Column: Sacramento’s tax rebate giveaway is coming home to roost
SACRAMENTO — It’s budget season in Sacramento and there are bound to be screwups. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislators are paying now for a huge…
With deadline nearing, Newsom and lawmakers disagree over solutions to California budget crisis
SACRAMENTO — With a deadline looming, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats in the state Legislature are working to settle their differences over access to public…
Closing California prisons should be the easiest budget cut
California is facing a multibillion-dollar budget deficit that will require lawmakers and the governor to make painful decisions. Nobody wants less funding for their child’s…
Newsom, lawmakers detail first California budget cuts of $17 billion
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and leaders of the state Senate and Assembly announced an agreement Thursday to cut $17 billion from the state budget in…
How to close California’s budget deficit? Democrats plan to have a plan
The three most powerful Democrats at the state Capitol came out Wednesday with a strange announcement. It boiled down to this: They’re working on a…
California should close its budget deficit by closing prisons
Facing a state budget deficit of at least $38 billion, Gov. Gavin Newsom should be rethinking his expensive commitment to the state’s traditional system of…
Newsom cuts $2.9 billion from California climate programs
Investments geared toward combating climate change and transitioning away from fossil fuels are among the items on the chopping block as California Gov. Gavin Newsom…
KCRW’s ‘Greater LA’ ending amid staffing shifts, departures
Santa Monica public radio station KCRW will part ways with more than a dozen staffers and end the popular podcast “Greater LA.” KCRW-FM (89.9) host…
KCRW plans staff cuts to help close $3 million budget deficit
Facing a projected $3 million budget deficit, Santa Monica public radio station KCRW-FM (89.9) is preparing to reduce staff amid a difficult media environment. On…
Hiltzik: Here’s how a budget cut turns into a budget deficit
Scarcely a week into the tenure of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), and his view of American voters and the press as dimwits to be…