Group Represented by City Attorney Candidate Cory Briggs Sues Over Pension Reform
An organization represented by City Attorney candidate Cory Briggs is suing the City of San…
Top California Pension Officer’s Abrupt Exit Prompts Call for Investigation
State Controller Betty Yee has called for the board of the California Public Employees’ Retirement…
Opinion: California Has Few Options to Prevent Public Employee Pension Meltdown
California’s public employee pension dilemma boils down to this: The California Public Employees Retirement System…
Coronavirus Pandemic Could Push 9 Million Mexicans into Poverty
The economic fallout from coronavirus could add nine million people to Mexico‘s poor, according to a…
Campa-Najjar: Congressmen Who Plead Guilty to a Felony Should Forfeit Pensions
Ammar Campa-Najjar joined a fellow Congressional candidate from New York in calling for Congressmen who…
Opinion: Promises Made—But Not Kept—Are Corrosive Trend in California Government
Last month, McClatchy Newspapers and the ProPublica news organization published an investigative article delving into how billions of dollars meant to…
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…