Analysists say California is on track for a budget surplus.

Ride the coming surplus:

The passage of Propositions 30 and 39, along with a recovering economy, have put California on track towards a budget surplus in the coming years, according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office. The latest predictions have the state facing a $1.9 billion deficit, which is a lot tighter than a $13 billion deficit as predicted a year ago. If legislators play their cards right, they should break the spell of yearly budget deficits that have plagued California for the past decade.

Don’t take the education fix for granted:

While Proposition 30 provides monetary relief for California’s education system to keep classrooms from getting worse, it won’t fix years of chronic underfunding. The legislature needs to appropriate more funds towards education if it wants to banish for good the yearly ritual of sending pink slips, increasing class sizes and raising tuition rates.

Use the supermajority while it lasts:

Following election night, Democrats promised to use their supermajority advantage in Congress with caution. “Every day when I come to work, I’m going to be aware of the risk of overplaying it,” said Darrell Steinberg, the majority leader in the Senate, in comments carried by The New York Times. He’s concerned that any sudden moves could jeopardize his party’s chances, come next election cycle. Yet Californian Democrats also should keep in mind that underplaying the supermajority can do just as much to hurt them as overplaying it. As Robert Cruickshank writes in Calitics:

The only way Democrats can upset those who put them in this exalted position is to be hesitant and timid. As recent history shows, Democratic supermajorities always evaporate when they aren't used to solve deeper problems.

Proposition 13 is an open target:

Proposition 13 has long drawn the ire of those on the left, who see the property tax-capping initiative as a big reason for California’s budget woes. Yet since 1978, the legislation has survived numerous legal challenges and attempts to overturn it, partly because the law also requires a supermajority to increase taxes.  Democrats now have such a supermajority to tinker with what many had once considered untouchable in California politics.

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