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• State Controller Finds Modest Progress in Bell
  - The Desert Sun -
  5/22/2013
• Controller: Progress in Bell, But Potential for More Problems High
  - Los Angeles Times -
  5/22/2013
• How Exercising at Work Saves Money
  - The Atlantic -
  5/21/2013
• Se Recuperan Las Finanzas Estatales, Afirma Contralor
  - El Latino -
  5/17/2013
• Impacto Económico de la Reforma Migratoria
  - KUVS Univision Sacramento -
  5/14/2013
• California Governor Brown Stands by 2014 Budget Surplus
  - Reuters -
  5/14/2013
• Calif. Sues Texas Insurer Over Escheat Records
  - LifeHealthPro -
  5/13/2013
• John Chiang: Immigration Reform Will Boost the California Economy
  - San Jose Mercury News -
  5/10/2013
• California Unclaimed Property: Is Some of it Yours?
  - KABC -
  5/10/2013
• California No Longer Shuffling Funds to Pay Bills, Controller Says
  - Los Angeles Times -
  5/8/2013
• California Pays Its Bills Without Internal Borrowing
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  5/8/2013
• John Chiang: California’s Books Still Look Good
  - Contra Costa Times -
  5/8/2013
• Controller Speaks To Pasadena City College Graduates
  - Pasadena Star-News -
  5/4/2013
• Website Features Leadership Tips From California State Execs
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  5/1/2013
• SCO Wins PMI Project of the Year Award for Public Pay Website
  - Techwire -
  4/26/2013
• John Chiang: ¿Cómo el Estado de California Gasta los Impuestos de los Contribuyentes? (How Does the State Spend Taxpayer Dollars?)
  - Impacto USA -
  4/18/2013
• Franchise Tax Board Runs Full Steam Ahead
  - KCRA -
  4/15/2013
• John Chiang: Nuevas Empresas Deben Planear Año Tributario Temprano (New Businesses Should Start Tax Planning Early)
  - La Opinión -
  4/11/2013
• Cash Revenues Up in March; April Will Be More Telling
  - Capital Public Radio -
  4/10/2013
• California March Revenue Tops Budget Estimate by $395.5 Million
  - Reuters -
  4/10/2013
• Database on State Website Shows Local Government Wages; County Paid $95 Million in 2011
  - Redwood Times -
  4/9/2013
• Editorial: CalSTRS Starts to Get Tougher on Spiking
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  4/8/2013
• State Website Shows Local Government Wages; Humboldt County Paid $95 Million In 2011
  - Times-Standard -
  4/1/2013
• As Land Sales Lag, San Bernardino's Debt Mounts
  - The Sun -
  3/31/2013
• John Chiang: Consejos Para Elegir un Preparador de Impuestos (Tips for Selecting a Tax Preparer)
  - La Opinión -
  3/28/2013
• State Controller Rules San Jose Transferred $148M 'Inappropriately'
  - NBC Bay Area -
  3/21/2013
• A's Ballpark Chase Hits Snag In San Jose
  - San Francisco Chronicle -
  3/21/2013
• Our Voice: Let The Sun Shine
  - Desert Sun -
  3/11/2013
• John Chiang: Transparency Helps Promote Better Government
  - Desert Sun -
  3/10/2013
• Controller: San Bernardino Improperly Shifted Cash, Assets
  - Thomson Reuters -
  3/7/2013
• San Bernardino Wrongly Transferred Cash, California Says
  - Bloomberg -
  3/6/2013
• State Controller Headed to San Lorenzo to Discuss Prop. 30
  - The Daily Review -
  3/4/2013
• What Danville City Employees Earned in 2011
  - Danville Patch -
  2/27/2013
• California Faces Rising Bill for Retiree Healthcare
  - Los Angeles Times -
  2/22/2013
• What Martinez City Employees Earned in 2011
  - Martinez Patch -
  2/21/2013
• Costs for Funding State Retiree Health Benefits Grows
  - Capital Public Radio -
  2/21/2013
• Assemblywoman Buchanan and Controller Chiang to Keynote Joint Event
  - Contra Costa Times -
  2/12/2013
• California Fires Contractor on Troubled Computer Project
  - Los Angeles Times -
  2/8/2013
• Controller: California $4.3 Billion Ahead of Forecast in January
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  2/8/2013
• California Sees Strong Revenue in January
  - Los Angeles Times -
  2/8/2013
• Chiang Cancels Big Software Contract
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  2/8/2013
• Controller: California State Revenues Up $4.3B
  - KCRA -
  2/8/2013
• KHTS Heading to Capitol '13: Chiang to be Keynote Speaker
  - KHTS -
  2/4/2013
• Torrance Attorney Gavin Wasserman Named to Campaign Watchdog Panel
  - Los Angeles Times -
  2/1/2013
• Torrance Attorney Appointed to State Political Practices Commission
  - Daily Breeze -
  2/1/2013
• Does California Have Money With Your Name On It?
