WalletHub – California Globe

California’s Public Education has Fallen to One of the Worst in the US

July 1, 2026 11:00 amJuly 1, 2026 11:12 am

How far the great state of California has fallen, from having the best public education systems in the country to one of the worst. American teachers and teachers unions have failed children. Teachers unions have become the biggest school bullies,...

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...

New Study Finds San Francisco To Be Worst Run City In U.S.

June 19, 2024 4:36 pmJune 20, 2024 6:47 am

According to a new WalletHub study released this week, San Francisco is the worst-run city in the United Stated, followed closely behind by Oakland and Gulfport, MS. For years, San Francisco has struggled with many issues including a high crime...

California Listed 27 Times on WalletHub’s 2021 Study of U.S. Neediest Cities

December 31, 2021 8:02 amJanuary 3, 2022 4:18 am

As California labors under a growing homeless vagrant population, the state has achieved yet another dubious honor: the Golden State is listed 27 times on WalletHub’s 2021 study of the county’s Neediest Cities. And out of the 182 U.S. cities...

CA is Dead Last in Survey of States with Fewest Coronavirus Restrictions

February 11, 2021 11:23 amFebruary 11, 2021 11:23 am

In month 11 of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Coronavirus restrictions and lockdown of the state, the real damage is beginning to show. Millions of Californians filed for unemployment benefits during Newsom’s government-ordered business shutdowns. Hundreds of thousands of small businesses...

California Has 2nd Worst Taxpayer ROI WalletHub Study Reports

March 24, 2020 7:20 am

With Tax Day on Americans minds, even with the federal government allowing taxpayers to defer payment without penalty due to the coronavirus pandemic, California just placed 49th – second to last – in Wallet Hub’s Return on Investment study of...

Just How Patriotic is California Compared to Other 49 States?

June 24, 2019 11:27 amJune 24, 2019 12:28 pm

“In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.” –Franklin D. Roosevelt The Fourth of July is right around the corner, and is a holiday that many Americans look forward to. Camping trips, barbecues, fireworks displays...