July 12, 2017

Visualization: California State Budget, 2017 - 18

Here’s the most detailed visual of the California budget we know of—come get lost in it

by Ben Christopher July 12, 2017June 23, 2020

A mutant octopus? A psychedelic Rorschach test? The world’s most elaborate Chinese finger trap? No, this CALmatters creation is the California state budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year. Follow its fiscal tributaries from tax revenues on the left to spending on the right, and you’ll see where the state’s priorities lie—all 183 billion of them. […]

Commentary

Commentary: Jerry Brown wants to be global climate change leader, but has a problem in California

by Dan Walters July 12, 2017June 23, 2020