最近のカリフォルニアの状況について：企業の起業/移転・80%の公園閉鎖・刑務所からの囚人の放出

最近twitterで聞いたカリフォルニアにまつわる話がどうも信じがたいほどひどいものばかりなので(しかも複数)、メモしておきます。
(訳はざっくりです)

The ungovernable state

May 14th 2009
http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displayStory.cfm?STORY_ID=13649050

シュワルツェネガー知事の書簡：囚人の放出、消防隊員の解雇、その他のサービスの削減・縮小を行う事になるかもしれない。

Schwarzenegger, the governor, sent a letter to the legislature warning it that, by his latest estimates, the state will face a budget gap of $15.4 billion if the ballot measures pass, $21.3 billion if they fail. Prisoners will have to be released, firefighters fired, and other services cut or eliminated.

The Not-So-Golden State of California

http://blog.inc.com/nolan-bushnell/2009/06/the_notsogolden_state_of_calif.html

今日、カリフォルニアはビジネスをするには恐ろしい場所である。起業においてもカリフォルニアで始めるのは極力さける傾向にある。

Having created companies here and watched others do the same for the past 35 years, I am in a position to contrast what it was like to be an entrepreneur in California back then, compared with what it has become. And I regret to say that California is today a terrible place to do business.

(中略)

Many businesses founded elsewhere now try to avoid for as long as possible doing business in California. Meanwhile, I have watched company after company leave the state.

Imminent State Park Closings!

June 5, 2009
http://calparks.org/takeaction/

シュワルツェネガーの知事の予算案が通れば、少なくとも80%の州立公園が閉鎖になる。

We have just learned the details of Governor Schwarzenegger's budget plan that if approved will close at least 80% of California's entire state park system.