From one end of California to the other, hundreds of cities are facing a tsunami of pension costs that officials say is forcing them to reduce vital services and could drive some—perhaps many—into functional insolvency or even bankruptcy.
By Natalie OrensteinDec. 5, 2017, 3 p.m. New York Times Teachers at Berkeley High. BUSD employs about 1,250 people, 800 of whom filled out a staff survey on workforce housing. Three-quarters expressed interest in the district developing … Continued
7-24-17 Simply put, the town told the developer what they (they = most of us and the Council) wanted; and the developer did exactly as told. Now the town (town = some of you and some of … Continued
In July of 2016, several of us got together to discuss the town’s budget; something we were viewing with alarm but could not understand why the town did not seem to be taking aggressive steps to resolve. Since starting these … Continued
A general purpose half-cent sales tax with a 25 year sunset for a November 2016 ballot is viable. Had that Counsel passed that tax, the town would have generated over $120,000,000 in the 25 year time period; however, they rejected it.
Thursday, August 7, 2014 49 Comments by Damien Newton and Melanie Curry Vehicle Miles Traveled in California has been on the decline for a couple of years. Changes in how the state manages transportation changes promise to drive it even … Continued
By Roger Pilon February 10, 1995 Subcommittee on Constitution Committee on Judiciary United States House of Representatives Mr. Chairman, distinguished members of the subcommittee: My name is Roger Pilon. I am a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and the … Continued
By George Avalos, gavalos@bayareanewsgroup.com POSTED: 04/29/2016 06:48:12 AM PDT | UPDATED: 70 MIN. AGO Evening rush hour on Interstate 280, Feb. 10, 2016, west of downtown San Jose, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) RELATED STORIES Apr 29: … Continued
By George Avalos, gavalos@bayareanewsgroup.com POSTED: 04/28/2016 06:15:46 AM PDT | UPDATED: 106 MIN. AGO Bay Area residents are all for more homes and plenty of them to help solve the region’s housing affordability and traffic woes — just not in their … Continued
Our position is that we support the Specific Plan vs having No Plan or even simply following the General Plan. The school district is likely to have children enter the school system with the addition of houses to the … Continued