Steve Hymon, who writes Metro's The Sourceblog, posted this flow chart last week to explain how the budgetary process works in Sacramento, adding as commentary:

"Holy Guacamole, that’s insane!

"Metro government relations staff encouraged me to think of the boxes as individual buckets, some with hoses connecting them to other buckets. That kind of helps.

"Enjoy perusing the chart and please forward this post to anyone considering a career as a transportation policy analyst."

Check out the BudgetaryFlowChart here.