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NEWS: Union appeal focuses attention on pension precedent
Marin County employee unions are seeking to challenge local and state authority on setting employee benefits in the California Supreme Court. These …
OPINION: Borenstein: Pay-to-play concerns in school bond program
There may have been incidents of pay-to-play in West Contra Costa School District. Over a six year period, contractors who were attempting to get …
NEWS: Deputy chief of state rail authority will leave by end of the year
The disastrous Californian bullet train project has taken another hit as the Chief Deputy Director of the California High-Speed Rail Authority has …
OPINION: Higher Taxes Alone Won’t Fix California’s Infrastructure
California's roads are in a terrible state. Recently, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave our infrastructure a "C-". There are currently two …
NEWS: Study: 73% of Fortune 500 Companies Used Tax Havens in 2015
A new study has been released that looked at Fortune 500 companies and where they store their money. Almost 375 companies store money in countries …
NEWS: $250 Million Olympic Guarantee Leaves California On Hook If Los Angeles Gets 2024 Games
Los Angeles is looking to host the 2024 Olympic Games and Jerry Brown is looking to ensure that California gets the bid. Brown is approving a piece of …
NEWS: Pasadena to tax Netflix, Hulu, HBO Go
Cities across America are beginning to tax streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, and HBO GO. The latest city to do so is Pasadena. Starting Jan. …
OPINION: For Nov. 8th: $32B in Local Borrowing, $2.9B in Local Tax Increases
California likes to spend. So much so, that in the June 2016 primary, nearly 70% of all proposed local bonds and taxes were passed by voters. And from …
NEWS: Covered California to raise small-business rates in 2017
Small businesses are about to be hit hard by Covered California in the form of higher insurance rates. Rates will rise almost 5.9% in 2017 after …