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FEB. 7, 2011 Professor Fred Smoller, director of Brandman University’s public administration program in Irvine anda Calwatchdog advisory board member, rebuts this column by Steven Greenhut By FRED SMOLLER If Orange County were a city, it would be the third-largest
Read MorePension Initiative, Legislation Planned
FEB. 7, 2011 By DAVE ROBERTS With California potentially facing a $500 billion-plus unfunded pension liability, several pieces of legislation limiting retirement benefits will be considered in the current session and a more comprehensive reform initiative is being planned for
Read MoreLockyer Supports Redevelopment End
FEB. 3, 2011 By KATY GRIMES State Treasurer Bill Lockyer just this week joined the chorus of calls to deny funding for local redevelopment as one way to reduce the state’s $25 billion budget shortfall. Gov. Jerry Brown’s January budget proposal
Read MoreCRA's Linda Barton: Deer In Headlights
FEB. 2, 2011 By STEVEN GREENHUT If California Redevelopment Association President Linda Barton’s presentation Tuesday at a Sacramento Press Club debate was any indication, then Gov. Jerry Brown might have an easier time than expected in getting rid of the
Read MoreMoody's Views of Brown's SOS Speech
FEB. 1, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI In a press release dated Jan. 27, Moody’s credit-rating agency began adding unfunded public pension debt to total bonded indebtedness for state and municipal governments across the U.S. Moody’s press release wasn’t reported until
Read MoreBrown Says Lots, But What Will He Do?
FEB. 1, 2011 This year, they actually showed Gov. Jerry Brown’s State of the State address at the elegant Esquire Grill in downtown Sacramento with the sound on. They usually show the speech on the bar’s sole flat-screen, but not
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