California Passed a Budget. Now What?
February 19, 2009 by Johnny California
Filed under Budget Crisis, California Legislature
It only took 3 1/2 months, a delay in tax refund checks, threats to layoff 20,000 state workers, and a coup in the state Republican party, but we have a budget.
Court Orders 20,000 to 60,000 Inmates Released From California Prisons
February 10, 2009 by Johnny California
Filed under Budget Crisis, California Prison Crisis, Gov. Schwarzenegger
Realizing that a tuberculosis outbreak is a much bigger threat to public safety than the early release of a guy caught with a few pounds of weed in his trunk, a federal court ordered the release of tens of thousands of California inmates.
9.3%? Nonsense. Double Digit Unemployment Has Come to California.
January 27, 2009 by Johnny California
Filed under Budget Crisis
Last week, the California Employment Development Board announced that the state’s rate of unemployment climbed to 9.3% over the last month. As ugly as this number is, it’s deceptively low…the truth is much uglier.
California Tax Refund Checks Delayed. You Won’t Even Get An IOU.
January 17, 2009 by Johnny California
Filed under Budget Crisis, california death penalty, California Legislature
If you are planning on filing your state taxes early to get that refund check sooner than later, don’t bother.
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Totally Awakward State of the State Address. Text and Video.
January 15, 2009 by Johnny California
Filed under Budget Crisis, California Legislature, Gov. Schwarzenegger
Watching Governor Schwarzenegger’s State of the State address was like watching the father-of-the-bride give a wedding toast when he and everyone else in the room knows the marriage is doomed.
California Budget Crisis: No Progress, State Workers Defy Schwarzenegger’s Order
January 13, 2009 by Johnny California
Filed under Budget Crisis, California Legislature, Gov. Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown
How can Gov. Schwarzenegger solve the budget crisis when he can’t get anyone to follow an Executive Order?
2009 Looks Like 2008
January 6, 2009 by Johnny California
Filed under 2010 Election, Budget Crisis, Meg Whitman
So far 2009 looks like 2008… Meg Whitman is ramping up her run for governor…again. [SJ Mercury News] There’s still no budget deal, but the Dems and the Governor claim their close to agreeing on how to raise taxes without the required 2/3 legislative vote [SacBee] There’s an intra-California battle brewing in DC…Sen. Di-Fi is [...]
The Santa Rampage, Budget Crisis Christmas, A Look at Arnold’s Year
December 26, 2008 by Johnny California
Filed under Budget Crisis, Gov. Schwarzenegger
Let’s get the horrifying stuff out of the way first. You probably already know that 9 people were killed in Covina when a guy dressed like Santa Claus showed up at his ex-wife’s Christmas party shot people and burned the house down before driving back to his brother’s house in Sylmar and shooting himself in [...]
