In the past few years, but particularly this year, lots of people in and around the Capitol are talking about the “Gann Limit” or the “State Appropriations Limit,” often referred to as “SAL.” So, what is the SAL or the...
Now that California’s budget session is in full swing, a brief review of key terminology is warranted. The phrases that readers should be familiar with are defined by the Office of Legislative Counsel and the Department of Finance on their...
There has been mention in the news recently of the “Gann Limit” and its impact on the California budget. The Gann Limit was enacted by Proposition 4, which was a measure adopted by the voters on the November 6, 1979...
California actually has a government spending limit, hard as that may be to believe, and Gavin Newsom is making a mockery of it, just as his predecessor did. In 1979, a year after signing off on the revolutionary Proposition 13,...