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CalWatchdog Morning Read – October 12
Escalating pension debt may rest on CA Supreme Court ruling Is the state free of liability in Secure Choice retirement plan? Gloria Allred goes after Trump tapes New battle over bilingual education Crowdfunding effort to get Trump tapes Good morning.
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Does the Secure Choice state-run retirement plan guarantee against taxpayer bailouts?
Arguably the biggest selling point for Secure Choice — the state-run, automatic retirement account measure signed into law last month — is the promise that taxpayers won’t be on the hook in the event of a loss. The law has several
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Union appeal focuses attention on pension precedent
SACRAMENTO – A decision by four Marin County public-employee associations to appeal a pension-related case to the California Supreme Court could ultimately determine whether localities have the tools needed to rein in escalating pension debt. At issue is how far
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – October 11
Top Democratic donor Tom Steyer considered for Cabinet position Study: Climate change doubled number for forest fires in the West Renewing tax on top earners only makes state’s top-heavy budget more top-heavy Rohrabacher stands by Trump, calls GOP leaders “gutless” “MASH”
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San Francisco threatens suburb over housing
The times seem to be changing in California when it comes to housing. The decision of Brisbane, a tiny suburb of San Francisco, to exclude housing from a huge new development project has triggered harsh criticism and suggestions from several San
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State-run retirement program may massively expand federal equivalent
State officials in charge of implementing a new state-run retirement program are considering using the federal MyRA program temporarily, which would be a big boon to President Barack Obama’s struggling initiative. The MyRA program is one of a few possibilities being
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Despite $59.7 million error, key Prop 30 education account gets OK’d in audit
A key provision from a 2012 ballot measure that taxed top incomes to fund education was recently given a clean bill of health by the state controller’s office, just in time for voters to consider a 12-year extension of the program. The
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Former GOP congressman laying gubernatorial groundwork to avoid mistakes of 2016
Former Republican Congressman Tom Campbell is laying the groundwork for an unspecified Republican candidate in the 2018 gubernatorial race, hoping to avoid what happened in this cycle’s U.S. Senate race where no Republican candidate advanced to the general election. Campbell,
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – October 5
Wells Fargo fallout Trump’s past fallout Study: veterans and ex-cons suffer most from professional license mandate Legislative candidates go into debt W2W4 in tonight’s Senate debate Good morning. Happy Hump Day. If last night’s vice presidential debate wasn’t enough debate
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Wells Fargo punishment spreads from CA
In the wake of California’s unprecedented punishment of San Francisco-based Wells Fargo for bogus lending practices, legal sanctions spread eastward, with other state officials and Hillary Clinton herself going after the bank. Already, in Washington, members of the House Financial
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