They didn't drop dramatically, they flattened, or reverted to the mean after a decade of excessive growth based on the real estate bubble. This graph is from bu

They didn't drop dramatically, they flattened, or reverted to the mean after a decade of excessive growth based on the real estate bubble. This graph is from budget summary: http://i.imgur.com/Zvjbw.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Zvjbw.jpg If there was one iota of spending restraint in the lead up to the recession, California wouldn't be in a crisis.