  - Martinez Patch -
  1/31/2013
• State Democratic Officials to Watch
  - Governing -
  1/25/2013
• Chiang: Prop. 30 Salve, Not Solution for California Issues
  - Oroville Mercury-Register -
  1/17/2013
• Economic Conference Predicts Eventual Stability
  - KRCR -
  1/17/2013
• State Officials, Economists on Stage at Thursday's Economic Conference in Oroville
  - Oroville Mercury-Register -
  1/16/2013
• State Controller Hears About Promising Industry In San Diego
  - KPBS -
  1/10/2013
• Business Experts to Speak at Jan. 10 ‘State of Region’
  - Pomerado News -
  1/2/2013
• Personal Finance: State Wants to Connect Unclaimed Goods With Their Rightful Owners
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  12/30/2012
• Hemet City Salaries Available on Website
  - The Press-Enterprise -
  12/29/2012
• Overtime Pay Now Broken Out in Government Salary List
  - Ventura County Star -
  12/29/2012
• Indian Wells Leads State in Worker Pay
  - The Desert Sun -
  12/28/2012
• Asians With Disabilities Face Unique Challenges
  - Rafu Shimpo -
  12/27/2012
• State Holds $14 Million in Undelivered Refunds
  - Los Altos Town Crier -
  12/26/2012
• Your Tax Dollars: Controller Updates Government Salary Data
  - The Press-Enterprise -
  12/22/2012
• State Controller Review of Parks Faults Payroll Controls
  - KQED -
  12/19/2012
• New Parks Problem Found
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  12/19/2012
• Audit: Parks Dept. Made $520K in Inappropriate Payments
  - KCRA -
  12/18/2012
• Controller Audit Finds Payroll Violations at Parks Department
  - Capital Public Radio -
  12/18/2012
• Bell Misses Deadline for Reporting Salaries, Benefits
  - Los Angeles Times -
  12/18/2012
• Controller: Parks and Recreation Dept. Deliberately Disregarded Policies
  - KTXL -
  12/18/2012
• More Financial Problems for State Parks Department
  - KION -
  12/18/2012
• State Parks Dept. Charged With Financial Misdeeds
  - The Union -
  12/18/2012
• State Controller Blasts Parks and Rec for Payroll Problems
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  12/18/2012
• State Challenges $24.5 Million in Pinole Redevelopment Asset Transfers
  - Contra Costa Times -
  12/13/2012
• State’s Receipts Drop Sharply
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  12/7/2012
• California Revenue Lags Due to Facebook, Corporate Refunds
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  12/7/2012
• California November Revenue Misses Budget Estimate by $806.8 Million
  - Reuters -
  12/7/2012
• Do IRS, State Owe You Money? How to Find Out
  - The Orange County Register -
  12/4/2012
• Missing Your State Tax Refund? The FTB is Looking For You
  - Campbell Patch -
  12/4/2012
• Are City Employees Paid Fairly?
  - Pacifica Patch -
  12/3/2012
• State Wants to Return $14 Million to Taxpayers
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  12/3/2012
• Controller Administers Oath of Office to San Diego Mayor
  - KPBS -
  12/3/2012
• California State Payroll Transparency Site Reveals Interesting City Data
  - California Forward -
  11/19/2012
• State Controller Launches Redesigned Transparency Website
  - Techwire -
  11/15/2012
• Revamped California Public Pay Site Offers More Data and Utility
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  11/14/2012
• More Info About Public Officials’ Pay
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  11/13/2012
• Controller Unveils Website for Tracking Public Pay
  - The Orange County Register -
  11/13/2012
• California Revenues Above Projections
  - Capital Public Radio -
  11/9/2012
• Review: West Sac Redevelopment-Land Transfer is Valid
  - Sacramento Business Journal -
  11/9/2012
• Redevelopment Funds Shifted Illegally
  - San Francisco Chronicle -
  11/8/2012
• New Report Finds Some Hercules RDA Actions Improper
  - Pinole-Hercules Patch -
  11/8/2012
• Podría tener una fortuna: bancos revelan lista de personas con dinero sin reclamar en CA
  - Univision 14 -
  10/29/2012
• AIG to pay up in California death-benefits probe
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  10/23/2012
• AIG To Pay Up To $30 Mln To California Policy Beneficiaries
  - RTT News -
  10/23/2012
• AIG to Pay at Least $25 Million to Settle California Review
  - Bloomberg -
  10/22/2012
• AIG to pay $25 to $30 million to beneficiaries in death benefits case
  - Sacramento Business Journal -
  10/22/2012
• AIG to pay California life insurance beneficiaries as much as $30 Million
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  10/22/2012
• Insurers to pay Californians $28M in overdue death benefits
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  10/12/2012
• Life insurance company to pay up
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  10/11/2012
• California Releases State's Finances For September
  - KCOY -
  10/10/2012
• Capitol Roundup: September Cash Update
  - Capital Public Radio -
  10/10/2012
• Controller Discusses Calif. Gasoline, Fiscal Crisis
  - CNBC -
  10/10/2012
• California misses September revenue target by $162.5 million
  - Reuters -
  10/10/2012
• Insurance company to return $25 million from funeral policies
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  10/8/2012
• Was Anybody Watching The Store?
