Big bucks in the news today. PG&E agrees to a settlement payout for the San Bruno pipeline explosion and fire, while Gov. Brown continues to eye tax increase measures—yes, plural—on the November ballot.

The latest unemployment figures for California are not as hopeful as they appeared at first blush. Also GMO food labeling heads for the ballot.

The Democratic majority in the state legislature appears to have some very different views of California’s budget situation than Gov. Jerry Brown. Also, a call to restore Medi-Cal funding for dental care.

Today’s California Update is all about money and the November election, in two forms:  Proposed tax increase measures, and water bonds.