The Final Push: It's On Us

It's on us to pass Prop. 30 also.

The Nov. 1  Field  Poll says that if the election were held today 48 % would vote Yes on Prop. 30 to fund schools, colleges and public services, 38 % would vote no, and 14 % are undecided. That is too close.  We need your effort this weekend to get the 14 % to become a Yes vote.  This vote is our best opportunity to reverse the austerity cycle of budgeting used in California for the last 4 years since the economic crisis.

Please  act on this email.   There is a list of 30 actions you can take this weekend.

The California Dream was built on a system of public schools and colleges that gave every Californian access to the education needed to get ahead.

Today, I’m asking you to join me in supporting Proposition 30 because we can’t keep cutting our schools and still keep the economy strong for the next generation. 

With your YES vote on Prop. 30, we can:

▪                Stop another $6 billion in cuts to our schools this year.

▪                Prevent steep tuition hikes for college students and their families.

▪                Invest in our schools and colleges so we can prepare the next generation for the jobs of the future.

Let’s work together to invest in our children and a strong economy for California’s future. 

Join me in voting YES on Prop. 30.

Here is what we need you to do:

Pick  at least 4.

▪                Write a Letter to the Editor

▪                Call 30 people in the state to vote for Prop 30

▪                Before school, place Prop 30 signs at the corners of the school ground- public property

▪                Put a sign in your car

▪                Write everyone on your email list

▪                Change your Facebook picture to Yes on 30

Governor Proposes Deep Budget Cuts

Governor Makes Deep Cuts to the Safety Net and Assumes Voters Approve November Ballot Measure

On Thursday, January 5, Governor Jerry Brown released his proposed 2012-13 spending plan, addressing a $9.2 billion projected shortfall for the remainder of 2011-12 and the upcoming 2012-13 fiscal years. The Proposed Budget was released five days early after a staffer inadvertently posted budget documents to a public website. The Governor proposes $10.3 billion in “solutions” to close the identified gap and provide a $1.1 billion budget reserve. The gap stems from a $4.1 billion shortfall in 2011-12 and a $5.1 billion projected shortfall in 2012-13. The Governor’s proposal assumes that voters approve a measure that would be placed on the November 2012 ballot that would raise $6.9 billion in 2011-12 and 2012-13. His proposed spending plan also includes $5.4 billion of additional spending cuts that would be triggered on if voters fail to approve the proposed tax measure.

The Governor’s proposals include deep cuts to health and human services programs, as well as to student aid and child care. Health and human services and child care programs would be targeted for $2.5 billion of the $4.2 billion in proposed spending reductions. The Governor also proposes $301.7 million of cuts to the Cal Grant Program, which provides financial aid to lower-income students pursuing post-secondary education. The Governor’s Proposed Budget also includes a number of sweeping reorganizations of state departments and agencies aimed at increasing efficiency of state services, major policy changes in health and human services programs, and significant changes to the formulas used to allocate funds among school districts.

Read the California Budget Project Report. http://www.cbp.org/documents/110106_Gov_Budget_Release.pdf