Opinion: California Voters Face ‘Tax Exhaustion’ as Ballot Measures Multiply
California’s local governments — cities especially — and school districts have been packing ballots with…
Opinion: California’s Local Governments Face Increasing Financial Stress
California’s economy has been booming for most of this decade and has generated a cornucopia…
Opinion: Bill to Hide Bond Costs from Voters Echoes San Diego’s Pension Scandal
A political scandal that erupted in San Diego 16 years ago indirectly established a peculiar…
Opinion: Cory Briggs Explains How He Would Remove Politics from the City Attorney’s Office
Most people, when they find themselves facing serious legal problems, turn to a good attorney…
Key Takeaways from The $215 Billion California Budget Approved Thursday
Despite speculation about bold moves—in a far left direction, even for this blue state—Gov. Gavin…
Council Votes 6-3 to Help Unions Overturn San Diego Pension Reform
The San Diego City Council voted 6-3 in closed session Monday to join a coalition…
Opinion: Lorena Gonzalez’ Assembly Bill 5 Creates Turmoil for Gig Economy
One of the most contentious — and potentially far-reaching — bills of the current legislative…
Opinion: A Moratorium on New Charter Schools Won’t Help Public Education in California
During the last few weeks, the Legislature has been debating whether a moratorium on public…
Supreme Court Deals San Diego a Blow on Public Pension Reform
The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to San Diego’s 2012 pension reform Monday when…
All Sides Declare Victory After California Supreme Court’s Pension Ruling
If all sides are declaring victory in the California Supreme Court’s pension ruling on Monday,…
Opinion: California’s Pension System May Actually Be Underwater
Rolling up big paper profits on stocks and other capital investments during 2017 and most…
Retired Jerry Brown Gets $10,000 Monthly Pension After 33 Years of Service
Former Gov. Jerry Brown, who pushed to rein in public employee pension costs, has started…
California Supreme Court Threatens to Undermine Gov. Brown’s Pension Reform
Six years ago, as California strained to emerge from the Great Recession, Gov. Jerry Brown…
Opinion: California’s Next Governor Will Face Hard Fiscal Realities
With Tuesday’s election over, here’s something disconcerting that all victors should keep in mind: the…
