June 12, 2023

EN RESUMEN Los líderes demócratas en la Legislatura dieron a conocer su acuerdo presupuestario de California, pero el gobernador Newsom debe aprobar un acuerdo final. Hay algunas diferencias significativas con lo que Newsom propuso en mayo. Read this article in English. Todavía por llegar a un acuerdo presupuestario con el gobernador Gavin Newsom, los demócratas […]

Democratic leaders in the Legislature unveiled their California budget agreement, but Gov. Newsom must sign off for a final deal. There are some significant differences with what Newsom proposed in May.

EN RESUMEN A medida que las facciones del Congreso descargan la responsabilidad de los colapsos ocasionados por la pandemia, el estado natal de Silicon Valley inicia un nuevo libro sobre “por qué el gobierno está fallando en la era digital”. Read this article in English. Un exfuncionario federal de tecnología reclutado por el gobernador Gavin […]

When budget season arrived in 2022, state lawmakers enjoyed the excitement and possibilities over how to spend a record $97.5 billion budget surplus, a shocking figure coming at the end of a bruising COVID-19 pandemic. But the two ensuing years have played out like a mirror universe as the state stares down a budget deficit […]

As Congressional factions volley responsibility for pandemic breakdowns, Silicon Valley’s home state leads off a new book about “why government is failing in the digital age.”

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The state’s 2023-24 budget has been subject to a lot of political wrangling this year as California faces a $31.5 billion spending gap. The constant push and pull of balancing the budget means that if one program, agency or proposal receives funding, something else could lose out.  The Legislature plans to pass its budget by […]

California governors and legislators routinely misuse so-called budget "trailer bills" to enact sweeping policy changes without the transparent processes that they deserve.