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The future of redevelopment money became a bit more clearly defined as the State Assembly approved a bill that clarifies redevelopment’s ultimate wind down. And although the issue won’t be settled until the Senate votes on the urgency measure later,

Sacramento’s proposal to leverage parking to help pay for a new, downtown entertainment and sports complex is mostly uncharted territory. It would become the third major US city to outsource its parking. So far, the experiences have been vastly varied.

Prison Realignment has been beneficial to the State as it works to comply with a court order to reduce its total prison population. However, as non-violent and low-level offenders are moved into local control, the challenge remains of how to

On Tuesday, Stockton is expected to take the first steps towards bankruptcy, and it’s a step that the city manager says is necessary to get the city back in the black. By declaring their intent to file for bankruptcy, the

Stanford Study Shows Pension Spending Grew 11.4 Percent Per Year Since 1999, More Than Any Other Municipal Expenditure Category The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) and California Common Sense (CACS) published a report documenting public pension problems among

San Francisco’s budget is doing better than expected, it turns out. When the current budget cycle ends, the City will have more than a $129 million surplus – some $80 million better than expected. Despite the good news, the deficits

A man who led the city of Hawthrone for nearly two decades will likely be remembered more for a passion for pizza that caused him to illegally procure a commercial strength mixer from the school district where he worked. Larry

Who should control the jail system in Santa Clara was an issue that had been boiling since 2010, and maybe even earlier. In 1988, voters approved a charter amendment that established the County’s Department of Corrections, and gave them authority

While redevelopment is ending, some of its revenues will continue to fund limited development in cities in counties. The Senate approved SB 654, introduced by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento). The bill will allow redevelopment to use $1.36

Police, City Leaders, and Occupy protesters were at it again over the weekend, as protesters marched to a vacant city property in an attempt to re-establish their camp. This time, the protesters set their sights on the city’s convention center.