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Watch as the Democrats (now dominating the State Legislature) take all the credit for this.

gyardley 14y ago
Well, yes - they are politicians, after all.
muzz 14y ago
Not sure if you are implying that somehow they came into power just now-- Jerry Brown has been governor for almost two years now.
- w1ntermute 14y ago
  As of the latest elections, Democrats have a supermajority in both houses of the state legislature, allowing them to do anything they want (including raise taxes) without Republican approval. Until now, many of California's problems have been blamed by the Democrats on Republican obstructionism. The last time any party had such a supermajority was in 1933, when it was the Republicans. The last time the Democrats did was in 1883.
wwweston 14y ago
It's probably true enough that improved private activity in the state has had little to do with any recent public policy changes -- at least, I can't think of any recent state level actions that seemed remarkably stimulative. But insofar as there's been an attempt to wrap California's negative trajectory around the neck of the Democratic party like an albatross -- as the article says, it's been compared to Greece and all but written off as a symbol of socialist blue state excess -- it might be fair enough to let its recovery do some buoying. And I'm not sure why they wouldn't deserve some credit for the improvement in state/public finances.
mikeryan 14y ago
Now dominating the state legislature? The Dems have dominated the state legislature since 1959 except for 69 to 71 when the Republicans took control of both houses and a brief period from 94-96 when the Republicans controlled the Assembly. The Democrats can pretty much take credit for everything good and bad.
- w1ntermute 14y ago
  As of the latest elections, Democrats have a supermajority in both houses of the state legislature, allowing them to do anything they want (including raise taxes) without Republican approval. Until now, many of California's problems have been blamed by the Democrats on Republican obstructionism. The last time any party had such a supermajority was in 1933, when it was the Republicans. The last time the Democrats did was in 1883.
- nhebb 14y ago
  What he probably means is that California requires a supermajority to raise taxes. After the last election, the Democrats have that in both houses now.
Shivetya 14y ago
It will be more interesting to see what they do when they no longer have the Republicans to blame for doing what they do do and specifically what they do not do. It is one thing to bemoan that the other side is in your way, it is a completely different ball game when you don't have them to blame.

Well, yes - they are politicians, after all.

muzz 14y ago

Not sure if you are implying that somehow they came into power just now-- Jerry Brown has been governor for almost two years now.

w1ntermute 14y ago
As of the latest elections, Democrats have a supermajority in both houses of the state legislature, allowing them to do anything they want (including raise taxes) without Republican approval. Until now, many of California's problems have been blamed by the Democrats on Republican obstructionism. The last time any party had such a supermajority was in 1933, when it was the Republicans. The last time the Democrats did was in 1883.

wwweston 14y ago

It's probably true enough that improved private activity in the state has had little to do with any recent public policy changes -- at least, I can't think of any recent state level actions that seemed remarkably stimulative. But insofar as there's been an attempt to wrap California's negative trajectory around the neck of the Democratic party like an albatross -- as the article says, it's been compared to Greece and all but written off as a symbol of socialist blue state excess -- it might be fair enough to let its recovery do some buoying. And I'm not sure why they wouldn't deserve some credit for the improvement in state/public finances.

mikeryan 14y ago

Now dominating the state legislature? The Dems have dominated the state legislature since 1959 except for 69 to 71 when the Republicans took control of both houses and a brief period from 94-96 when the Republicans controlled the Assembly. The Democrats can pretty much take credit for everything good and bad.

w1ntermute 14y ago
As of the latest elections, Democrats have a supermajority in both houses of the state legislature, allowing them to do anything they want (including raise taxes) without Republican approval. Until now, many of California's problems have been blamed by the Democrats on Republican obstructionism. The last time any party had such a supermajority was in 1933, when it was the Republicans. The last time the Democrats did was in 1883.
nhebb 14y ago
What he probably means is that California requires a supermajority to raise taxes. After the last election, the Democrats have that in both houses now.

Shivetya 14y ago

It will be more interesting to see what they do when they no longer have the Republicans to blame for doing what they do do and specifically what they do not do. It is one thing to bemoan that the other side is in your way, it is a completely different ball game when you don't have them to blame.