Last week’s report from State Auditor Elaine Howell reveals some disturbing budgeting and compensation practices at the University of California’s Office of the President (UCOP).
While the public pension crisis has been an issue on the right for many years, left-wing thinkers show relatively little interest in the issue. When
Proposition 55 on this November’s ballot would extend income tax rate increases for twelve additional years. In 2012, voters approved Proposition 30, which established marginal tax
Like the proponents of Proposition 56, I wish we could wave a magic wand and eliminate smoking. But our state government lacks a magic wand;
Two years ago, Treasurer Bill Lockyer called for an early warning system to detect signs of financial trouble in California local governments before they faced