Government Spending and Taxation

• Guv Brown Tax Increase Initiative “when it may well make things worse.”
      Jerry, In An Even Bigger Hole, to Keep Digging The big new budget deficit figure shows Gov. Brown’s budget strategy can’t [...]
• Grimes: Brown Adds $10 Billion in Tax Increases to His Budget–Then Adds Billions More in Spending
      Jerry Brown twists out ‘pretzel palace’ budget By Katy Grimes, Cal Watchdog, 5/14/12 SACRAMENTO–Setting the stage for the Legislature to pass [...]
• Seiler: Brown’s new budget attacks producers—the Late, Great State of California
      Brown’s new budget attacks producers By John Seiler, Cal Watchdog, 5/14/12 Gov. Jerry Brown’s May Revise to his 2012-13 budget proposal, released [...]
• California’s assembly speaker tries to squeeze more taxes from beleaguered businesses.
      Never Trust a Hungry Legislature California’s assembly speaker tries to squeeze more taxes from beleaguered businesses. Tom Gray,  City Journal,  5/11/12 You know [...]
• TOLD YOU SO!! Brown “Admits” CA Deficit now $16 Billion—Forgot the Other $20 Billion of the Deficit
      Budget in turmoil as deficit hits $16 billion By John Howard, Capitol Weekly, 05/12/12 With tax receipts down dramatically, California’s budget shortfall has [...]
• Editorial: The Coming Fiscal Collapse of California by Stephen Frank
      Editorial:  The Coming Fiscal Collapse of California  by Stephen Frank 5/13/12 Please mark January 1, 2013 on your calendar.  That will be [...]
• Thanks to Jerry and Arnold: Quebec to get More CA Business $$–Less $$ Here for Jobs
      Could California Lead a Global League of Big Provinces? By Joe Mathews , 5/12/12 News item: The Canadian province of Quebec has joined [...]
• San Fran BART: Billions to Canadians for THEIR Prosperity
      BART moves forward with new trains; Canadian team to craft new cars as rival vows U.S. labor boost By: Will Reisman, [...]
• Contra Costa Voters–Vote NO-Tells Gov’t to Use $$ You Have
      Voters Reject Contra Costa County Water Measure; Jeopardizes Funding for Other Services? California County News, 5/9/12 The results are in for [...]
• California closer to the poorhouse
      California closer to the poorhouse Central Valley Business Times,  5/8/12 •  Tax receipts 20 percent below budgeted •  State may not [...]
• CA Tax Revenues DOWN 20.2% in April
        Controller Releases April Cash Update Controller John Chiang, 5/8/12 SACRAMENTO – State Controller John Chiang today released his monthly report covering California’s [...]
• Grimes: CA Democrats: Killing off Business and Jobs for college students
      Killing off business for college students By Katy Grimes, Cal Watchdog, 5/8/12 The widening chasm of political philosophy was on display Monday [...]
• The Pols, the Hucksters, the City Hall Charlatans be Damned … Los Angeles Must “Live Within Its Means!”
      The Pols, the Hucksters, the City Hall Charlatans be Damned … Los Angeles Must “Live Within Its Means!” Jack Humphreville, [...]
• The Mungers: Love Those Taxes—Hate the Gold
      The Munger Games Editorial of The New York Sun, 5/6/12         One would think that a man as wealthy, as smart, and as [...]
• Vote no on Measure S in Contra Costa–Vote NO on Any Tax Increase
      Vote no on Measure S Dave Roberts, The Press,  5/3/12 Imagine what would happen if you walked into your boss’s office and [...]
• Despite heavy investment, S.F. streets still pothole filled
      Despite heavy investment, S.F. streets still underperforming By: Will Reisman, SF Examiner, 05/06/12 San Francisco has spent heavily on street resurfacing projects, [...]
• Sacramento Non-Profit says can’t repay city for loan on athletics event
      Group says can’t repay city for loan on athletics event Sacramento Business Journal by Kelly Johnson, [...]
• Sacramento Democrats Lie Again About Budget Cuts
      Steinberg: Dems Won’t Shy Away from More Budget Cuts By Ben Adler, California Capitol Network, 5 /2/12 The leader of the California [...]
• Possible November Ballot Measure: Raise Taxes WITHOUT a Vote of People OR Legislature
      Tax hikes without a vote? A back door to new revenue By Steven Maviglio, Capitol Weekly, 05/02/12 There’s plenty of reasons for progressives [...]
