$250 million union contracts increase

Taxpayer ROI: How Many California Cities are Running Huge Budget Deficits

April 6, 2026 5:00 amApril 6, 2026 10:39 am

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett announced the March jobs report – the U.S. saw 178,000 jobs added and a 4.3% unemployment rate. But not in California. According to the California Employment Development Department, California’s unemployment rate came in at...

How Many California Cities are Running Huge Budget Deficits?

May 12, 2025 3:00 amMay 12, 2025 6:24 am

How many California cities are running huge budget deficits, yet refuse to cut out the real cancer – the bureaucratic and administrative bloat? California’s colleges and universities too – they are cutting sports and academic programs, but not the high-salaried,...

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Proposes 1,647 City Employee Layoffs Amidst Huge $1 Billion Budget Gap

April 22, 2025 2:20 pmApril 22, 2025 2:20 pm

During her state of the city address on Monday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced several cuts and rollbacks in the city budget to close the nearly $1 billion city budget deficit, including the layoffs of 1,600 employees and the...