Kersten Communications

Kersten Communications has completed a new publication, titled “Summary and Analysis of the Recommendations of the Think Long Committee.”  On November 21, after a year of deliberations, the Think Long Committee unveiled a package of reforms that are intended to update and modernize California’s broken system of governance.  To view this PDF report click here.

Kersten Communications has produced a detailed analysis of the President’s jobs plan that highlights its positive impacts as well as where it is deficient, and makes some suggestions about what really needs to be done to restore the nation’s long term economic health.  This publication is available by clicking here:  PresidentObamaJobsAct

To view this KC Fiscal Focus report click here:  NewsomJobsAgenda

The California Legislative Analyst’s Office just issued a report that found that federal funds spending in California for the 2010-11 budget year is estimated to be $91.46 million, compared to General Fund spending which is estimated to total $91.48 million.  The total California State Budget including federal, General Fund, Special Funds and bond funds is estimated to total $227.35 million for 2010-11.

For the 2011-12 State budget year, General… Read More...

To view this report click here:  SharedVision

 The source for this article is the California Institute Capitol Hill Bulletin published by the California Institute for Federal Policy Research:

        Two-thirds of Californians say a special election on Governor Jerry Brown’s tax and fee proposal is a good idea, and a majority are generally satisfied with his budget plan. These are among the key findings in a statewide survey released on January 26, 2011 by the Public Policy… Read More...

The Legislature has begun voting on a budget deal reached by the “Big 5” that includes a rollback of pension benefits for new state employees and budget reforms that significantly strengthen the state’s rainy day fund.

As of this writing at 1pm today, the main budget bill, SB 870, was still on call in the Assembly, well short of the 2/3 vote required for passage.  The Senate was still… Read More...

Published on California Progress Report (http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site)

Created 08/18/2010 – 12:42pm

By David Kersten

California’s 32-year failed experiment with minority rule has proven the principal of majority rule is essential to the efficient and effective functioning of the California State Legislature.  

Majority rule is a fundamental principal embodied by the United States Constitution, but something that has been hijacked by the initiative process in California to… Read More...