• Runner: Prop 29: Another Grab for Dollars with No Accountability to Taxpayers
      Prop 29: Another Grab for Dollars with No Accountability to Taxpayers By George Runner, member Board of Equalization, 5/3/12  www.georgerunner.com April [...]
• Why California Job Seekers and Investors Should be PROUD of Apple—Left Hates It
      Why California taxpayers should be steamed at Apple By Mark Lacter, LA Observed,  4/30/12 Part of it has to do with the [...]
• Los Angeles teeters on the brink of bankruptcy
      Los Angeles teeters on the brink of bankruptcy By Brian Calle, Cal Watchdog, 4/30/12 Taxpayers in Los Angeles are facing a major [...]
• Ratings agency raises concerns about California budget
      Ratings agency raises concerns about California budget Sacramento Bee, 5/1/12 TO SEE COMPLETE STORY CLICK ON BLUE HEADLINE “Brown’s ruling posed more [...]
• The Secret $20 Billion Dollar Budget Shortfall LA’s Mayor Doesn’t Want to Talk About
      The Secret $20 Billion Dollar Budget Shortfall LA’s Mayor Doesn’t Want to Talk About Jack Humphreville, City Watch,  4/30/12 LA WATCHDOG [...]
• Santa Barbara County panel rejects Miramar property tax change
      Santa Barbara County panel rejects Miramar property tax change By NICK C. TONKIN, the Daily Sound, 4/27/12 In a surprise move [...]
• It Looks Like Tax Revenue In CA Is Coming Up WILDLY Short Of Expectations
      It Looks Like Tax Revenue In California Is Coming Up WILDLY Short Of Expectations Joe Weisenthal, Business Insider, 4/27/12 A tipster just [...]
• Summary of LAO Findings and Recommendations on the 2012-13 Budget
      Summary of LAO Findings and Recommendations on the 2012-13 Budget California Legislative Analyst Office (LAO), 4/25/12 Detailed Narrative April is a key month [...]
• CA Weak tax collections spur new budget fears
      Weak tax collections spur new budget fears By John Howard, Capitol Weekly, 04/26/12 Tax collections for April alone are running about $2 billion [...]
• Ventura County Forced to Close Courthouse due to Fiscal Crisis
        Go here to see public notice closing East County (Ventura County) courthouse  
• Judge: Chiang ‘erroneous’ to enforce laws blocking legislator pay
  The people were clear—no balanced budget by June 15 and legislators do not get paid.   Too bad the courts can’t read [...]
• New CA Taxes Pay for Pensions, Not Schools
    New California Taxes Pay for Pensions, Not Schools By David Crane, Bloomberg,  4/23/ Most Californians would be surprised to learn that [...]
• LA’s Flimflam Budget–Like MOST CA Cities
      LA’s Flimflam Budget Jack Humphreville, City Watch,  4/23/12 LA WATCHDOG – The Mayor’s Proposed Budget assumes that increased revenues of almost [...]
• Adrian Vance: Operation Geezer”—CA Franchise Tax Board Scamming Seniors
      “Operation Geezer” by Adrian Vance, 4/23/12   California’s deficit is over $10 billion in spite of Governor Brown’s  cuts in spending and employees [...]
• Cong. Buck McKeon: Bankruptcy in 12-20 years for Medicare and Social Security
    Medicare: Bankrupt in 12 Years No Change in Medicare Solvency, Trustees Say Congressman Buck McKeon, 4/23/12 The Medicare Trust fund will run out [...]
• Ending Prop. 13 would slam small business == kill jobs
      Ending Prop. 13 would slam small business By Wayne Lusvardi, CalWatchdog, 4/19/12 There is a big elephant in the room when it [...]
• CBO estimates Obama 2013 budget will cut economic growth
      CBO estimates Obama 2013 budget will hit economic growth By Erik Wasson, The Hill, The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Friday that [...]
• New Numbers: Los Angeles Five Year Deficit is Up to $1.7 Billion—True Democrat
      City Budget R Us: Antonio, What Planet R U On? Jack Humphreville, City Watch LA, 4/19/12 LA WATCHDOG – You would [...]
• Santa Barbara to Have Total 20% rate increase for water, sewer and trash—why CA is in a Depression
    Rates for Water, Sewer and Trash Service May Go Up in Santa Barbara Officials say a recent legal settlement with Santa [...]
