Clean drinking water is a basic human right. The bills I have signed today will help ensure that every Californian has access to clean and safe sources of water.
State revenue has rocketed far beyond projections, providing a $6.6 billion windfall that Gov. Jerry Brown wants to use to boost education spending and help repair California’s battered finances.
California officials announce closure of 70 state parks
From The Sacramento Bee: State parks officials today announced the closure of 70 parks because of the state budget deficit, including the governor’s mansion and the Stanford mansion in Sacramento.
Gov. Jerry Brown’s January budget plan proposed reducing the state parks budget by $22 million. The Legislature in March approved $11 million in cuts to state parks and $10 million in cuts to off highway vehicle parks in the next fiscal year, with $22 million in cuts to state parks in future years.
(Photo of South Yuba River State Park, one of the parks being shut down. Photo courtesy of RickC via Flickr)
Buried deep within the labor contract recently approved by Gov. Jerry Brown for the state prison guards’ union is a provision that essentially lifts the cap on the amount of vacation those workers are allowed to accrue throughout their careers.
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