Bring down the curtain
Sacramento Bee (also in the Fresno Bee)
July 23, 2008
Soaking the rich won't solve boom-and-bust cycles
San Jose Mercury News
July 23, 2008
Voters see problem in budget deficit, and doubt state leaders can resolve it
San Diego Union-Tribune
July 23, 2008
Governor, lawmakers rate low in Field Poll
Sacramento Bee
July 23, 2008
State budget is late--is it a big deal?
Sacramento Bee
July 22, 2008
Next Senate leader: state has 'a revenue problem'
Sacramento Bee
July 22, 2008
Plans for funds raid shifted into reverse
Orange County Register
July 22, 2008
Schwarzenegger demands budget reform
San Jose Mercury News (also in the Riverside Press-Enterprise)
July 22, 2008
State officials let off the hook for some campaign law violations
Los Angeles Times
July 21, 2008
Budget compromise remains elusive
San Diego Union-Tribune
July 21, 2008
Red tape, legislative differences tie up state-owned property sales
Sacramento Bee
July 21, 2008
Influx of voters likely to test new machines
New York Times
July 21, 2008
Truth on budget numbers hard to come by
Sacramento Bee
July 20, 2008
Kidding, right?
San Diego Union-Tribune
July 20, 2008
Some see taxing more services as way to ease California budget crunch
Sacramento Bee
July 20, 2008
Sen. Dave Cox says GOP won't accept tax hikes
Sacramento Bee
July 20, 2008
Do the math, Republicans
Los Angeles Times
July 20, 2008
Newspapers dying? Not if you take a global view
Sacramento Bee
July 20, 2008
Sales tax increase is wrong way to solve budget crisis
Fresno Bee
July 19, 2008
Property tax revenue drop hitting many cities hard
Contra Costa Times
July 19, 2008
Assembly Democrats plan town hall meeting on budget
Sacramento Bee
July 19, 2008
Latino groups unite to launch $5 million voter registration drive
Los Angeles Times
July 19, 2008
Latino groups are seeking to mobilize, register voters
Ventura County Star
July 19, 2008
County voter drive blocked
San Jose Mercury News
July 19, 2008
Legislature considers raiding voter-approved funds
Los Angeles Times
July 18, 2008
State Legislature consider increasing income taxes on the wealthy
Los Angeles Times
July 18, 2008
Still trying to tax your downloads
Orange County Register
July 18, 2008
No give and take on either side in state's budget negotiations
Fresno Bee (also in the Modesto Bee)
July 18, 2008
Schwarzenegger, legislative leaders meet on budget
Sacramento Bee
July 18, 2008
Where does all that state money go?
Los Angeles Times
July 17, 2008
Schwarzenegger criticizes lawmakers for not reaching budget deal
Sacramento Bee
July 17, 2008
Will non-profit foundations save political journalism?
Capitol Weekly
July 17, 2008
Valley leaders face challenge in Legislature budget talks
Fresno Bee
July 17, 2008
Proposition 11 levels the redistricting playing field
San Jose Mercury News
July 16, 2008
Assembly goes on vacation amid California budget deadlock
Sacramento Bee
July 16, 2008
Governor frustrated by state's late budget
San Francisco Chronicle
July 16, 2008
Give taxpayers a say on pension boosts
Orange County Register
July 16, 2008
House Dems oppose Calif. redistricting measure
Sacramento Bee (also in the San Francisco Chronicle and Ventura County Star)
July 16, 2008
Wanted: younger voters
Fresno Bee
July 15, 2008
Budget standoff, day 15: Perata sends senators home
Sacramento Bee
July 15, 2008
Sacramento Assemblyman Dave Jones defends Democrats' state tax package
Sacramento Bee
July 15, 2008
Facebook never forgets
Los Angeles Times
July 14, 2008
Fantasies and error abound on state budget
Sacramento Bee
July 14, 2008
California's Assembly speaker aims to fix tax system before next crisis hits
Los Angeles Times
July 14, 2008
Balancing the state's budget
Sacramento Bee
July 13, 2008
Grandstanding old party in Capitol spotlight
Sacramento Bee
July 13, 2008
Limit spending, avert disaster
Orange County Register
July 13, 2008
The mystery of Prop. 98
Los Angeles Times
July 13, 2008
Who listens to blogging heads?
Los Angeles Times
July 13, 2008
Tax hikes and you
Sacramento Bee
July 12, 2008
State overspent by $3.9 billion in fiscal year that just ended, controller says
Sacramento Bee
July 11, 2008
Sacramento pols still cash in
Los Angeles Times
July 10, 2008
SEIU contemplates redistricting position as new political director takes over
Capitol Weekly
July 10, 2008
California voters can't handle the truth
Los Angeles Times
July 10, 2008
It's time for budget cage-fight
Sacramento Bee
July 10, 2008
Revamped lottery can boost revenue
Sacramento Bee
July 10, 2008
Spendaholics' solution: $9.7 billion more taxes
Orange County Register
July 10, 2008
Budget standoff: that's it for cuts, Dems say
Sacramento Bee
July 10, 2008
Dems would hike taxes on rich, corporations
San Francisco Chronicle
July 10, 2008
State, employees' unions continue parley as budget deadline passes
Capitol Weekly
July 10, 2008
The state fills up
Capitol Weekly
July 10, 2008
Spending limit key to fiscal health
Orange County Register
July 10, 2008
Do we really need this?
Contra Costa Times
July 10, 2008
California Democrats propose billions in tax hikes
Sacramento Bee
July 9, 2008
Democrats present plan to tax California's wealthy
Los Angeles Times (also in the San Jose Mercury News)
July 9, 2008
Panel OKs budget with tax increases; GOP will be hurdle
San Diego Union-Tribune
July 9, 2008
Property tax funds rise as housing market falls
Los Angeles Times
July 9, 2008
Democrats propose $10 billion tax hike on wealthy
Contra Costa Times
July 9, 2008
Calif. senator proposes gas prizes for lottery
San Francisco Chronicle
July 9, 2008
The initiative road to terminal government gridlock
Sacramento Bee
July 8, 2008
Remap proposal worries civil rights groups
Contra Costa Times
July 8, 2008
Some look to redevelopment to help close state budget gap
Sacramento Bee
July 8, 2008
Click and vote
Contra Costa Times
July 8, 2008
Nunez gets $600,000 in new campaign cash
Capitol Weekly
July 8, 2008
A lot of money is needed to fight redistricting lies
San Jose Mercury News
July 7, 2008
Perata's parting gift
San Diego Union-Tribune
July 7, 2008
Rebuilding voters' trust is job 1 in Sacramento
Los Angeles Times
July 7, 2008
Most Californians, especially lawmakers, won't feel impact of budget delay
Sacramento Bee
July 7, 2008
California's fiscal woes largely of its own making
Los Angeles Times
July 7, 2008