• City of Los Angeles Threatens to Cut Public Safety by $120 Million Without Tax Increase
  Arnold and Jerry have released tens of thousands of criminals on the streets.  Courts are being closed, Sheriffs are chasing [...]
• Runner: Happy Tax Freedom Day!
      Happy Tax Freedom Day! By George Runner, 4/18/12 There’s a very important day this week—a day even more significant than when your [...]
• Actually, tax increase would slam CA economy
      Actually, tax increase would slam Calif. economy By Wayne Lusvardi, Cal Watchdog,  4/17/12 Dan Walters, call your office!  Or call a reputable [...]
• Even San Fran Looking at Some CUTS in Business Taxes
      Supervisors propose San Francisco small biz payroll tax relief San Francisco Business Times by Eric Young, 4/17/12 Two San Francisco supervisors are [...]
• It’s Budget Showtime in LA: Prepare to be Shocked (by $100,000,000) When the Curtain Comes Up
    It’s Budget Showtime in LA: Prepare to be Shocked When the Curtain Comes Up Jack Humphreville, 4/16/12 On Friday, we will [...]
• County legacy: court-ordered pension ‘spiking’–killing local gov’t
      County legacy: court-ordered pension ‘spiking’ Ed Mendel, CalPensions,  4/16/12 CHINO — Proposed legislation may curb “spiking” that has made county retirement systems notorious [...]
• Man Up? You First, Governor
      Man Up? You First, Governor By Joe Mathews, nbclosangeles,  4/16/12 Bulk your macho man up with his favorite protein shake from the [...]
• San Fran Traffic Fines About Revenues Not Safety
      Double impact: S.F.’s busiest streets as dangerous as ever By: Will Reisman, SF Examiner, 04/14/12 Increase: Pedestrian-related accidents on 19th Avenue tripled [...]
• Los Angeles County Sued for Plastic Bag TAX
      Plaintiffs File Appeal in Lee Schmeer v. Los Angeles County Press Release,  4/16/12 LOS ANGELES, April 16, — The plaintiffs in Lee [...]
• Guv Brown Admits: Deficit Higher than $9.2 Billion (Truth: It is $35 Billion TODAY)
      Jerry Brown tells Legislature to ‘man up,’ make cuts Sacramento Bee, 4/13/12 TO SEE COMPLETE STORY CLICK ON BLUE HEADLINE “The Democratic governor, [...]
• Obama 1/1/13 Tax Increase on Families earning $50,000 is $1750! A Killer to Economy
      Coming Soon (1/1/13): ‘Taxmageddon’ By DAVID LEONHARDT, NY Times,  4/13/12 TO SEE COMPLETE STORY CLICK ON BLUE HEADLINE Either way, the changes will [...]
• CA Senate Democrats Want to Set Up “Centralized Intelligence Partnership” to Spy on Citizens—for the $$$
      Taxman: Underground economy robs the state of Billions Central Valley Business Times,  4/13/12 •  State considers a central intelligence agency for [...]
• The pros and cons of CA municipal bankruptcy
      The pros and cons of municipal bankruptcy By Tori Richards, Cal Watchdog, 4/12/12 What’s better for a cash-strapped municipality: filing for bankruptcy [...]
• Los Angeles Deficit for next Four Years is $1.4 Billion (or more)
      LA’s High Speed Train Wreck Jack Humphreville, City Watch LA, 4/9/12 LA WATCHDOG – Over the next four years, the growth [...]
• Yes, Los Angeles Is Going Broke
      Yes, Los Angeles Is Going Broke Richard Riordan was right—and it’s about time Mayor Villaraigosa admitted it. Tray, City Journal,  4/12/12 Los Angeles [...]
• California Counties Are More at Risk of Going Belly Up
      California Counties Are More at Risk of Going Belly Up By Wayne Lusvardi, CalWatchdog,  4/11/12 There are many California cities likely to [...]
• Falling property tax revenues prompt Folsom to announce layoffs
  Falling property tax revenues prompt Folsom to announce layoffs By Loretta Kalb, Sacramento Bee,  4/12/12 TO SEE COMPLETE STORY CLICK ON BLUE [...]
