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San Jose’s Once-Powerful Redevelopment Agency Cut In Half
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – The agency that helped revive downtown and make San Jose a central part of the Silicon Valley technology industry has laid off nearly half its staff, and the remaining workers… more →
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California Fiscal Crisis - Businesses Continue to Flee
wrote 10 months ago: California has experienced large budget shortfalls for the last decade and today faces a $16 billion … more →
No Tears Lost for California Lawmakers Losing Pay
wrote 1 year ago: California Controller John Chiang halted paychecks to 120 state lawmakers this Wednesday invoking a … more →
San Jose's Once-Powerful Redevelopment Agency Cut In Half
wrote 2 years ago: SAN JOSE (KCBS) – The agency that helped revive downtown and make San Jose a central part of t … more →
Controller Urges Support for CalPERS, CalSTRS Reform | California State Controller
wrote 2 years ago: State Controller John Chiang today announced he is sponsoring two bills to improve the performance o … more →
State Senate To Review Brown's Budget Plan
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wrote 2 years ago: SACRAMENTO (AP/KCBS) – Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to slash spending and extend tax incr … more →
Proposition 19's Precedents
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wrote 2 years ago: In the Spring of 2010, I researched the historical precedents of California’s “Control a … more →
Angry Electorate.
wrote 2 years ago: California has a budget deficit of over twenty billion dollars. We lay off police and firefighters i … more →
Two crises and one solution: How alcohol tax increases can help save state budgets and reduce underage drinking
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wrote 2 years ago: Powerful alcohol lobby kills nearly every attempt to raise alcohol taxes -- even as huge budg … more →
Call-to-Action: California's Budget (Stong)
wrote 3 years ago: Call-to-Action: California’s Budget Copyright © William Stong 2010 An article by Denis C. Theriault … more →
California Budget Crisis Resolved
wrote 3 years ago: Lawmakers have cautioned us from getting too optimistic about the state of California. They say ther … more →
California : The “Furloughing” Of Common Sense
wrote 3 years ago: By, Howard Rich How many California state employees does it take to screw in a light bulb? We’ll fin … more →
Questionable Cuts Proposed by California Governor
wrote 5 years ago: Governor Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency in California yesterday in wake of the state’s … more →
