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Author: John Moorlach

John Moorlach is the director of the California Policy Center's Center for Public Accountability. He has served as a California State Senator and Orange County Supervisor and Treasurer-Tax Collector. In 1994, he predicted the County's bankruptcy and participated in restoring and reforming the sixth most populated county in the nation.

California’s 944 School Districts: Strong Balance Sheets or Drowning in Debt?

May 11, 2021   10:40 amMay 11, 2021   10:41 am
With a real estate market that is on fire, one wonders if new homebuyers are reviewing the balance sheets of the school districts within which they will reside.  If they have school age children, then this is the district where...
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Exclusive: Sen. John Moorlach on California Senate Republicans’ ‘Quarantine Status’

September 3, 2020   2:35 amSeptember 3, 2020   3:13 pm
Shortly after my “Oma,” my mother’s mother, passed away, my aged “Opa,” my grandfather, could no longer take care of himself.  Two of my uncles decided to put him in a senior living facility.  On his way in, my Opa,...
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Sen. John Moorlach: ‘CAFR 50, Where Are You?’

June 8, 2020   6:00 pmJune 8, 2020   6:42 pm
It’s June 8th, do you know where your state’s June 30, 2019 State Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFRs) is?   Did you know that 49 of the 50 nation’s states have completed and published their annual audited financial statements? Even...
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When a Curve Is Not Necessarily a Curve

May 5, 2020   3:05 pmMay 7, 2020   7:37 am
Residents of the Golden State have become slaves to a new debt, to a lockdown and to previously ignored, unfunded actuarial accrued liabilities.  They must be freed from these chains.   By Sen. John M.W. Moorlach and Craig Keshishian Maybe...
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Keep on Truckin’: Suspend AB 5

April 13, 2020   2:15 amApril 12, 2020   5:03 pm
‘It’s absurd to effectively ban “gig” workers while millions are trying to figure out how to make a living from home’   With most Californians hibernating in their homes for “social distancing,” trucking has become even more important. Independent truckers...
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The Real State of the State: California 2019

February 12, 2019   1:05 amFebruary 11, 2019   7:13 pm
When he gives his State of the State address today, Gov. Gavin Newsom understandably will paint a largely rosy picture of California, with some problem areas needing to be fixed. I’m hoping to work with him on options that improve...
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Sacramento City Unified Financial Crisis Is No Surprise

January 10, 2019   1:00 amJanuary 17, 2019   1:04 pm
Sacramento City Unified School District recently announced it could run out of money by the end of 2019. Its statement warned it “would not have enough cash to cover employee payroll, payments to vendors and others.” I’m not surprised. It...
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