• Most Taxes/Bonds Rejected by Local Communities
      Election Coverage: Voters Weigh Tax Measures; UUTs Rejected While TOTs Find Success California City News,  4/12/12 Voters in municipal elections only faced [...]
• What Recovery? CA corporate tax take fell 8% in March
      California corporate tax take fell 8 percent in March San Francisco Business Times by Steven E.F. Brown, 4/11/12 An 8.2 percent drop [...]
• Coupal: Brown Says “We’re All Millionaires Now”
      We’re All Millionaires Now By Jon Coupal, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association,  4/8/12 Thanks to Jerry Brown, we’re all millionaires now. The governor has [...]
• California Counties Are More at Risk of Going Belly Up
    e basic services to be cut and, hopefully, the public demanding the end of extortionist unions owning the State.   California Counties [...]
• California Real Deficit is “Stable” at about $35 Billion
      Controller Releases March Cash Update State Controller John Chiang, 4/10/12 SACRAMENTO – State Controller John Chiang today released his monthly report covering [...]
• L.A. on a deathride to bankruptcy
        L.A. on a deathride to bankruptcy By John Seiler, Cal Watchdog,  4/9/12 City of Angels. City of Dreams. City with a “Holy [...]
• Grimes: Will Calif. end double taxation of businesses?
        Will Calif. end double taxation of businesses? By Katy Grimes, CalWatchdog, 4/10/12 For more than 100 years, California was known as a [...]
• Alarm Grows over Potential Bankruptcies as CA Cities are Tested by Tough Budgets
      Alarm Grows over Potential Bankruptcies as Cities are Tested by Tough Budgets California City News,  4/10/12 Headlines on municipal finances continue to [...]
• GAO: Local Gov’t Raise Taxes/Cuts Costs by 12.7% a year for 50 Years—or else.
      Grim Outlook: GAO Predicts Steady Decline through 2060 for Local Govt Budgets California County News, 4/9/12 A new report from the U.S. [...]
• Separated at Birth: Brown and Munger
      Separated at Birth: Brown and Munger By Joe Mathews, Nbclosangeles,  4/9/12 Gov. Jerry Brown and wealthy civil rights attorney Molly Munger are [...]
• TANSTAAFL: There Ain’t No such Thing as a Free Lunch: No free pass for Muni youth plan
      No free pass for Muni youth plan By: Will Reisman, SF Examiner, 4/9/12 Advocacy groups, led by Supervisor David Campos, have fought [...]
• Los Angeles has joined Fresno, San Jose, San Diego, Stockton in bankruptcy waiting line
    L.A. budget chief warns of bankruptcy without tax hikes, layoffs Stagnant revenue and rising employee costs threaten City Hall with a [...]
• Bankruptcy, the Best Way to Deal with Public Unions
      Bankruptcy, the Best Way to Deal with Public Unions By Mike Shedlock, Union Watch,  4/6/12 Distressed cities are finally doing what they [...]
• Laffer flat tax would make CA boom
      Laffer flat tax would make California boom By Brian Calle and Josephine Djuhana, Cal Watchdog,  4/6/12 It should come as no surprise [...]
• Alert: Obama Increases Taxes by $494 BILLION in 271 Days
      Beware the Taxmageddon Mike Brownfield, Heritage Foundation,  4/5/12 Brace yourself. In a mere 271 days, you and your fellow Americans will be [...]
• State reminds Californians to pay ‘use’ tax–gives No services for $$
      State reminds Californians to pay ‘use’ tax Central Valley Business Times,  4/4/12 •  Tax deadline is April 17 •  The tax [...]
• Stuart Varney Says California is the Formerly Golden State
  We’ve been saying it for a while, California ain’t what it used to be. Today we have a brand new [...]
• Brown, Munger, Union Tax Increases: Tax hike could just go to pensions
        Tax hike could just go to pensions By Wayne Lusvardi, CalWatchdog, 4/3/12 Looks like California won’t need a tax hike after all—except [...]
• CA Cities Have Become Loan Sharks Using Previous Redevelopment Agency Slush Funds—City of Ventura Has Become a Loan Operation
      Redevelopment Morphs Into Loan Sharking By Wayne Lusvardi, CalWatchdog, 4/2/12 California redevelopment agencies may have been phased out. But cities are getting [...]
• State Auditor: Stockton unable to provide accurate financial information
      State Auditor to probe Stockton’s financial issues Central Valley Business Times,  4/2/12 •  Says city has violated deadlines for reports •  [...]
