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Los Angeles Declares Fiscal Emergency

06/26/2025 - 10:57 AM By Brittany Maldonado
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The Los Angeles City Council declared a fiscal emergency Tuesday amid a $1 billion budget deficit for FY 2025-26.

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Parents, teachers, and city leaders decry plan to close Oakland schools

02/15/2022 - 3:59 AM By Brittany M.
"The lid’s about to come off this city," one trustee warned.
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Commentary: It’s Time to Cull the Herd of Weak Local Governments

05/12/2020 - 9:17 AM By Brittany M.
Joe Matthews says California’s local governments need an “extinction event.”
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Rick Cole on the Path Forward for Cities

04/28/2020 - 6:20 AM By Brittany M.
A can’t-miss Q&A with The Planning Report.
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CalPERS Loses $69 Billion in Market Crash

03/24/2020 - 6:00 AM By Brittany M.
Local governments and school districts will have some tough decisions to make.
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New Study Highlights Explosion in Local Governments’ Pension Costs

08/05/2019 - 4:19 PM By Brittany M.
“Rising pension expenditures are already changing the landscape of local government, and the findings here suggest that the future of local government may look very different than the past,” the study’s author said.
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GAO Warns: Tough Times Ahead for State and Local Governments

01/07/2019 - 7:34 AM By Brittany M.
"Our annual outlook suggests the sector will have an increasingly tough time covering their bills over the next 50 years,” the GAO writes.
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Report: Irvine, Stockton are America’s Most Fiscally Solvent Cities

05/29/2018 - 5:38 AM By Brittany M.

What a difference six years makes.

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Stanford Professor Joe Nation Talks Pension Crisis

10/03/2017 - 4:27 AM By Brittany M.

“This is absolutely the most challenging issue facing state and local government, not just in California but across the country.”

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L.A. Pension Board Cuts Investment Projections

09/28/2017 - 6:15 AM By Brittany M.

Bad news for the budget.

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Pinole hires Garrett Evans as Interim City Manager
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Six months after his retirement as city manager of Pittsburg, Garrett Evans has landed a new…
Embattled Head of Solano County Homeless Services Agency Resigns
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After Months in Interim Role, Salvador Mendez Lands Palmdale’s Top Administrative Job
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The Palmdale City Council approved an employment agreement with Salvador Mendez on Tuesday, making…
Fullerton Appoints Permanent City Manager
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Eddie Manfro has assumed the City Manager’s position in Fullerton, California. He was appointed by…
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