Well, yes, in the event of an earthquake, other natural disaster or a terrorist attack as he said yesterday.
But, hey, he's a Republican who can win. And much as he's a liberal on social issues, that's the only type who could probably take California anyway.
When a candidate won't pledge absolutely to not raise taxes, then he wants to be able to raise taxes. There are way too many examples of this happening already. Bob Riley in Alabama, Kenny Guinn in Nevada, and on and on.
The idea of "an earthquake" or a terrorist attack being a reason to raise taxes is silly. California doesn't have an army, and it's just obviously wrong to hike taxes on the back of people who are devastated by such a disaster. That didn't stop the New York RINOs from doing it, though.