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…
San Diego Superior Court Cuts 60+Positions to Meet Budget
Effective next month, the San Diego Superior Court will no longer provide official court reporters…
California Cigarette Sales Drop Precipitously in Response to $2 Tax Hike
Last fall, California voters approved the biggest increase in cigarette taxes since the state first…
