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NEWS: LAO raises doubts about teachers’ pension bailout
While state policymakers approved a pension bailout in 2014 that was meant to save the retirement system from insolvency, a new report by the …
OPINION: Property Taxpayers in Center of School Bond Debate
Property taxpayers should carefully watch a new proposal by Governor Jerry Brown on school bonds that could increase taxes and make the housing crisis …
NEWS: California Budget in Deficit as Silicon Valley Faulters
A recent report by the Legislative Analyst's Office reveals a decline in personal income tax revenues has caused a large surplus to turn into a $147 …
OPINION: Susan Shelley: Drop in transit ridership should be a stop sign for tax hike
Recent reports have revealed declines in Los Angeles transit ridership despite $9 billion in new spending on rail and subway lines, writes Susan …
OPINION: California’s Split Personality
Silicon Valley is currently in the midst of a hiring spree and is creating even more wealth for the state's wealthiest residents. However, blue …
NEWS: California braces for flood of tax measures
Numerous tax increase proposals are expected to appear on California's November ballot, and counties in the San Francisco Bay Area may especially be …
OPINION: California squanders sky-high gas tax
High gas taxes, an unusual gas blend that has effectively made California a "fuel island," and regulatory obstacles that block refinery construction …
OPINION: New rules expose deeper debt problems
Changes to accounting rules have exposed pension debts larger than previously reported, writes Steven Greenhut in the San Diego Union Tribune. These …
NEWS: California’s Unfunded Liability for Retiree Health Care Reaches $74B
Unfunded liabilities for state retiree health programs have reached $74 billion, according to a recent announcement by State Controller Betty Yee, …