• Snapshot: CSU has lost $1 billion in state funding in 4 years; tuition doubled–1/3 for Pensions
      Snapshot: CSU has lost $1 billion in state funding in 4 years; tuition doubled By Tami Abdollah, KPPC, 4/2/12 The California [...]
• Unwelcome News: Riverside May Eliminate 196 County Jobs; Facing $80 Million Deficit
      Unwelcome News: Riverside May Eliminate 196 County Jobs; Facing $80 Million Deficit California County News,  4/2/12 Several months ago Riverside County [...]
• Grimes: Sneaky Govt Expansion Tax
      Sneaky Govt Expansion Tax Katy Grimes, CalWatchdog,  3/30/12 20,000 California teachers found pink slips in their mailboxes recently.  According to the San [...]
• Good News! $11 Billion Water Bond Sinking
      Water Bond Sinking By Larry Gerston, nbclosangeles, 3/29/12 Sometimes good things happen for all the wrong reasons. That just may occur if [...]
• Oops…Sacramento Did It Again, Overestimates Tax Revenue
      Oops…Sacramento Did It Again, Overestimates Tax Revenue by Bob Morris, in California, Legislation, Taxes, 3/19/12 In what has become a time-honored and [...]
• San Mateo Supervisors Told County Faces $28 Million Deficit in Preliminary Budget Talks
      San Mateo Supervisors Told County Faces $28 Million Deficit in Preliminary Budget Talks California County News,  3/27/12 This week the San Mateo [...]
• Stockton Gets Ratings Cut by Moody’s as Bankruptcy Option Looms
      Stockton Gets Ratings Cut by Moody’s as Bankruptcy Option Looms By Alison Vekshin, Bloomberg, 3/27/12 Stockton , the California city [...]
• Seiler: Democrats Tax and Spend, Tax and Spend
    Tax and Spend, Tax and Spend John Seiler, CalWatchdog, 3/27/12 Shouldn’t frugality be the order of the day? The state faces a [...]
• Chevy Volt: Building A Better Tomorrow
    Chevy Volt – Building a Better Tomorrow from Mister Smith Media on Vimeo.
• Thanks to a court decision, California is now another billion in deficit.
      State Won’t Appeal Ruling on First 5 Funds; Counties Seek Reimbursement for Legal Fees California County News,  3/26/12 After getting its hands [...]
• Brown Confused About His Tax Increases—So is the Public
    Stories Don’t Match on Compromise Tax Hike By Joe Mathews, nbclosangles,3/26/12 In the ongoing story about the last-minute, compromise tax-hike initiative that [...]
• How Much Will Peyton Manning Save in Taxes ($5 Million) by Not Playing for a CA Team?
    How Much Will Peyton Manning Save in Taxes by Not Playing for a California Team? CalTax, 3/23/12 The week’s big [...]
• Judge Adds to CA Deficit: Arnold/Jerry Slapped Down in Court
      Request denied to cut provider payment while Medi-Cal case is litigated Sacramento Business Journal by Kathy [...]
• Stockton: Cuts 1/3 of Cops Yet Still Going Bankrupt
      Stockton Woes Send A Message On Pension Reform Investors Daily, 3/21/12 Local Government: As one California city slogs toward bankruptcy, others may [...]
• Left Takes No Responsibility for 29% CA Drop Out Rate—Just Want Higher Taxes for Continued Failed Gov’t Education.
      Business Update on KPCC: Low graduation rates stall hiring Mark Lacter, LA Observed,  3/20/12 Students in California tend to drop out a [...]
• 2010: the CA had $45.5 billion budget shortfall, or 52.8% of its general fund
    Six States Where Taxes Are Soaring http://247wallst.com/2012/03/19/the-six-states-where-tax-revenues-are-soaring/?utm_source=247WallStDailyNewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=MAR202012A&utm_campaign=DailyNewsletter 24/7 wallst, 3/19/12 As the economy struggles to recover, state and federal budget deficits continue to be [...]
• Firm sells solar panels – to itself, taxpayers pay
      Firm sells solar panels – to itself, taxpayers pay By Timothy P. Carney, 3/19/12 A heavily subsidized solar company received a U.S. [...]
• Stockton Defaults on Bonds—Bankruptcy Beginning
    Wells Fargo Sues Stockton Over California City’s Bond Payment Default By Alison Vekshin, Bloomberg,  [...]
