The only problem with our elected leaders in Sacramento is … our elected leaders in Sacramento.
Isn’t it a bit repulsive how these legislators spend your money? Based on their actions in recent years, they don’t understand basic economics. Their continual use of the Robin Hood philosophy is a fairy tale being lived out in full color.
You can also guess that color. Correct. It is red.
The governor’s latest projection of an $11 billion shortfall tells the entire story. He and his cohort representatives didn’t pass math.
Every state that has tried the “take from the rich and give to the poor” concept has failed.
In California, our legislators and governor voted to raise the minimum wage to $20 an hour. Sounds good, looks good on paper, might earn some votes in the next election. Or … it might not. Let’s see what has happened since our legislators raised the minimum wage for fast food workers. California lost 18,000 jobs.
It is apparent that our public officials are trying to reinvent economics.
If you owned a company and hired a manager to run the business and they raised wages, reduced profits and lost good employees, would you give that manager a raise or show them the door?
Sacramento’s spending record is abysmal. Governor Newsom inherited a gold mine and has led the legislature into an $11 billion deficit this year. At this rate, California will become the leading supplier of red ink.
Ridiculous spending has crippled the champion empire of California. We only get a glimpse of the stupidity in Sacramento when we see billions of our tax dollars syphoned off to pay for more than one Albatross. The marvelous High Speed Rail system being built in the middle of California has sucked up billions and not one foot of track has been laid. It is destined to join New York’s Second Avenue Subway (under construction since 1929) in the roster of Most Famous Construction Projects Never Built.
Do you think it is possible that some of these billions were redirected for useful public services? Voters and residents deserve an objective audit that traces the spending to whom it was paid and where it went.
One billion dollars is more than just a blip on the balance sheet. It is more money than any of us will see in our entire lifetime.
The latest release by Sacramento is that our projected deficit, which was $2 billion, has been revised. The new projected deficit is now $11 billion.
If my office manager was wrong by 500%, I don’t think a promotion would be in the cards.
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Truly incompetence not only in this state but the City of Santa Clara. Lisa Gillmor has been Mayor for 9 years, by the time she leaves office in mid-December 2026 (Unless she runs for Kelly Cox’s seat for the Watanabe-Gillmor Mayor/Council ticket, meaning they get Kelly to quit) it will almost be 11 years she has served as Mayor as what has she done in that time?
She has failed miserably in the leadership role after many expected good things from her. Her incompetence led to deficits, legal battles, and no care for the quality of life in Santa Clara. She politically hijacked a grand jury 4 times, spent millions in legal costs against 49ers, David’s restaurant in addition crucified councilmembers and assassinated councilmembers and still has nothing to show what she has done to improve the city except benefit herself. Just like the leaders in California do, self serving politics. The state is so far in debt, the City has a constant deficit that lingers, and the problem is showing more and more it is unsustainable. Santa Clara cannot sustain the pension liabilities, and the Police and Fire unions are bankrupting the city and they don’t care if they do. As long as they get their raises and candidates elected, everything is gravy.
No one can name one achievement of Mayor Gillmor besides her political vendettas and scorched earth governing. In the time she has been on Council in the 1990’s then the mid 2010’s to her Mayor role the last 9 years nothing has been done. No new swim center, no new amenities, and had to go out for a bond measure because of her own mismanagement. Gillmor is the reason Santa Clara does not have good things and is not ahead of the curve or on pace of what other cities are doing. Gillmor is the reason for $600 Million in unfunded infrastructure. Gillmor is the reason Santa Clara is the laughing stock of the South Bay.
But here is the thing, people will continue to vote along party lines and vote for who they are told to vote for. People will continue to vote for the Gillmors, The Newsom’s the Trumps, etc. It won’t change, it will only get worse from here on out. Voters don’t learn, and Gillmor owns Santa Clara. Santa Clara needs fresh leadership in 2026, maybe Raj Chahal, but Gillmor will make sure to ruin his name further before the election and make sure Princess Kathy Watanabe becomes Queen in name only.
As for the state, where does all the money go? The high speed rail should still happen. In fact there should be high speed rail to connect the country be the next big project like the interstate system was. The fact is no one can account for spending and everyone wants to spend on other issues rather than infrastructure and things that help Americans and Californians.
Again truly incompetent.
Roger nailed it. All I can add is that Gilmor seems to be driven by hate.