  - Pinole-Hercules Patch -
  9/24/2012
• Hercules misspent millions, audits find
  - San Francisco Chronicle -
  9/12/2012
• State Audit Finds Misuse of Hercules RDA Funds
  - Hercules Patch -
  9/12/2012
• Hercules audits question spending of redevelopment dollars, slam city's accounting practices
  - Contra Costa Times -
  9/12/2012
• Hercules audit slams city's accounting practices
  - KGO -
  9/12/2012
• California August Revenues Are Up
  - Capital Public Radio -
  9/11/2012
• California’s Revenues $434 Million Above Projections For August
  - CBS 13 -
  9/11/2012
• California's August revenue $434 million over budget outlook
  - Reuters -
  9/11/2012
• Audit slams CalSTRS pension-spiking controls
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  9/6/2012
• California controller urges better auditing in teacher pension system
  - Los Angeles Times -
  9/6/2012
• CalSTRS missed chances to catch pension spiking, state controller finds
  - Pensions and Investments -
  9/5/2012
• Controller: CalSTRS failing to uncover pension 'spiking'
  - Reuters -
  9/5/2012
• California Pension Failed to Stop Spiking, Audit Says
  - Bloomberg -
  9/5/2012
• Review: CA pension failed to stop 'spiking'
  - KABC -
  9/5/2012
• California Controller: Teachers' retirement system lacks proper oversight
  - The Desert Sun -
  9/5/2012
• 2 California cities mishandled redevelopment money, audit finds
  - Los Angeles Times -
  8/29/2012
• State: Millions in Morgan Hill, Milpitas redevelopment assets were incorrectly transferred
  - San Jose Mercury News -
  8/28/2012
• Los Angeles colleges resume $6-billion campus building projects
  - Los Angeles Times -
  8/26/2012
• California Widens Audit of Pension Abuse, Controller Says
  - Bloomberg -
  8/24/2012
• Health plan pays largest-ever Medi-Cal settlement
  - California Watch -
  8/23/2012
• Desert Healthcare District board members enjoy $25,125 insurance perk
  - The Desert Sun -
  8/22/2012
• Controller Chiang Talks About Parks Funding With KOGO
  - KOGO -
  8/16/2012
• California’s Revenue Falls 10.1% Below Forecast, Chiang Says
  - Bloomberg -
  8/13/2012
• California Holding $6 Billion of Unclaimed Property
  - Pleasant Hill Patch -
  8/8/2012
• Sniffing out financial failure in California cities
  - San Francisco Examiner -
  7/22/2012
• CalPERS tells California cities to keep eye on pension terms
  - Reuters -
  7/19/2012
• Capitol Journal: California's funding mechanism is fundamentally cockeyed
  - Los Angeles Times -
  7/18/2012
• Palm Desert City Council among state's highest-paid
  - The Desert Sun -
  7/16/2012
• California June revenues $247 million above forecast
  - Reuters -
  7/11/2012
• State controller releases June cash report
  - Lake County News -
  7/10/2012
• Strong June Helps Calif. Finish Rough 2011-12 Fiscal Year
  - Capital Public Radio -
  7/10/2012
• California controller appeals ruling on lawmakers' pay
  - Los Angeles Times -
  7/3/2012
• Controller John Chiang to appeal legislative pay ruling
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  7/2/2012
• Controller appeals ruling over lawmakers' pay
  - KCRA -
  7/2/2012
• Los Banos City Council, mayor enjoy generous perks
  - Los Banos Enterprise -
  6/29/2012
• Papers Filed in Stockton bankruptcy; gag order may be lifted
  - Los Angeles Times -
  6/28/2012
• Campbell City Council Gives Itself 5% Pay Increases
  - Campbell Patch -
  6/25/2012
• Photos: Billions in unclaimed property -- is any of it yours?
