Brown: Still Optimistic About Calif. Budget Plan

Brown met Friday in San Francisco with the Bay Area Council, which endorsed his proposal to cut about $12.5 billion in spending and ask voters to extend temporary sales, income and vehicle taxes.

The business group said it isn’t happy about higher taxes but supports the Democratic governor’s plan in a “spirit of shared sacrifice and grown-up-behavior.”

Brown has set a March 10 deadline for lawmakers to place the tax measure on a June ballot.