The Complex Spending Limit Was Flawed
In his Friday column, “The Spending Limit is Dead,” Joel Fox is correct that the provisions of the 1979 measure designed to limit state spending simply
Fred Silva
November 25, 2019
Spend Growing Revenues On Reducing Growing Cost Drivers
Editor’s Note: Part 4 of the ‘Boom, Bust, Repeat?’ Series, which explores how the state can smartly manage recent revenue gains to strengthen public programs
Fred Silva
May 14, 2015
Budget Rules Will Drive Where Much Of The Extra Money Goes—But Not How It Will Be Spent
Editor’s Note: Part 3 of the ‘Boom, Bust, Repeat?’ Series, which explores how the state can smartly manage recent revenue gains to strengthen public programs
Fred Silva
May 13, 2015
This Is A Boom, And It Should Be Treated As A Boom
Editor’s Note: Part 2 of the ‘Boom, Bust, Repeat?’ Series, which explores how the state can smartly manage recent revenue gains to strengthen public programs
Fred Silva
May 12, 2015
Mockler’s Education Plan was Simple, the Legislature Complicated It
Much has been written about the contributions to public life of Johnny Mockler, who passed away last week. Punditry often focuses on his work in
Fred Silva
March 10, 2015
LAO Outlook Analysis: Thinking Smartly About Our Fiscal Future
What a difference a year makes. California’s recent approval of Proposition 2 is already paying dividends. The Legislative Analyst’s new Fiscal Outlook shows Proposition 2 is doing
Fred Silva
November 21, 2014
California Property Tax Gets Low Grade for Transparency
With all the talk about the property tax and who pays more, residential or commercial property owners, there is a more basic issue that is
Fred Silva
February 1, 2013
New Ideas for our Fiscal Path Forward
The topic of conversation, lately, no matter who you’re talking to, seems to revolve around California’s budget nightmare and the trickle-down effect it has, starting
Fred Silva
December 12, 2012
Legislature Fails to Keep Sacramento Honest
As the press peels back the onion on the issue of budgeting practices and special funds, it is important to see why this is a contemporary
Fred Silva
July 30, 2012