Will California really vote to pass Gov. Brown's tax extensions?

Assuming the Republicans don't block putting it on the ballot. People very rarely vote to raise their own taxes, even when they understand the need for additional revenue and are willing to re-elect politicians who raise taxes. That's one of the reasons that direct democracy is a bad idea (even in political communities not overrun by anti-tax fanaticism). Actually those two words, "direct democracy," sum up most of California's crushing political dysfunction. I'm not even mainly thinking about all the money the people appropriate via initiative without having to worry about how it's going to be paid for. The biggest problem is Proposition 13, which requires a 2/3 supermajority of both houses to pass a budget or tax increases.

I suspect that also contributes to California's very static legislature (though Gerrymandering no doubt contributes heavily). If Republicans were truly impotent in their permanent minority status, they'd likely move to the center to have a shot at gaining power in a liberal state.