Well the Employment Development Department, who deals with all California payroll taxes, has decided what the percentage and wage limitation for State Disability Insurance will be for 2012. This will definitely surprise you, because the rate is going down, even if the maximum is going up. See this flash announcement by Spidell Tax Services:
https://www.magnetmail.net/actions/email_web_version.cfm?recipient_id=654422898&message_id=1616912&user_id=Spidell&group_id=739139&jobid=7896282
Wow who would have thought California would ever reduce any taxes?