  - KCRA -
  6/19/2012
• Controller Discusses State Cash Flow, Prop. 25, Budget Deadline
  - Capital Public Radio -
  6/13/2012
• California 'not out of the woods,' says Controller
  - San Francisco Business Journal -
  6/11/2012
• California’s money woes: An uptick in May
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  6/11/2012
• Dozens of agencies face potential fines for non-disclosure
  - KCRA -
  6/4/2012
• California Controller John Chiang Hires Open Data Advocate And Tech Industry Outreach Director
  - techPresident -
  5/30/2012
• California Controller taps Bay Area outreach director, tech ambassador
  - San Francisco Business Times -
  5/29/2012
• Updated list of public-employee salaries reveals some fat local paychecks
  - Monterey County Weekly -
  5/17/2012
• Health Happens in the Workplace: Employee Wellness Program to Improve Lives and Save Money
  - The Huffington Post -
  5/15/2012
• Stockton Weighs Bankruptcy Option in Confronting Deficit
  - Bloomberg -
  5/15/2012
• Lawmakers brace for state budget revision
  - The Daily Journal -
  5/14/2012
• What they’re paid disclosed in new web posting
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  5/14/2012
• Shortfall in California’s Budget Swells to $16 Billion
  - The New York Times -
  5/12/2012
• Gov. Jerry Brown warns more budget cuts are coming
  - Los Angeles Times -
  5/11/2012
• Hercules in hot water over financial records
  - San Francisco Chronicle -
  5/11/2012
• How Hercules' redevelopment agency played a role in its financial woes
  - The Bay Citizen -
  5/11/2012
• State audit blasts Hercules financial practices; more reports coming up
  - Contra Costa Times -
  5/10/2012
• State comes down on Hercules for bad accounting
  - KGO -
  5/10/2012
• Elk Grove Unified School District Caught Overbilling Taxpayers
  - KCRA -
  5/10/2012
• Controller: Herculean problems at Bay Area city
  - Orange County Register -
  5/10/2012
• State Auditors Find Hercules Accounting Records a Mess
  - Hercules Patch -
  5/10/2012
• Huffman's State Parks Bill Advances
  - Mill Valley Patch -
  5/9/2012
• State Worker Unions Told To Prepare For Cuts
  - KCRA -
  5/9/2012
• California’s Revenue $2.44 Billion Below Projection
  - KOVR -
  5/8/2012
• Calif. April tax revenues fall short of projections
  - KXTV -
  5/8/2012
• Dreary April tax collections raise budget worries, controller says
  - Los Angeles Times -
  5/8/2012
• State coffers were short $2.4 billion in April
  - LA Observed -
  5/8/2012
• State Revenue Falling Short
  - KTXL -
  5/8/2012
• California closer to the poorhouse
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  5/8/2012
• Chesbro and Huffman parks bill moves forward
  - Lake County News -
  5/7/2012
• S.J. surging to top in job growth
  - The Record -
  5/2/2012
• Budget Worries for the Golden State
  - KMJ -
  5/2/2012
• Health tips from Dr. Oz at California Museum
  - Sacramento Press -
  5/2/2012
• Study Finds Preventable Chronic Ailments Cost CalPERS Millions in 2008
  - California Healthline -
  5/1/2012
• Budget blues from April's weak tax receipts
  - KXTV -
  5/1/2012
• Dr. Oz and California State Leaders Announce Work Wellness Program
  - The California Channel -
  5/1/2012
• Ratings agency raises concerns about California budget
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  5/1/2012
• Income Tax Revenue in April Falls More Than $2B Short of Projections
  - California Healthline -
  5/1/2012
• California Controller sets up mobile website
  - San Francisco Business Times -
  4/30/2012
• The Buzz: Dr. Oz and others to unveil report on what preventable illnesses cost California
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  4/30/2012
• State launches new health, wellness program
  - KXTV -
  4/30/2012
• Controller claims Medi-Cal hearing-aid providers gouging taxpayers
  - KTVU -
  4/30/2012
• Read the report: Preventable diseases cost CalPERS millions of dollars
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  4/30/2012
• State Controller John Chiang optimizes website for mobile devices
  - Techwire -
  4/30/2012
• Controller: Massive Overpayments Made To Hearing Aid Providers
  - KCRA -
  4/27/2012
• Dr. Oz to promote state worker health in Sacramento next week
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  4/27/2012
• Saving the California Dream: John Chiang's Reality Check
  - KTTV -
  4/26/2012
• Jerry Brown warns of more cuts to state budget
  - San Francisco Chronicle -
  4/25/2012
• Ruling undermines measure blocking lawmakers' pay
  - San Jose Mercury News -
  4/25/2012
• MetLife will pay $500 million to settle with states
  - Orange County Register -
  4/23/2012
• MetLife to pay $500 million in multi-state death benefits probe
  - Los Angeles Times -
  4/23/2012
• MetLife agrees to pay California, other states in "Death Master" suit
  - Los Angeles Business -
  4/23/2012
• MetLife to Pay $500 Million to Settle Death-Benefit Probe
  - Bloomberg -
  4/23/2012
• Hundreds of public workers in $300K club
  - Orange County Register -
  4/20/2012
• Stockton audit to begin in one month
  - The Record -
  4/19/2012
• CalPERS adopts new policy on gifts
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  4/18/2012
• Toll roads CEO in $300K club
  - Orange County Register -
  4/17/2012
• With RDAs axed, time to unload debt, property
  - Daily Press -
  4/14/2012
• Tax Deadline Looms
  - KQED -
  4/13/2012
• Public health exec almost tops state list
  - San Diego Union-Tribune -
  4/12/2012
• Tax Time is Also Crunch Time for the State
  - California's Capitol -
  4/12/2012
• California leaders watching the tax dollars trickle in
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  4/12/2012
• How many unionized state workers are there, anyway?
