Budget and Finance

Chapman forecasts continued modest growth

John Seiler December 3, 2014

It’s better than a recession. That’s about all one can say about the current economic “recovery,” which today’s Chapman University 37th annual economic forecast expected to continue over the next year. The forecast was given before about 1,500 local business

Voters skeptical of major tax system overhaul

While much attention has been paid to potential tax measures on the 2016 ballot, working in the background is an effort to overhaul the state’s tax system. The recently released Public Policy Institute of California poll shows how difficult

Gov. Brown key to 2016 tax measures

Joel Fox December 2, 2014

With the 2014 election finally over, attention is turned to possible tax measures on the 2016 ballot. I previously wrote about groups looking to raise taxes on commercial property, oil extraction and cigarettes; and extending or making permanent 扑克 the

VIDEO: John Allison — The Right Social and Economic Policies for Growth

CalWatchdog Staff November 29, 2014

Getting economic policy right is only part of the formula for long-term growth. The CATO Institute’s John Allison joins Brian Calle to discuss the right business environment for long-term growth.

CalPERS numbers attract fresh scrutiny

James Poulos November 26, 2014

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System looks to see 2015 as another controversial year, especially around four budding controversies. First, attention has focused in recent weeks around the way CalPERS pays its board members and executives. An investigation by the Sacramento Bee

CA budget worse despite $2 billion new revenue

Wayne Lusvardi November 20, 2014

California’s budget picture is sort of like that old Sandy Dennis high-school movie, “Up the Down Staircase.” Going up: Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor just reported tax receipts jumped $2 billion over projections in the fiscal 2014-15 budget the Legislature passed, and Gov.

Vallejo’s struggles capture CA city perils

James Poulos November 14, 2014

After three years spent in bankruptcy, 2008-11, running the city of Vallejo is still a struggle. Facing a weakened police force and a failed experiment in citizen-driven budgeting, Vallejo’s structural challenges have persisted. In the wake of the pension crisis that helped