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The True Story Of How California Came Back From The Brink And Started Kicking Ass Again

Rob WileJan 17, 2013, 03:29 IST

Getty ImagesLast week, California Gov. Jerry Brown announced that for the first time in years, the state was projected to run a surplus starting next fiscal year.

Given what the state went through during the recession, few could have predicted this (although Bill McBride did).

So how'd they do it?

We dug in.