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  4/11/2012
• April state income tax revenues look weak
  - KXTV -
  4/11/2012
• What's going on here - Is California holding money for you?
  - Mount Shasta News -
  4/11/2012
• California Monthly Revenue $233.5 Million Below Brown’s Budget
  - Bloomberg -
  4/10/2012
• State Budget Projections Coming Up Short
  - KTXL -
  4/10/2012
• State Controller Says March Revenues Below Projections
  - Capital Public Radio -
  4/10/2012
• State Controller: March Cash Balance Falls Short
  - KCRA -
  4/10/2012
• California revenues 4.2 percent shy in March
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  4/10/2012
• Tax revenue lags as state enters critical month
  - Los Angeles Times -
  4/10/2012
• State Controller Reports March Revenues Lag Projections
  - KPBS -
  4/10/2012
• State revenue for March below projections
  - KXTV -
  4/10/2012
• California state government hiring slowed in 2011
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  4/9/2012
• Toll Road Agencies Refused to Disclose Salary Information
  - Voice of OC -
  4/9/2012
• Lawmakers hammering out 'hybrid' pension plan
  - Capitol Weekly -
  4/9/2012
• Legislator paycheck fight heads to court
  - KXTV -
  4/8/2012
• 20-year-old donation finally finds it way to Land Park
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  4/6/2012
• Health plan prepared to pay to resolve Medicare, Medi-Cal fraud probes
  - California Watch -
  4/4/2012
• Stockton finances prompt state investigation
  - The Record -
  4/3/2012
• State Controller to probe Stockton’s financial issues
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  4/2/2012
• California Will Investigate Stockton’s Fiscal Practices
  - Bloomberg -
  4/2/2012
• State Controller Orders Stockton Audit
  - KCRA -
  4/2/2012
• State controller to investigate Stockton finances
  - Los Angeles Times -
  4/2/2012
• Stockton To Be Audited Over Budget Deficit
  - KOVR -
  4/2/2012
• Stockton Will Have to Open Its Books to the State
  - Capital Public Radio -
  4/2/2012
• State to audit city of Stockton finances
  - Lodi News-Sentinel -
  4/2/2012
• Water manager's $618,608 payout has back story
  - Ventura County Star -
  3/31/2012
• Who earns more than Jerry Brown?
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  3/29/2012
• Mega Millions jackpot: About $100 million to aid state's schools
  - Los Angeles Times -
  3/29/2012
• State controller publishes new pay figures for special districts around the state
  - Lake County News -
  3/27/2012
• State regulators examine audit firm's ties to Oxnard housing project
  - Ventura County Star -
  3/26/2012
• More public salaries are posted
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  3/26/2012
• State Controller Visits Hayward
  - The Pioneer -
  3/22/2012
• California’s Next Step in Energy Efficiency Legislation: Building Retrofits
  - Rocky Mountain Institute -
  3/21/2012
• The Center to present free LGBT tax filing seminar on Thursday
  - San Diego Gay and Lesbian News -
  3/20/2012
• Yet another audit finds major problems with Montebello's money handling
  - San Gabriel Valley Tribune -
  3/17/2012
• The State of California Totally Owes You Money! Come Get It Here!
  - Laguna Beach Patch -
  3/14/2012
• John Chiang says California revenues fell short in February
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  3/13/2012
• Vallejo has $17,500-plus of unclaimed money held by California
  - Times-Herald -
  3/13/2012
• California's February Revenues Fall $146.3M Short of Projections
  - CaliforniaHealthline -
  3/13/2012
• Slideshow: Guess who has unclaimed cash in California?
