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This chapter takes the California budget story up through early
August 2011. Later developments are not reflected in the text.
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“How California Voted: Exit Polling Nov. 2, 2010,” Sacramento
Bee, November 4, 2010. Whitman carried only voters 65 and older. The younger the voter, the higher the margin for Brown.
“Special Report: Democracy in California,” Economist, April 23,
2011, special report section, p.5.
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Governor Schwarzenegger characterized Whitman’s
position on exempting police pensions as “appalling.” Seema Quoted in David Siders, “Schwarzenegger leaves criticism of GOP
Mehta and Michael J. Mishak, “Whitman, Brown exaggerate
Lawmakers behind, praises compromise on budget, CapitolAlert blog
foe’s stances on school funding and crime,” Los Angeles Times,
of Sacramento Bee, October 19, 2010.
October 15, 2010. However, in various pension deals he struck with
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public unions as part of contract negotiations, he did not impose Quoted in Jim Christie, “Brown budget plan too rosy for
California investors,” Thomson Reuters, October 21, 2010.
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Quoted in Joe Garofoli, “If you hear a candidate say this magic
defined-contribution plans.
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Don Novey quoted in Jon Ortiz, “Don Novey loses election
gamble against Jerry Brown,” Sacramento Bee, November 29, 2010.
phrase, they’re in trouble,” Politics blog of San Francisco Chronicle,
(Novey was a past president of another union, the California
October 29, 2010.
Correctional Peace Officers Association that had backed Brown. He
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became an advisor to the California Statewide Law Enforcement Judy Lin, “S&P: Calif’s fiscal problems different from Greece,”
InsideBayArea.com, May 4, 2011. Greece had a much higher government
Association that followed is advice and backed Whitman.)
debt to GDP ratio than California and had social insurance, social
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welfare, and military obligations far in excess of California’s. The only
Zaremberg’s relationship with Brown still up in the air,” Sacramento
similarity was that once Greece gave up its national currency for the
Bee, December 30, 2010.
euro, it became like California, borrowing in a currency it could not create or control.
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Allen Zaremberg quoted in Jack Chang, “State chamber head
Quoted in John Myers, “A ‘Comprehensive’ Budget Deal
Is…?,” KQED Capitol Notes, March 3, 2011. The Chamber ’s general Jack Chang, “Jerry Brown credited with election’s best negative
receptiveness to the Brown proposal angered conservatives. See Jon
spot,” CapitolAlert blog of Sacramento Bee, March 11, 2011. The
Fleischman, “The CalChamber Is Ready to Betray Taxpayers Again?,”
columnist, Chris Cillizza, apparently consulted with other media
Flashreport, March 4, 2011.
reporters in making the selection.
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The ostensible ground for legal action was that Whitman owed
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Preliminary details and analysis on Whitman and Brown
spending can be found in Lance Williams, “How Whitman spent
back pay to the housekeeper. A settlement of $5,500 was reached after
$160 million,” California Watch blog, November 2, 2010. About $144
the November election.
million was estimated to be Whitman’s own money. Jack Chang, “Meg
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Whitman postscript: another $2.6 million invested in campaign,” Quoted in Carla Marinucci, “Meg-bash! Whitman’s post-election
CapitolAlert, November 17, 2010. A final report summary—which
political autopsy at UC Berkeley brutally dissects ‘worst campaign
repeats the $144 million figure—can be found in Seema Mehta
ever,” Politics blog of San Francisco Chronicle, January 22, 2011.
and Maeve Reston, “Jerry Brown nearly matched Meg Whitman’s campaign spending on TV in final weeks of race,” Los Angeles Times, February 1, 2011.
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