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Tag: league of california cities

Posted inPolitics

What the federal stimulus package means for California

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall December 22, 2020December 21, 2020

The stimulus deal does not include aid for state and local governments that Gov. Newsom spent months lobbying for. But he said the cash that will flow to Californians is significant.

California's cities such as Carpinteria are only beginning to absorb the devastating blows of this pandemic — and strategizing about how to survive the COVID recession. Above Carpinteria. Image via iStock.
Posted inEconomy

“Everything happened all at once”: Can California cities weather the COVID recession?

Avatar by Ben Christopher May 8, 2020May 8, 2020
City CERT member Steve Bicker directs traffic into the drive-thru COVID-19 testing facility at Cal Expo in Sacramento. The by-appointment-only facility has been testing upwards of 300 patients per day. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inEvents

Watch: How the pandemic is busting California cities’ budgets

CalMatters staff by CalMatters staff May 7, 2020May 7, 2020
A pedestrian walks past boarded up windows of a business in Oakland on the the eighth day of the shelter-in-place order on March 24, 2020.One month into the order, California's economy has entered a recession. Photo by Ray Chavez, Bay Area News Group
Posted inEconomy

What comes next for California cities? Deficits, bailouts and long recoveries

Jackie BottsAvatarElizabeth CastilloAna B. IbarraAvatar by Jackie Botts, Ben Christopher, Elizabeth Castillo, Ana B. Ibarra and Matt Levin April 17, 2020June 9, 2020
Posted inCommentary, Economy, Housing, My Turn

Cities pledge to find solutions to California’s homeless crisis

Avatar by Guest Commentary June 17, 2019
Oakland Council member At-Large, Rebecca Kaplan energizes the crowd by sounding the shofar during a pro-rent control rally on Monday, April 23, 2018. That November, a majority of California voters rejected Proposition 10, which would have reduced restrictions on rent control.
Posted inHousing

Poll: To tackle housing crisis, most Californians would limit local control

Avatar by Ben Christopher June 5, 2019June 23, 2020
Posted inCommentary, Economy, My Turn

Stop this insidious form of corporate welfare

Avatar by Guest Commentary May 6, 2019
San Francisco, Oakland, and Fresno are all getting sued—all because the California Supreme Court has yet to answer a simple question: How many votes does it take for a new tax to become law?
Posted inEconomy, Politics

California’s Supreme Court has thrown cities—and citizens—into chaos over local taxes

Avatar by Ben Christopher February 14, 2019June 23, 2020
Posted inNewsletters, WhatMatters

Weed delivery, school bonds and mental health ‘care’

Dan Morain by Dan Morain November 2, 2018
Posted inNewsletters, WhatMatters

Pot deliveries, predatory loans and poverty

Dan Morain by Dan Morain August 14, 2018
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