  - San Francisco Chronicle -
  3/13/2012
• Angelina Jolie, Please Claim Your Cash
  - NBC Los Angeles -
  3/13/2012
• SSU economist forecasts modest improvement for North Bay in 2012
  - North Bay Business Journal -
  3/12/2012
• California Revenue in February Fell 3.2 Percent Behind Forecast
  - Bloomberg -
  3/12/2012
• California Revenues Continue to Lag Behind Expectations
  - Capital Public Radio -
  3/12/2012
• State revenues $146.3 million behind projections
  - Orange County Register -
  3/12/2012
• Tax revenues still lag in California
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  3/12/2012
• Cash flow dips but California's finances secure, controller says
  - Los Angeles Times -
  3/12/2012
• Worse Than the Pension Crisis: California's $62 Billion Retiree Health Care Problem
  - NBC Bay Area -
  3/8/2012
• Israeli President Shimon Peres Addresses Community in Beverly Hills
  - Beverly Hills Courier -
  3/8/2012
• State Controller's Office to Host Seminar for Small Business Owners
  - South Gate Patch -
  3/6/2012
• When will California pay furlough back wages to state workers?
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  3/6/2012
• Officials say state audit in Riverside will be routine
  - The Press-Enterprise -
  3/5/2012
• College Democrats honor Chiang, Saylor
  - The Davis Enterprise -
  3/3/2012
• State’s $6.1 billion cache a treasure trove for some in Auburn
  - Auburn Journal -
  3/2/2012
• Econ forecast predicts modest improvement for North Bay in 2012
  - North Bay Business Journal -
  3/1/2012
• Free Bilingual Tax Preparation Event Set This Weekend
  - South Gate Patch -
  3/1/2012
• Dan Walters: Jerry Brown's budget plan looks like a pipe dream
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  2/28/2012
• California asks CSU system for $250 million loan
  - Daily Sundial -
  2/27/2012
• Program proposed to help small farmers and clean energy increase exports
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  2/27/2012
• California's growth has 'flatlined,' Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom says at SLO event
  - The Tribune -
  2/25/2012
• True costs of California’s state retirees' health insurance penciled out
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  2/24/2012
• California must invest in the future, Lt. Governor says in SLO
  - Pacific Coast Business Times -
  2/24/2012
• John Chiang: California needs to pay down retiree health costs
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  2/24/2012
• Chiang warns of budget pain at Rohnert Park economic conference
  - Press Democrat -
  2/23/2012
• Controller, lawmakers propose energy efficiency program
  - Los Angeles Times -
  2/22/2012
• Cheaper financing for energy retrofits proposed
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  2/22/2012
• State Assemblyman Anthony Portantino asks for pay freezes
  - San Gabriel Valley Tribune -
  2/21/2012
• Morgan Hill posts employee pay data
  - Morgan Hill Times -
  2/15/2012
• S&P Raises California's Credit Rating
  - NBC Los Angeles -
  2/14/2012
• Standard & Poor's improves outlook for California bond rating
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  2/14/2012
• ¡Reclame su dinero!
  - Telemundo Los Angeles -
  2/13/2012
• Q&A: John Chiang, California State Controller
  - North Bay Business Journal -
  2/13/2012
• California's actual state revenue doesn't match Governor Jerry Brown's budget hopes
  - KPCC -
  2/13/2012
• California's January income lags, putting a dent in Jerry Brown's budget plan
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  2/11/2012
• Calif. Jan. Tax Revenue $528M Below Estimate
  - Bloomberg -
  2/10/2012
• California budget still imperiled by cash crunch
  - Los Angeles Times -
  2/10/2012
• California’s Cash Situation Continues to Deteriorate
  - Capital Public Radio -
  2/10/2012
• Controller John Chiang: January revenues 'disappointing'
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  2/10/2012
• Controller: State revenues lagged again in January
  - Orange County Register -
  2/10/2012
• California’s cash receipts lower than forecast
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  2/10/2012
• California State Controller John Chiang discusses state's 'fiscal future'
  - The Desert Sun -
  2/9/2012
• State looks to borrow from UC due to predicted cash flow shortfall
  - The Daily Californian -
  2/6/2012
• District board members enjoy deluxe benefits
  - The Desert Sun -
  2/5/2012
• Dan Walters: California Democrats distort their majority-vote budget power
