"It's Clear That We've Just Lived Through the Decade That Rescued California's State Budget"

"Tax increases were part of that process. Brown convinced voters in 2012 to approve Proposition 30, raising income taxes on the state's wealthiest taxpayers for seven years and sales taxes on everyone for four years. A coalition of his political allies led by teachers unions went back to voters in 2016 with Proposition 55, extending the higher tax bracket rates through 2030."

John Myers at the Los Angeles Times writes about the California "government rags-to-riches story."