San Francisco Chronicle
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Signaling an end to an era of budget gimmicks that masked California's deep financial problems, the state's independent fiscal analyst said Gov. Jerry Brown should be commended for offering a fiscally responsible spending plan for the year starting July 1.
Mac Taylor, the nonpartisan legislative analyst, said that while Brown's budget is balanced on reasonable assumptions about how much tax revenue will be collected by the state this year, lawmakers must show restraint in spending and reduce the state's debt to keep California on the right track.
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