San Francisco candidates spent record amounts on campaigning in 2018. Spending by campaigns and third parties show no signs of slowing down but some San Francisco lawmakers are attempting to stem the influence of outside money.
How does he have time to be mayor?
If something doesn’t change, Santa Cruz could be the next canary in the pension coal mine.
The “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" currently being debated in Washington includes several provisions of concern to local government.
Bad news for such a lovely town.
San Francisco could soon undertake a near unprecedented move by creating its own bank.
With soaring retirement costs and a projected $100 million annual deficit by Fiscal Year 2019-20, the City of Oakland is standing at a financial precipice that could thrust it straight into recession, writes Bay Area News Group’s Daniel Borenstein.
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In addition to a widespread corruption scandal, the city is waist-high in debt and on a collision course with bankruptcy.
Facing a potentially popular pair of November Ballot Initiatives, the legislature and Governor have now acted on a $15 minimum wage hike.