Davis Is Destroying California by the Numbers--and Having Fun with You Too! By Leo Lacayo Saturday, September 21, 2002 The San Francisco Chronicle just can't bring itself to give the people of California the bad news all at once, but the red ink is just so abundant that they are no longer able to hide it. While Simon continues to show favorably in the polls, Gray Davis shows up with negative ratings across the board in excess of 50 %. Under Gray Davis, California has gone from the fifth largest economy in the world, to sixth--behind France! If Davis is...