

What have you done California? :(:(:(

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

The Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Assn will sue immediately, but in the meantime the illegal tax will be collected and spent — good luck getting a refund when it’s declared illegal. Keep your receipt if you buy anything big like a car or appliances after June 30.

[vette6387]

Seeing more out of state plates here in California lately. Could it be? Naw.

[funfan]

Why do you say “not a peep from the GOP” they voted no for any tax extensions and the way the democrats are twisting the law and budget the GOP is not needed. California voted for the lawmakers to be able to pass a balanced budget with just a majority vote which is what they just did dirty tricks and all. Jerry Brown was applauding himself and the democrats hence the title
“Jerry Brown, Democratic Leaders Announce Budget Deal”

[junta]

Third world state with first world entitlement attitude, good luck, but I would start packing to leave for America.

[Fred]

A budget that was decided over while taking peyote and smoking doobies....these guys are definitely hallucinating!!!

[Fred]

A budget that was decided over while taking peyote and smoking doobies....these guys are definitely hallucinating!!!