California Crisis News Coverage

NEWS UPDATES:

 Some last minute musts for the state Legislature
San Jose Mercury News
August 31, 2010

No end in sight to state budget crunch
San Francisco Chronicle
August 30, 2010

State budget vote scheduled for Tuesday
Los Angeles Times
August 27, 2010

Good read for those frustrated with California government
Bay Area News Group
August 25, 2010

Reform: To Look Forward, Look Back
Capital Notes
March 29, 2010

California legislature takes aim at budget reform
California Independent Voter Network
March 269, 2010

The California Fix: A good package deal
Los Angeles Times
March 21, 2010

Capital Alert: Dems lay out details of budget reform measure
Sacramento Bee
March 18, 2010

Opinion by Carl Guardino, Class XII: State Legislature will hear reform proposals
San Francisco Chronicle
March 18, 2010

Editorial: California Legislature may be serious about reform after all
San Jose Mercury News
March 18, 2010

Big plans to reform state government quietly dim
California Watch
March 8, 2010

Fix the shortfall yourself, Sacramento
San Francisco Chronicle
March 7, 2010

Reform movement fumbles but believers still chase governance changes
Contra Costa Times
March 5, 2010

Californians Compete for a Shot at Redistricting
New York Times
March 3, 2010

Agencies ordered to justify every cent
Contra Costa Times
March 3, 2010

Capitol Journal: Dream big and take baby steps
Los Angeles Times
March 1, 2010

Editorial: Reform crusade hits familiar snags
Sacramento Bee
March 1, 2010

Opinion by Dan Walters: California wants and needs fixing
Sacramento Bee
March 1, 2010

Opinion by Larry Stone: Reform California pensions, or taxpayers will revolt - again
San Jose Mercury News
February 27, 2010

Editorial: Keep politicians' hands off state redistricting 
San Jose Mercury News
February 26, 2010 

Editorial: Initiative process just as infected by money as the rest of politics
San Jose Mercury News

Mayors meet on California economy
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
February 22, 2010

Lawmakers set to take $5-billion bite out of budget
Los Angeles Times
February 20, 2010

Chief justice says initiatives paralyze state
San Francisco Chronicle
February 20, 2010

Constitutional convention? Not likely
02/20/2010 - Los Angeles Times

California reform must push forward to end budget crisis
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
February 19, 2010

Feds give California a little budget help
Los Angeles Times
February 18, 2010

California faces budget crisis
CNN Money.com
February 17, 2010

Surge of interest in redistricting panel
San Francisco Chronicle
February 17, 2010

California, Almost Broke, Nears Brink
New York Times
Feburary 16, 2010

California braces for repeat of last fiscal crisis
San Francisco Chronicle
Feburary 14, 2010

Opinion by Carl Guardino, Class XII: Reform California with substance and specifics, not a Hail Mary pass
San Jose Mercury News
Feburary 13, 2010

California Constitutional Convention Campaign Put On Hold
Repair California press release
February 12, 2010

Economy Has a Rough Road to Recovery
Wall Street Journal
Feburary 11, 2010

Opinion by Russell Hancock, Class XX: Join the campaign for a Constitutional Convention
San Jose Mercury News
Feburary 9, 2010

Fixing Seasons of California Discontent
Wall Street Journal
Feburary 9, 2010

The Calfornia Fix: Ballot measures to the rescue
Los Angeles Times

On eve of first state budget vote, California Democrats push jobs proposal
San Jose Mercury News
Feburary 9, 2010

Opinion: Dan Walters: California budget is headed off a cliff — again
San Jose Mercury News
Feburary 9, 2010

Dan Walters: Is California green tech salvation or a pipe dream?
Sacramento Bee
Feburary 1, 2010

Editorial: If lawmakers fail on reform, they'll pay price
San Jose Mercury News
January 28, 2009

Impatient voters want changes now
Los Angeles Times
January 25, 2010

Where's The Movement?
The Huffington Post
January 25, 2010

Editorial: Learn about state reform through ALF, Joint Venture
San Jose Mercury News
January 19, 2010

The Coast of Dystopia
The New York Times
January 15, 2010

Legislative Analyst: Some of governor's budget cuts 'draconian'
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
January 12, 2010

California's budget crisis - Harbinger for the rest of the nation?
WAMU American University Radio / The Diane Rehm Show
January 12, 2010

Righting California's ship of state
San Francisco Chronicle
January 10, 2010

Ballot issues attest to anger in California
The New York Times
January 9, 2010

George Lakoff tries to reframe Sacramento's conversation
The New York Times
January 4, 2010

California's budget crisis - Harbinger for the rest of the nation?
WAMU American University Radio / The Diane Rehm Show
January 12, 2010

Calif. will face deeper fiscal pain, more budget cuts in 2010 as recession keeps its grip
Los Angeles Times
January 2, 2010

Editorial: Silicon Valley's 2010 to-do list must solve state problems first 
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business JournalJanuary 1, 2010

Report: California economy will improve ... eventually
NBC Bay Area News
December 9, 2009

A Conversation About The Crisis
Capital Notes
December 8, 2009

Schwarzenegger talks up open primary measure in Silicon Valley
KCBS ALL NEWS
December 3, 2009

Viewpoints: Legislators explore avenues to reform
Sacramento Bee
December 2, 2009

Budget crisis may be harder to solve this time
San Francisco Chronicle
November 22, 2009