• 396,345 Jobs Lost if Property Tax Split
    396,345 Jobs Lost if Property Tax Split By WAYNE LUSVARDI, CalWatchdog, 3/19/12 The Davenport School of Public Policy at Pepperdine University is [...]
• George Runner Calls for Cap on Rising Fuel Taxes
      George Runner Calls for Cap on Rising Fuel Taxes Board of Equalization Member George Runner,  3/19/12 George Runner today called upon state [...]
• Santa Barbara County On Hook for $510,000 in Annual Drug Costs for One New Jail Inmate
      Santa Barbara County On Hook for $510,000 in Annual Drug Costs for One New Jail Inmate By Lara Cooper, [...]
• CA cities scramble to avert insolvency
      CA cities scramble to avert insolvency * Pre-bankruptcy mediation tests new state law * Drastic cost-cutting hits spending on public safety * City [...]
• Phony Teacher Pink Slips Given Out—Meant to Scare Parents into Bankrupting Themselves With Tens of Billions in NEW Taxes
      Of the 20K Pink Slips Sent to Teachers Yesterday, More Than Half Went to LAUSD Staff California LA1st, 3/16/12 Being a public [...]
• Stockton Defaults on Bonds—Bankruptcy Beginning
  Stockton said it would not pay vendors or bondholders—and lawsuits are what happen. “Stockton (3654MF), California, trying to avert becoming the [...]
• Seiler: Local CA Governments Face Bankruptcy Quandary
      Local Governments Face Bankruptcy Quandary By JOHN SEILER, CalWatchdog, 3/16/12 Bankruptcy is the boogeyman haunting governments across America. It’s not a question [...]
• Four New California Cities Might Dissolve
      Four New California Cities Might Dissolve By WAYNE LUSVARDI, Calwatchdog,  3/13/12 Newspapers across the United States have told of the financial plight [...]
• California does a good job hiding how it spends your money
    California does a good job hiding how it spends your money Central Valley Business Times, 3/15/12 •  State among [...]
• CBO: Obama budget adds $3.5 trillion in deficits through 2022
      CBO: Obama budget adds $3.5 trillion in deficits through 2022 By Erik Wasson, The Hill, 03/16/12 President Obama’s 2013 budget would add [...]
• Fullerton: New Water Tax is 6.7%–not 10%
  Water rates have been rising like the snowpack in the Sierra’s.  Now government is piling on with taxes on water. “The [...]
• Brown/Unions Agree: Families Must Give $35 BILLION More to Government
      Brown announces compromise tax plan Sacramento Business Journal by Mark Anderson, 3/14/12 Gov. Jerry Brown got support from leading Democrat lawmakers and [...]
• Fresno Serious About Bankruptcy
      Fresno Mayor Calls for More Concessions to Avert Bankruptcy; $15.1 Million Deficit in 2013 California City News,   3/15/12 In the aftermath of [...]
• Morrell: Is The Fire Tax Unconstitutional?
      Is The Fire Tax Unconstitutional? Sent by Assemblyman Mike Morrell, 3/15/12 Recent issues of Budget Fact Check have examined whether the Governor’s [...]
• Munger’s $120 BILLION Tax Increase Doesn’t Add Up
      Munger’s  $120 BILLION Tax Increase Doesn’t Add Up By WAYNE LUSVARDI, Cal Watchdog,  3/14/12 Molly Munger’s proposed $10 billion school tax for [...]
• Fresno City Manager Admits: “bankruptcy could not be ruled out”
    Mayor, unions at odds over fixes for Fresno budget By George Hostetter and Jim Guy – The Fresno Bee, 3/12/12 Fresno Mayor [...]
• Exodus: CA Tax Revenue Plunges by 22%
      Exodus: California Tax Revenue Plunges by 22% by Chriss W. Street, Big Government,  3/13/12 State Controller John Chaing continues to uphold the [...]
• Obama Wants us all Poor
    The taxman cometh by Grover Norquist, Human Events, 03/12/2012 When it comes to taxes, Washington, D.C., is now experiencing the quiet before [...]
• CA Cash Deficit has Grown to over $25 BILLION
      Controller Releases February Cash Update State controller John Chiang, 3/12/12 SACRAMENTO – State Controller John Chiang today released his monthly report [...]
