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Sen. John Moorlach’s 2019 Financial Soundness Rankings for California’s 482 Cities

January 6, 2020 6:47 amJanuary 6, 2020 5:18 pm

Sen. John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) just released his new report on the finances of the state’s 482 cities. Gird your loins for more generally bad news – only 43 percent were in positive territory for 2018, down from 46 percent...

From ‘Armpit of the Desert’ to Potville USA

June 4, 2018 9:12 amJune 4, 2018 12:08 pm

Little Adelanto had problems. The biggest problem was location, location, location. Adelanto is as middle of nowhere, a few miles northwest of Victorville, in the ass end of San Bernardino county. “People stay because it’s cheap to live here,” pawn...