Fiscal Reform

UC system accepting more out-of-state students at the expense of CA residents
 150 150 Matthew Grant Anson
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Famously wracked by budget cuts, the UC system has reached a new low in the number of actual Californians it’s admitting. At the same time, out-of-state applicants have had their acceptance levels swell by 21 percent over last year for the coming fall semester.

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How do California’s accounting practices stack-up nationally?
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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The States Project was created to provide non-partisan and reliable information on states’ financial health in an easily accessed and digestible manner.

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City of Alameda moves to two year budget cycle
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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On Tuesday, the city council of Alameda voted to convert to biennial budgeting; a process designed to promote fiscal discipline, long-term policy planning, and increased accountability.

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Pension reform effort in Southern California ends abruptly
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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Los Angeles will not have pension reform on the ballot in the coming city election but the next mayor will most likely need to make the contentious and complex issue a top priority.

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Task Force releases report on California budget
 150 150 Christopher Nelson
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In June of 2011, Richard Ravitch, former Lieutenant Governor of New York, and Paul Volcker, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, took matters into their own hands. They shared a growing concern over the financial trajectory of the nation and how this trickled down into state budgets in the form of continued structural imbalances and an inability to provide basic services or invest in the future of state residents.

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Slashed student state worker jobs amount to a drop in the bucket
 150 150 Matthew Grant Anson
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Are politicians tone deaf when it comes to the message they send with various raises and pay-cuts?

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LAO Report: GPAA could save state millions
 150 150 Fred Silva
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The California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), which provides nonpartisan fiscal and policy analysis for the Legislature, finds that the California Forward Action Fund’s Government Performance and Accountability Act (GPAA) would – over time – save the state millions of dollars.

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Teamwork and stable funding critical to strengthening CA public schools
 150 150 Susan Lovenburg
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California’s schools have seen a 20% reduction in expected funding from the state since 2007. And, with another $1.4 billion in trigger cuts looming, school board members came out in force at the CA School Boards Association (CSBA) annual conference to advocate for a commitment to public education.

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