• CA Owes Government School $10 Billion—Can’t Pay
      Push for deferral reform–In the event they reappear instead of disappear By John Fensterwald – Educated Guess, 3/12/12 Given a choice between [...]
• San Fran Wants to Tax RENT Increases
      Rent tax proposed to hinder hikes; voters may decide By: Dan Schreiber, San Fran,| 03/11/12 As the tech industry’s resurgence gives rise [...]
• Buffet/Munger Company Sued by IRS for $366 MILLION in Back Taxes
      Buffet Rule? ANOTHER Warren Buffet Company Sued For Not Paying Taxes Yid With a Lid, 3/11/12 Once again Warren Buffet is revealed [...]
• “Made in America” Raises Cost for Gov’t Bought Gutters
      Gutterglove brings China manufacturing back to California Central Valley Business Times,  3/7/12 •  A Depression-era law prompts decision •  ‘I didn’t [...]
• ‘Karma’: $107k plug-in hybrid dies on test track, automaker got $528m US loan guarantee
      ‘Karma’: $107k plug-in hybrid dies on test track, automaker got $528m US loan guarantee By David Martosko – The Daily Caller, [...]
• Greenhut: Stockton faces pending insolvency and an unraveling social fabric.
      Broken Windows, Broken City Stockton faces pending insolvency and an unraveling social fabric. Steven Greenhut, City Journal,  3/6/12 Where’s a good Occupy [...]
• San Diego County has problems Paying Bills—But Wants to Build a Stadium for Billionaires Toys
    In the Huddle: San Diego County Officials Skeptical of Using Public Funds for Stadium California County News, 3/7/12 The city of San [...]
• LA County’s Court System to Adopt New Austerity Plan; Layoffs for 350 Workers
    LA County’s Court System to Adopt New Austerity Plan; Layoffs for 350 Workers California County News,  3/7/12 It’s going from bad to [...]
• Shock!!! Santa Barbara Democrats Might Oppose TAX INCREASES AND PENSION REFORM?
      Santa Barbara Democratic Party calls on Schneider to suspend signature gathering for controversial ballot measures; mayor backpedals on [...]
• Federal Gov’t Employees=$1.3 TRILLION in Retirement Benefits Per YEAR—PLUS 80 Million on Social Security! Europe Revisited
    ? Government Employees – The True “1%” By Wayne Allen Root, Union Watch,  3/6/12 Editor’s Note: The claims made in this commentary by [...]
• CA slipping toward bankruptcy, again
      California slipping toward bankruptcy, again By Conn Carroll, Washington Examiner,  3/5/12 California is going broke. Again. The state controller has estimated that [...]
• Prop. 29 is Ballot Box Budgeting—and Creates another Gov’t Slush
      Gov’t Waste Watch: Former California Treasury Official Slams Prop 29 -By Warner Todd Huston, Publius Forum, 2/28/12 The opposition to Proposition 29, [...]
• $215 Billion in Tax Increases Headed for November CA Ballot
    2012 Ballot Initiatives to Raise Taxes… Seriously? By Sharon Byrne , Santa Barbara View,  2/29/12 From a slide show of 10 insanely [...]
• LA: Sins of Yesteryear Dumped on the Children of Tomorrow
    Sins of Yesteryear Dumped on the Children of Tomorrow Jack Humphreville, City Watch LA,  3/2/12 LA WATCHDOG – On June 10, [...]
• Stockton: work month, get lifetime health care?
      Stockton: work month, get lifetime health care? Ed Mendel,Calpensions, 3/1/12 One of a long list of missteps said to be pushing Stockton [...]
• Grimes: Broke State Budget Hits Dead End
      Broke State Budget Hits Dead End By KATY GRIMES, CalWatchdog, 2/29/12 In in an effort to avoid a cash-flow problem, State Treasurer [...]
• Democrats Want to Create $10 Tax on Entering Nudie Bars!!
      Price would rise as clothes come off under CA strip bar measure Sacramento Bee,  3/1/12 TO SEE COMPLETE STORY CLICK ON [...]
• CA Cash Deficit $21B for One Year—Facebook Possible Capital Gains $2.5B Over 5 Years
        California ‘likes’ $2.5B Facebook tax bonanza Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal, 2/28/12 California Gov. Jerry Brown could see a $2.5 [...]
