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Frequently Asked Questions about California’s Balanced Budget Requirement

December 10, 2023 9:07 am

Did California always have to adopt a “balanced budget”? Probably, because prior provisions of the California Constitution were interpreted to require a balanced budget, at least to require the Governor to submit a balanced budget to the Legislature by January...

California’s Balanced Budget Requirement

June 12, 2020 7:09 amJune 12, 2020 7:16 am

Does California have to adopt a “balanced budget”? The short answer is yes. But there are several interesting aspects to this requirement. Existing provisions of the California Constitution were interpreted to require a balanced budget. For example, Article IV, Section...

California Globe Interview with Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek

February 6, 2020 2:01 amFebruary 6, 2020 9:29 am

Since 2015, Terry Tornek has been the Mayor of Pasadena. A former Pasadena urban planner and a former council member in both Pasadena and Springfield, Massachusetts, Mayor Tornek sat down with the California Globe and discussed his tenure as...