Can Brown even get tax extension measure on ballot?

As posted earlier, Brown's budget plan pretty much falls apart without voter approval of tax extensions. But first he has to get the measure on the ballot. Normally a two-thirds majority would be required, but that would require some Republican support, and there's hardly any guarantee that would happen. There has been speculation that lacking the two-thirds, the governor could put his measure before voters by amending an existing initiative. That would require a simple majority - not the best way of getting this thing through. During his press conference, Brown wasn't willing to commit either way. Of course, Brown is likely to find plenty of opposition to his plan among Democrats as.well. From the Sacramento Bee:

"We're going to oppose any further cuts of public education at any level," said Fred Glass, spokesman for the California Federation of Teachers, which represents more than 120,000 educational employees. "We understand what Jerry Brown has inherited and we're hunkering down right now with the expectation that these cuts are going to be balanced with the June election as a starter, not the end of an attempt to collect revenues for the future of California." Brown has said his budget's strength is exactly its mix of elements unsavory to both major parties. Its combination of cuts, an estimated $8 billion to $10 billion in tax extensions and internal borrowing bridges the state's estimated $25 billion-plus budget deficit over the next 18 months.