‘Extraordinary’ $30 Billion Budget Surplus Will Greet Incoming Gov. Newsom
The good news just keeps coming for California Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom. Not only did he…
Miramar Landfill to Close on Sundays as Part of City Cost Cut
The city will close the Miramar Landfill on Sundays beginning Oct. 7 as a way…
Opinion: Jerry Brown’s Overblown Claim That He Fixed California’s Budget Mess
Jerry Brown signed the 16th and final state budget of his two-part gubernatorial career last…
County Bolsters Mental Health Services in New Budget
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously adopted a $6.27 billion budget for…
City Council OKs $1.45 Billion Budget with Most Infrastructure Spending Ever
The San Diego City Council unanimously approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year Monday…
Crowded, Crumbling Classrooms—UC Campuses Face $4 Billion Maintenance Backlog
The message popped into UC Berkeley sophomore Varsha Sarveshwar’s inbox a few days before…
Opinion: ‘Stingy’ Gov. Jerry Brown Holds The Line in His Last Budget
As billions of extra tax dollars poured into the state treasury this year, advocates for…
Recruiting Is Still a Primary San Diego Police Department Focus
Parked San Diego police cruisers. Photo by Chris StoneThe San Diego Police Department has some…
Faulconer Promotes Record $633 Million Infrastructure Spending Plan
Mayor Kevin Faulconer on Tuesday touted his proposed budget’s infrastructure investment of $633 million, which…
State Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Resurrect Redevelopment Agencies
The 2011 death of California’s redevelopment agencies was an enormous setback for cities like San…
Opinion: Jerry Brown’s Final Budget Reflects His Cautious Approach
Roy Bell, who was Jerry Brown’s first budget director 43 years ago, called it a…
Opinion: Will California Spend Its Surplus, or Save It?
In November, the Legislature’s budget analyst, Mac Taylor, issued his annual “fiscal outlook” that sets…
San Diego Unified Declares Positive Fiscal Health, Planning $47 Million in Cuts for 2018-19 School Year
The San Diego Unified School District Board of Education Tuesday evening declared that the district…
Opinion: California’s Budget Seems Healthy, But It Isn’t
Mac Taylor, the Legislature’s top adviser on the state budget, delivered some superficially good news…