• Legislative Analysts Office: Grim Outlook on Budget
    Grim outlook on state budget Central Valley Business Times,  2/27/12 •  LAO says negative revenue trends continue •  ‘Many Californians will [...]
• Legislature should reject Brown’s child care cuts, analyst says
  The Governor wants to punish honest citizens, so he can provide benefits to criminals. “The Legislature should reject Gov. Jerry Brown’s [...]
• Will Unions Allow Stockton to admit it is Bankrupt?
      State’s New Municipal Bankruptcy Law to Get its First Test? California City News, 2/27/12 California’s new municipal bankruptcy law could be put [...]
• Post Office $8 billion deficit–Decides to “save” only $2.1 billion
            Postal Service cancels some careers in Central Valley Central Valley Business Times, 2/24/12 •  Cutting jobs in Modesto, Bakersfield and Stockton [...]
• Hotel Workers File Suit Against San Diego Convention Center Expansion
    Hotel Workers File Suit Against Convention Center Expansion Top of Form by Liam Dillon , voiceofsandiego.org, 2/25/12 San Diego’s hotel workers union [...]
• Great Joke!! San Diego Mayor Declares Victory Over Budget Crisis
      Mayor Declares Victory Over Budget Crisis Liam Dillon, voiceofsandiego,  2/24/12 From the Reporter San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders announced Thursday the [...]
• City of Stockton to File for Bankruptcy?
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• Facebook seen filing $5B IPO plans –Guv Hoped for $90 Billion–to get Tax $$
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• Brown Tax Increase Donors: Special Interests Wanting YOU taxed, NOT Them
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• Dan Walters: Unemployment $467 Million tax increase looms as Capitol battles
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• Federal Judge Adds $100 Million to CA Deficit
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• Sacramento Billionaires Could Lose Taxpayer Paid for Stadium for Play Toy Team
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• SDG&E’s solar fee plan stalled–Gov’t to Raise Energy Costs to Help Monopoly
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• San Bernardino Supervisors Cut Their Benefits by Nearly 40 Percent–Good Start
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• Think Long Opts to Think Longer. Advantage Brown? Pull $10 Billion Tax Increase
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• Oxnard Bonds Down Rated–Costs to Citizens for Sewers to Rise–Is Your City Next
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• CA Running Massive Cash Deficit
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• Risky revenues cloud state’s budget plans (Actually phony numbers)
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• Senate Republican Leader Huff Targets Gov’t Misuse of Bond Funds
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• LAO: Guv Brown Off by $2 Billion on His Tax Increase
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• Assembly Republicans Launch ‘California Budget Fact Check’ Website to Keep Taxpayers Informed During Budget Crisis
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• LA Deficits: Deja Moo All Over Again–$900 MILLION?
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• Could ‘Lean’ Concept Work for Orange County Government? Or Your Government?
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• Rider: The liberals’ Kim Kardashian con job on CA income taxes
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• Gov’t Forces Utilities to Pay Extra for energy–Creates $6 Billion Tax for consumers
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• Yes, Virginia, you must pay firewood tax in CA
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• Democrat Controller Chiang Wants to Audit Lots More Agencies
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• CA Recovery? Sacto Area Foreclosures up 11% From Last Year
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• Democrat John Burton: Raise the Cost of Energy With a 12% tax!
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• Brown Refuses Serious Cuts–Instead Provides Phony Revenue Projections
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• New CA Deficit: $21.5 Billion–Heading Toward $40B
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• CA: New Chart: More Spending Impossible
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• Richmond Could Become First City in CA to Tax Soda in Fight Against Obesity
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• Union Leaders Support Brown tax Plan–Wonder What Members Think?
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• CA Proud–We are #1 –306,000: Ten States Where The Most Unemployed Could Lose Benefits
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• Court Strikes Down City’s Occupancy Tax for Online Companies–Cities Waste Tax $$ on Attorneys
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• The Crowding Field of 2012 Tax Initiatives–$32 B and Growing
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• Mathews: Some Tax Increase Initiatives Could Make Budget Worse
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• Hell Freezes Over: Teachers Union OPPOSES New Tax–Along With GOP!
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• 12/15: Trigger List Released..Rethinking Budget Trigger Unlikely, Says Speaker
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• LA Times: Maybe, Just Maybe, CA is in Trouble
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• Shifting prisoners to counties could strain local services
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• Riverside County: New Budget has $80 Million Deficit
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