Does California Really Need More Taxes? They Should Work for Severe Cost Reduction & an Audit Immediately.

• An independent audit, independent meaning each department would audit another department; otherwise the audit by an outside auditor would be costly.
• Offer bonus incentives for helpful finds.
• If no revelations in some departments, call in the professionals. Offer a percentage payment for helpful finds.
• The news a few weeks back revealed that the State Parks Service had a hidden stash of $52 million in their account and had the nerve to make appeals for more funds, threatening to close parks!
• Where there is smoke there is fire!
• The supervisor resigned immediately after the news release.

An excerpt from this article, from which I based my comments, 

We need the Executive Branch to order an internal audit and ascertain where the special funds (over 30% of General Fund) are being spent.  The first step in finding a solution is to define the problem.  The problem is not funding, it is executive management.
Rather than taxing Californians again; a more responsible solution is to adopt some budget-balancing regulatory and job-creating reforms that our Latino small business community has offered for consideration, such as relaxing workplace scheduling rules to match those in most other states, or cutting the sales tax on the purchase of manufacturing equipment. These are simple changes that would make California more competitive and perhaps stem the flow of companies fleeing our harsh business climate.

The problem with this audit, is that it needs the order from Governor Brown (He is the administrator) to order the audit and have the rock turning begin. That would take a courageous Governor Brown. 

Read more from this excellent report from CALIFORNIA POLITICAL REVIEW by Rocky J. Chavez.