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Affordable Care Act Implement Special Session Begins
As part of his State of the State, Governor Jerry Brown called for a special session of the State Legislature to address the Affordable Care Act. With just 11 months until full implementation, the supporting programs [...]
Affordable Care Act Poses Opportunity, Challenge for Local Governments
The Affordable Care Act presented a vision, and now officials at the State and local levels are working feverishly to adapt and plan for the future. However Obamacare services are ultimately delivered, it could have significant [...]
To Celebrate California’s Brown Act Turning 60, State Should Restore Funding
Wednesday, January 9, marked the 60th birthday of the Ralph M. Brown Act. It was on that date in 1953 that then state Assemblyman Ralph Brown introduced his open meeting bill into the Legislature. Nine months [...]
Sacramento Offers One-Stop Review of Debts, Obligations
The Sacramento City Council was afforded its first look at a new consolidated report of the long-term debts that could potentially impact budgets not only this year, but through the next 30 years. The intent wasn’t [...]
The Fiscal Cliff, Post Issuance Compliance and More
Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. have created a present day difficult situation as a result of the budget process in 2010. That year they could not agree to increase the federal debt ceiling and Tea Party Republicans [...]
Controller Chiang’s Public Pay Site: A First Step towards Transparency
Originally posted at www.foxandhoundsdaily.com In a rather disturbing essay on the left-leaning website Slate—disturbing, at least for those of us supporting greater public sector transparency on issues ranging from budgets to transportation—government technology expert David Eaves [...]
Stockton Forward: Grassroots Movement Pushing to Tell All Sides of Stockton’s Story
Stockton may have gotten a bad reputation after making Forbes’ Worst Places to Live list, and declaring bankruptcy, and fighting a crime wave; but not everyone is resigned to only bad press. A group of locals [...]
State Supreme Court Rejects Costa Mesa Appeal
Costa Mesa had asked the State Supreme Court to hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling, that effectively halted the city’s plan to outsource a wide range of services. But the decision not to hear [...]
Central Valley Residents Tired of Receiving LA’s Urban Waste
Los Angeles’ plan to become “zero waste” by 2025 relies heavily upon their ability to shift solids and waste byproducts to other counties. But Central Valley residents are fighting back against the unintended consequences of waste [...]
Cell Phone Towers: Supreme Court To Tackle Key Case Determining If a Federal Agency Can Trump City, County Decisions
A wireless service provider wants to put a new cell tower in your city. A vocal segment of the community is outraged. The tower is big, disruptive and dangerous, they contend. The provider, meanwhile, threatens to [...]