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  2/3/2012
• California Lawmakers Give Assent to Internal Cash Borrowing
  - Bloomberg -
  2/3/2012
• Gov. Jerry Brown signs measure to help plug state's budget hole
  - Los Angeles Times -
  2/3/2012
• Bills on internal borrowing, school busing go to Brown
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  2/3/2012
• Lawmakers want to tap special funds to prevent shortfall
  - Los Angeles Times -
  2/2/2012
• California's budget history shows good times, bad times
  - News10 -
  2/2/2012
• California, other states settle death claim case with Prudential
  - Los Angeles Times -
  2/2/2012
• John Chiang says California's cash will dry up if officials don't act
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  2/1/2012
• Controller: California about to go broke
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  2/1/2012
• Lawmakers talk pensions, lawsuits at CNPA day
  - Auburn Journal -
  2/1/2012
• California controller warns of cash crunch
  - San Diego Union-Tribune -
  2/1/2012
• California needs to find $3 billion by March
  - Los Angeles Times -
  2/1/2012
• State Budget Continues to Baffle Sacramento
  - KQED -
  2/1/2012
• Budget Vice Tightens a Bit More
  - NBC Los Angeles -
  2/1/2012
• California could run out of cash in March, controller warns
  - Los Angeles Times -
  1/31/2012
• Budget Cleanup: Cash Crunch, School Bus Funds
  - Capital Public Radio -
  1/31/2012
• State Running Out of Cash
  - The Bay Citizen -
  1/31/2012
• Controller: State to run out of cash in March without action
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  1/31/2012
• California Controller warns of looming cash flow crisis
  - Appeal-Democrat -
  1/31/2012
• California Faces Cash Shortfall by March on Low Receipts, Controller Says
  - Bloomberg -
  1/31/2012
• Chiang Warns Of State Cash Shortage
  - KCRA -
  1/31/2012
• State controller: California is running out of cash
  - San Francisco Chronicle -
  1/31/2012
• Controller: Calif. ‘Operating On Borrowed Money’, May Run Out Of Cash By March
  - CBS Los Angeles -
  1/31/2012
• Lawsuit Filed Over Lawmaker Pay
  - KVML -
  1/25/2012
• Democratic legislative leaders sue Controller John Chiang over pay in budget dispute
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  1/25/2012
• Democratic lawmakers sue controller over his withholding of their pay
  - Los Angeles Times -
  1/25/2012
• State Democrats sue Chiang over withheld pay from late budget
  - KABC -
  1/25/2012
• Legislators to challenge controller's power to withhold pay
  - Los Angeles Times -
  1/24/2012
• Controller Chiang Sued By Lawmakers
  - KCRA -
  1/24/2012
• Lawmakers sue state controller over pay
  - Orange County Register -
  1/24/2012
• Dems Hire Scotland for Separation-of-Powers Case
  - The Recorder -
  1/24/2012
• California lawmakers to sue John Chiang over their pay
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  1/24/2012
• California lawmakers sue state controller for not paying them during 2011 budget fight
  - KPCC -
  1/24/2012
• California Lawmakers Sue Controller for Withholding Pay in Budget Dispute
  - Bloomberg -
  1/24/2012
• San Benito County submits late pay report to the state
  - Hollister Free Lance -
  1/23/2012
• State gives owners of unclaimed property a chance to retrieve it
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  1/23/2012
• Tens of thousands of public workers in $150K club
  - Orange County Register -
  1/23/2012
• Bills to cap pay for executives and presidents brought forward
  - Sonoma State Star -
  1/23/2012
• Local businesses owe more than $1.3 million in delinquent taxes
  - Victor Valley Daily Press -
  1/22/2012
• Sierra College administrative pay revealed
  - Auburn Journal -
  1/22/2012
• Public Safety Dominates List of Highest Paid City Employees
  - Glendora Patch -
  1/22/2012
• State’s top 250 tax debtors lists recoups $100M
  - Mountain Democrat -
  1/19/2012
• Free Tax Prep Help Through the State Controller’s Office
  - Eastern Group Publications -
  1/19/2012
• After Bell, Santa Ana had top-paid city worker in California
  - Orange County Register -
  1/17/2012
• Prudential to settle on life insurance policies
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  1/14/2012
• Allegations of fraud deepen Compton's financial troubles
  - Los Angeles Times -
  1/14/2012
• Free Tax Preparation Available For Some Southland Residents
  - CBS Los Angeles -
  1/13/2012
• City Manager Tops List of Glendora Salaries
  - Glendora Patch -
  1/12/2012
• How Much Do Pacifica City Employees Make?
