Given the US public's deep dissatisfaction with the Democratic and Republican parties, numerous political commentators and prognosticators have suggested that the current political climate favors outsiders and the Independent. 

For California cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, opposition to the Arizona immigration law has been strident.  Their reaction is quite typical, considering that their citizens and governments lean heavily Democratic. 

What if California could fix its enormous budget deficit with a single policy change that would potentially cut billions out of the state budget without sacrificing the quality of services that Californians receive?

Excerpts from an open letter by John Napier, CEO of British insurance company RSA, to President Obama: 

The 2010 race for California’s next governor may simply come down to the type of leadership that voters believe can get the state out of its current fiscal mess -- an experienced politician or a successful corporate executive. 

The Sacramento County Sheriff's department is feeling the resource strain of the State's budget woes. Currently, there are six patrol cars available to service all unincorporated Sacramento County, and planned budget cuts threaten to keep it that way. 

California's very own State Board of Equalization reports in its legislative bill analysis that revenues from a bill similar to the Tax Cannabis Act would equal roughly $1.4 billion.