A deep financial dive conducted by the editors at Forbes has revealed over a quarter of a million employees making six-figure salaries in California. The total cost to taxpayers? $54 billion.
The U.S. CARES Act allots $150 billion to struggling state and local governments through the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF). Those dollars are based on population size.
San Francisco candidates spent record amounts on campaigning in 2018. Spending by campaigns and third parties show no signs of slowing down but some San Francisco lawmakers are attempting to stem the influence of outside money.
At least 450 other employees received more than $100,000 last year.
Nearly 1,000 county workers in San Luis Obispo are on strike today after months-long wage negotiations broke down.
A new sheriff is being sworn in Monday, just six days after a very sobering analysis of the department’s budget woes.
As the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel continues to grow brighter, local governments are now setting their sights on what a post-COVID world might look like.
Much attention has been paid to the lack of minority representation on local councils, boards, and police departments.
A group of agencies led by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department uncovered 500 illegal cannabis grows worth $50 million dollars in the Antelope Valley last Tuesday.
Cannabis users were ecstatic when voters legalized marijuana in 2016. But reform came with a price — quite literally.