by George Koenig | Feb 26, 2026 | California Budget Reform
We tried this in our HOA. On our ballot for Board of Directors were 2 men and 1 woman. The women got together and gave 3 votes )first choice, second choice, and third choice) to the woman. She proved to be a disaster (no sexism intended), we abandoned the preferential...
by Tom Campbell | Feb 5, 2025 | CA State Government, California Budget Reform
Until other reforms are made, the Governor should exercise the line-item veto to cut expenditures down to the level of realistic revenue. Instead, Governors are often co-opted into the process of spending more than the state has, by promising not to line-item...
by Tom Campbell | Feb 5, 2025 | CA State Government, California Budget Reform
When the state budget deadline is reached, but no new budget has been agreed upon, the previous year’s budget should continue. This creates a continuing appropriation, that prevents drastic cuts in services. Here are other states that have a provision...
by Tom Campbell | Feb 5, 2025 | CA State Government, California Budget Reform
Under existing law, every year the Legislature and the Governor set a budget based on what they expect revenue to be. Instead, they should set the budget on the lower of: 1) what they expect revenue to be, or 2) what the revenue actually was in the previous fiscal...
by Tom Campbell | Feb 5, 2025 | CA State Government, California Budget Reform
If the state experiences a revenue shortfall or expenditure rise greater than 2% in any given quarter, as measured by any one of the following (Finance Director, Legislative Analyst, Controller), then the Legislature must put aside all other business and bring the...
