Tough times are ahead.
“This is absolutely the most challenging issue facing state and local government, not just in California but across the country.”
Local administrators and financial experts continue to warn of a looming fiscal crisis for California’s municipalities, driven in large part by skyrocketing pension costs.
Plus, where Gov. Brown may have gotten the idea.
Lodi City Manager Steve Schwabauer and South Lake Taho City Manager Nancy Kerry are among those coming forward to publicly express their fears over California’s pension woes.
A new report from the PEW Charitable Trusts shows the state’s largest pension funds incurred over $10 billion in fees in 2014 from these more complex and risky investment vehicles.
The Moreno Valley City Council has appointed one of its former members to the District 1 seat, which was left vacant after the death of Mayor Pro Tem Victoria Baca earlier this month.
In 2013, Vallejo became the first to adopt a citywide participatory budget (PB) process.
A three-judge panel for the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a ruling by U.S. District Judge David O.
Visalia City Manager Randy Groom will be retiring in September after nearly 40 years in the public sector.