Rainy Day Fund

Part 1: Revenues may be rolling in but state budget must heed lessons of past
 150 150 Lenny Mendonca and Pete Weber
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Boom, Bust, Repeat? – New series from CA Fwd explores how the state can smartly manage recent revenue gains to strengthen public programs for the long term.

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LAO Outlook analysis: Thinking smartly about our fiscal future
 150 150 Fred Silva
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California’s recent approval of Proposition 2 is already paying dividends, but long term revenue stability must still be addressed.

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Prop. 2 aims to secure California’s fiscal future
 150 150 Gene Voiland
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As a businessman, I’ve learned that timing matters. As a Californian, vitally interested and concerned about the future of the state, I see an opportunity that we should seize.

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New data shows strong support Proposition 1, gains for Proposition 2
 150 150 John Guenther
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It’s less than two weeks from the election and neither the drought, the support for the state water bond seem, or interest in beefing up the state’s budget reserve seem to be waning much.

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Pete Weber and Jim Mayer: State political reform is working
 150 150 John Guenther
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The evidence is growing that voters are getting the political reform they wanted when they seized from lawmakers the authority to draw district boundaries, opened primary elections to all voters, and modified term limits to reduce constant campaigning.

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Proposition 2 receives overwhelming endorsements from across the political spectrum
 150 150 Christopher Nelson
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Proposition 2 captures revenue spikes, doubles the size of California’s rainy day fund and accelerates paying down the state’s “wall of debt”

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What you can do for California
 150 150 Jim Mayer
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This volatility is predictable, but the consequences are avoidable: Proposition 2 on the November ballot is the best solution developed after a generation of debate.

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