Govern For California
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Ballot Measures, Budget, Calls to Action: Citizens, Calls to Action: Legislators, Fiscal Affairs
SF Standard: Newsom drained billions from the Rainy Day Fund. Prop 2 won’t stop the next governor
When Gavin Newsom took office as governor in January 2019, he inherited a budget signed into law the previous June by Jerry Brown that had $138 billion in general-fund tax revenue. Brown deposited $4.4 billion of that into California’s Rainy Day Fund — money set aside in good years to cover the state in bad ones.
David Crane
Calls to Action: Legislators, Fiscal Affairs, Pension Spending
Earlier today, we delivered the following letter signed by 598 members of the GFC Network to to Governor Newsom. He has until September 30 to sign or veto the bill.
David Crane
Fiscal Affairs, Pension Spending
SF Standard: Every Californian owes $500 billion they never agreed to pay
Only a tiny number of Californians know about a 1991 boneheaded budget maneuver by Gov. Pete Wilson, but every Californian since then has suffered $500 billion in consequences, with more pain to come unless changes are made.
David Crane
