The California Legislature is starting their annual theatrical production known as budget hearings and the usual suspects of advocates and organizations begging for larger pieces of the pie grow more numerous and younger every year.
The Legislative Analyst provides summaries of the budget and here is a link to their site:
As a former DMV employee, I am struck by their analysis which recommends withholding action on the request to spend about $4.6 million dollars to pay the initial costs to replace aging field offices (Delano built in 1954; Santa Maria built in 1969; and Inglewood built in 1972) since it would put “cost pressures” on the Motor Vehicle Account. That account, funded by vehicle registration and driver license fees, is facing insolvency in 2017 – no doubt a result of the $140 million to implement AB 60 (licenses for undocumented immigrants) and $110 million for CHP officer raises.
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