California Out of the Red, How Will New-Found Riches Be Spent? Last year, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst projected that new growth in California's economy might lead to a state surplus — if the Assembly, the Senate and Governor Brown were restrained about this year's budget. They were, and the forecast for next year is even more promising.  How should it be spent? We hear different opinions.

The Changing Face of Healthcare Delivery in California It'll be four months before anybody knows what the President's Affordable Care Act will really look like in California, but it's beginning to take shape. It might turn out to be less expensive than predicted — if enough of those who don't have insurance decide to sign up instead of paying a $95 penalty. Meanwhile, healthcare providers promise a massive rally tomorrow in Sacramento to pressure Governor Brown to restore reimbursements for services to poor people. We hear about that and get a preview of what the roll-out of Obamacare is beginning to look like in California.

Prop 11 and the Politics of Redistricting Every ten years when there's a new federal census, the state legislature redraws boundaries for the Congress and the State Board of Equalization. They also reapportion their own districts in the Assembly and Senate. Proposition 11 on next month's ballot would take that last task away from the legislators themselves and give it to a board of 14 appointed commissioners.

Prop 93 Proposition 93 on next month's state ballot sounds like a tightening of term limits for state legislators. But it would allow Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez and Senate Leader Don Perata both to serve an extra term in office. They’re Democrats, so why would Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger write an op-ed in today's LA Times supporting the measure?