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Category Archives: State Budget
Audit: Parks Officials Hid Budget Surplus Due to Fear of Cuts; 'Useless Reserve' Went Unspent
Released today: The Attorney General’s “Report of Investigation into Discrepancies in Financial Reports Submitted by the California Department of Parks and Recreation.” The audit of the California state parks department sheds light on why senior officials covered up an unreported … Continue reading
Jerry Brown Seeks Big Agenda While Restraining Democrats
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown checked off most of the items from his 2012 to-do list. He persuaded a majority of voters to pass his tax initiative in November, pushed changes to the public pension system through the … Continue reading
Calif. Whistleblower Report IDs Bribery, Conspiracy by State Employees
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) State employees engaged in bribery, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, received improper overtime payments and were wrongly reimbursed for thousands of dollars in travel expenses, including one scheme that cost two state agencies more than $227,000 in … Continue reading
So, How Much of the State's Expenditures Go to Education?
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There I was, sitting in a post-election briefing. The slide advanced to a pie chart of how general fund revenues for California are spent.
That's when my mouth dropped open. Education had a slice of the pie that, well, startled me.
So I ask you, dear reader: What percentage of California's general fund expenditures go to K-12 education? Or, if this is easier: how about K-12 plus higher education?
I did an unscientific survey around the KQED office, and I got a fascinating range of responses. Once you're ready with a number you can click below to get the correct answers.
LAO: California Budget Situation 'Has Improved Sharply'
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No, really. That's not from a fake Twitter feed or anything. Here's the report, released today by the Legislative Analyst's Office. The LAO says there is actually light at the end of the budget tunnel, and this time it's not … Continue reading
News Pix: Election Edition
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A man stands in front of Moving Forward funded billboards on San Pablo Avenue in Richmond. Moving Forward spent nearly $700,000 on three candidates. (Tawanda Kanhema/Richmond Confidential) At 5:30 a.m., voters were just trickling into the polling booths at the … Continue reading
Slow Distribution of Bond Funds Costs California Millions
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by Jennifer Gollan, The Bay Citizen Some California agencies and departments have been slow to distribute proceeds from bond sales for local projects, costing the state at least $49 million in interest each year even as it has struggled to … Continue reading
Influenced by Scandal, State Parks Legislation Lands on Governor's Desk
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Now that we're all back from Labor Day weekend and nursing sunburns, this seems like a good time to review two key bills related to the future of state parks: AB 1589 and AB 1478. Bear in mind everything parks-related … Continue reading
CSU Faculty Approve 4-Year Contract
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Faculty of the California State University system have overwhelmingly approved a new four-year contract that largely preserves current labor terms and contains no salary raises. California Faculty Association President Lillian Taiz said Tuesday that 91 percent … Continue reading
Dems' Pension Reform Plan Now Up For Discussion
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Update Thursday KQED's Rachel Dornhelm reports: The two biggest Bay Area cities are exempt from Governor Jerry Brown's pension reform. San Francisco and San Jose are charter cities, with their own pension plans and bruising pension battles. Just this week … Continue reading
