Can’t California sell some oil leases or something?
We need this high speed rail system. Think of the benefit.
Illegals will be more available if we can move them throughout the state quickly where cheap labor needs dictate.
good. the state is a haven of liberalism. Let it get what it voted for.
Our lobbiest told us yesterday that the state is already $1.5 billion down in expected revenues. It is anticipated that the Gov. will wait until after the election to pull in the newly elected legislature to make additional cuts. He is already able to borrow funds. He will take any Prop. 10 and 63 monies not already nailed down - even reaching into the counties. He will also go after the PERS retirement reserves. He can also cut another 7-8% off authorized appropriations for 4 months.
If he goes after the counties, he may end up with several General Law Counties in bankruptcy, which the state must also back. (These are considered an extension of the state vs. charter counties.) I know, as a small county, we have already cut about $4 million from last year’s Gnereal Fund budget levels and are faced with another million and a half to cut because the just passed federal Rural Schools reauthoration reappropriated Title II and III monies away from funding county services. We will be holding a special session to consider additional cuts and possible layoffs in the next several weeks.
Gonna be a bumpy ride.
Until then, they can eat cake.