2010: A democracyodyssey
Sacramento News and Review
November 19, 2009

Found(er)ing Fathers
The Economist: The World in 2010
November 13, 2009  

Worst-case for California's budget deficit next year? $25 billion
San Jose Mercury News
November 14, 2009

Poll: Voters skeptical of state reform proposals
Los Angeles Times
November 9, 2009

Budget proposals an easier sell than constitutional convention?
Contra Costa Times
November 8, 2009

Reform group seeks rewrite of Calif. Constitution
The Associated Press
October 28, 2009

Closer to a constitutional convention 
Los Angeles Times
October 28, 2009

Convention backers to submit ballot papers
San Jose / Silicon Valley Business Journal
October 27, 2009

Despite Its Woes, California's Dream Still Lives
Time Magazine
October 23, 2009

California: Too big not to fail?
CNN Fortune Brainstorm Tech blog
October 21, 2009 

Dan Walters: How to reform California remains a big mystery
Sacramento Bee
October 16, 2009 

Poll: Californians favor new government rules
San Jose / Silicon Valley Business Journal
October 14, 2009

Stanford center leads discussion on retooling California constitution
Stanford News
October 14, 2009

State prepped for reform
The Daily Journal
October 10, 2009

Opinion: Freedom makes real reform tricky
San Jose Mercury News
October 10, 2009

California's Zigzag on Welfare Rules Worries ExpertsNew York Times
October 6, 2009

Overhauling California's Tax System
KQED FM Radio
October 1, 2009

California tax reform plan much too bold for Capitol
Los Angeles Times
October 1, 2009

Commission prepares dramatic state tax overhaul
San Francisco Chronicle
September 30, 2009

Schwarzenegger wants fast action on tax overhaul
San Jose Mercury News
September 29, 2009

State of Emergency
Metro
September 23, 2009

Going Broke: State officials spread loot like Santa, experts say
Sacramento Bee
September 21, 2009

Calif. panel set to recommend major tax overhaul
Yahoo! News
September 21, 2009

Taming the California beast
The LA Times
September 20, 2009

The Big Fix: A Roundtable
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
September 18, 2009

California hitting the tax ceiling
The Bond Buyer
September 17, 2009

How far will voters go to fix California?
San Francisco Chronicle 
September 16, 2009

2010: Year of CA government reform?
Capital Notes
September 10, 2009

DeSaulnier, Feuer to chair Select Committee on Reform
Sacramento Bee
September 3, 2009

Bringing all sides together: A crucial battle for the state's future
Capitol Weekly
August 27, 2009 

The state's we're in
The New Yorker
August 24, 2009

California needs an overhaul - here's a blueprint
Sacramento Bee
August 23, 2009

It takes a community
Los Angeles Times
August 17, 2009

Chiang: California will stop issuing IOUs Sept. 4
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
August 13, 2009

Repairs for broken systems
City Journal
August 12, 2009

Reinventing the 
California dream
San Francisco Chronicle
August 9, 2009

More left, more right...bigger gap
KQED Capital Notes
August 5, 2009

Poll: For many, Golden State no longer shines
Associated Press
August 5, 2009

Polling reveals California's fragmented electorate
Sacramento Bee
August 4, 2009

California's reckoning - and ours
The Washington Post
August 3, 2009

Governor signs $84.5 billion spending 
San Francisco Chronicle 
July 28, 2009

California budget crisis brings critics of Prop. 13 to the fore
San Jose Mercury News
July 24, 2009

California budget woes to persist
The Wall Street Journal
July 24, 2009

Why states' budget woes won't end soon
BusinessWeek
July 23, 2009

Budget agreement deepens California's pain
Wall Street Journal
July 22, 2009

Smoothly does it
The Economist
July 22, 2009

California In Crisis: On The Verge of A Cash Collapse 
National Public Radio
July 16, 2009

California: no longer golden? Discuss.
Christian Science Monitor
July 16, 2009

Calif. treasurer warns of junk bond threat
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
July 16, 2009

Cries for reform of California government come from
all sides
Los Angeles Times
July 14, 2009

The state budget mess - continued
San Francisco Chronicle
July 14, 2009

Idealogy divides tax panel
Sacramento Bee
July 13, 2009

Silicon Valley should be out front on state reform
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
July 9, 2009

Who killed California's economy?
Forbes
July 7, 2009

Assembly speaker boycotts budget talks
San Francisco Chronicle
July 7, 2009

California dreamin' hits the skids of foreclosure and IOUs
San Jose Mercury News
July 4, 2009

Who can possibly govern California?
New York Times
July 1, 2009

The moment of truth arrives in California
NBC Bay Area News
July 1, 2009

Putting New York 
back together
New York Times
June 24, 2009

CA budget plan 
essentially D.O.A. 
KCBS ALL NEWS 
June 24, 2009

Busted
Clint Reilly
June 23, 2009

One crisis, two plans
Sacramento Bee
June 22, 2009

States turning to last resorts in budget crisis 
New York Times
June 21, 2009

California Renovation
Sacramento News & Review
June 18, 2009

California budget 101: Making sense of the state's financial meltdown
San Jose Mercury News
June 14, 2009

Change won't come to state if we can't
understand it
San Jose Mercury News
June 7, 2009

State of paralysis
New York Times
May 24, 2009

It's time for constitutional reform
NBC Bay Area TV
May 22, 2009

Renewed Sense of Urgency on California Budget 
KCBS All News
May 22, 2009

California, out of money, reels as voters rebuff leaders
New York Times
May 21, 2009

The ungovernable state
The Economist
May 14, 2009