Balance the State Budget with State Funds

Everyone should be worried that the State is still unable to adopt a budget for the next (actually, this) fiscal year.  It’s starting to have real consequences.

It’s not unusual for the State’s budget to be late.  However, local government budgets were adopted on time – by June 30.  Tough decisions were made by hundreds of cities, counties and special districts.  Yet now "borrowing" from local governments, redevelopment agencies and voter-approved transportation funds appear to be on the table.

Mayor Bill Shinn has written this letter (pdf) to Senator Tom Torlakson and Assemblymember Mark DeSaulnier opposing borrowing from local government and closing with "…the State should balance its budget with state funds – no more and no less."  Bill’s absolutely right.

I believe Senator Torlakson and Assemblymember DeSaulnier are trying to to the right thing.  They need our support and need to hear from us.

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Category: Concord

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  • Renegade GOP

    As usual Guy you don’t say anything. Why don’t you have some courage and ask for a tax increase or a spending cuts or a little of both.

    Guy: Guess I could have been clearer. I support the legislative Democrats efforts to close the budget deficit with a combination of spending cuts and tax increases – at the State level – not “borrowing” revenue from local government. I choose to write using my real name. Readers can decide for themselves who has courage.

  • Renegade GOP

    Thanks for fessing up. As for my name this is my real name. By the way when are you going to have to face the voters? I want to be there when you finally win one. You are way over due.