  - Pacifica Patch -
  1/12/2012
• California ended December below revenue projections
  - Sacramento Business Journal -
  1/11/2012
• Controller: State Revenues Still Falling Short
  - Capital Public Radio -
  1/10/2012
• December tax revenues dip slightly from Brown's estimate
  - Los Angeles Times -
  1/10/2012
• California controller says December revenues missed mark
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  1/10/2012
• California’s budget problems worsen
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  1/10/2012
• State revenues $2.5 billion behind projections
  - Orange County Register -
  1/10/2012
• City Manager Tops List Of Palm Desert Salaries
  - Palm Desert Patch -
  1/9/2012
• Ex-Santa Clara County health chief Kim Roberts got $1M in 2010
  - San Jose Business Journal -
  1/6/2012
• Liu introduces bill to help cities collect on debts
  - Burbank Leader -
  1/6/2012
• More Than $100,000 Pay in 2010 for 61 Banning-Beaumont City Employees
  - Banning-Beaumont Patch -
  1/6/2012
• Salary Info Released For City Workers
  - Murrieta Patch -
  1/5/2012
• Whack! Brown to ax 3,000 state jobs, 50 state organizations
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  1/5/2012
• Montebello audit shows accounting flaws; state audit of Hercules to follow
  - Contra Costa Times -
  1/3/2012
• State Controller Releases Montebello Review, Hercules Audit Still Underway
  - Hercules Patch -
  1/3/2012
• California cities seek restoration of some redevelopment spending
  - Los Angeles Times -
  1/1/2012
• Fewer government workers earned $100,000 in 2010
  - The Press-Enterprise -
  12/31/2011
• Cities ponder life after redevelopment
  - Pasadena Sun -
  12/30/2011
• CA Controller John Chiang issues federal payroll tax update
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  12/30/2011
• City Leaders Predict Formation of New Board to Succeed Redevelopment Agency
  - Hercules Patch -
  12/30/2011
• Montebello's finances under increasing scrutiny
  - KABC -
  12/29/2011
• Final state audit of Montebello finds huge lack of fiscal controls
  - Los Angeles Times -
  12/29/2011
• Controller Finds ‘Fiscal Abuse’ in Southern California Audit
  - Bloomberg -
  12/28/2011
• State controller accuses Montebello of sloppy accounting, pension spiking
  - Pasadena Star-News -
  12/28/2011
• Audit of Montebello Discovers Possible Pension Spiking
  - Human Resources Journal -
  12/28/2011
• What does Social Security tax extension mean for new retirees?
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  12/23/2011
• State lists Marin as one of two counties failing to submit salary data
  - Marin Independent Journal -
  12/23/2011
• Failure To File: Some Cities Face Potential $5,000 Fines
  - CBS Sacramento -
  12/20/2011
• Controller Makes $3 Billion In Findings Since 2007, Continues to Examine Hercules
  - Hercules Patch -
  12/20/2011
• Slideshow: Best-paid city jobs
  - Sacramento Business Journal -
  12/19/2011
• Budget's softer hit still bruises
  - The Record -
  12/18/2011
• Sacramento region governments cut from the bottom while adding to the top
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  12/18/2011
• Top-paid Bay Area bureaucrat got over $1 million
  - San Francisco Business Times -
  12/16/2011
• Lindsay misses salary report deadline
  - Porterville Recorder -
  12/15/2011
• Local salaries posted on state controller's website
  - Porterville Recorder -
  12/15/2011
• Slideshow: Best-paid county officials
  - Sacramento Business Journal -
  12/14/2011
• Controller releases latest payroll reports
  - Times-Standard -
  12/13/2011
• Sonoma County, local governments cut payrolls 4.7 percent in 2010
  - Press Democrat -
  12/13/2011
• Controller releases November cash update
  - Lake County News -
  12/12/2011
• State Controller posts salaries of city workers
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  12/12/2011
• State's revenue picture was brighter in November
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  12/10/2011
• Reporter's Notebook: From Budget Cash to Court Clash
  - KQED -
  12/10/2011
• Brown Warns About Deficit
  - KVML -
  12/9/2011
• Vacaville Unified School District board gets bit of good news
  - The Reporter -
  12/9/2011
• State coffers looking a bit better
  - LA Observed -
  12/8/2011
• State revenues still $1 billion behind projections
  - Orange County Register -
  12/8/2011
• Cash Revenues Up in November
  - Capital Public Radio -
  12/8/2011
• Brown Says More Automatic Cuts to Come If California Tax Plan Voted Down
  - Bloomberg -
  12/8/2011
• Your Money Could Be Waiting for You
  - The Noe Valley Voice -
  12/8/2011
• California Revenue Trails Budget by $1 Billion, Controller Says
  - Bloomberg -
  12/8/2011
• California’s revenue picture brightens – slightly
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  12/8/2011
• Marysville to limit payments to Yuba County
  - Appeal-Democrat -
  12/7/2011
• One-third of Santa Margarita water workers crack $100K club
  - Orange County Register -
  12/5/2011
• Not there yet: US states can't meet revenue forecasts
  - Reuters -
  11/23/2011
• New city manager looks to turn page in Hercules
  - Contra Costa Times -
  11/22/2011
• Rio Vista set to find new city manager
  - The Reporter -
  11/19/2011
• California faces $3.7B shortfall over projection, could cause trigger cuts
  - Sacramento Business Journal -
  11/16/2011
• California’s government careening toward massive budget cuts
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  11/16/2011
• Porterville schools prepare for transportation funding cuts
  - Valley Voice -
  11/16/2011
• One-third of Moulton Niguel water workers crack $100K club
  - Orange County Register -
  11/16/2011
• Budget forecast poor for schools, services
  - San Diego Union-Tribune -
  11/16/2011
• Revenue estimates to determine 'trigger cuts' to education, healthcare
  - KABC -
  11/15/2011
• Rio Vista leader's ouster sought
  - The Reporter -
  11/15/2011
• Revenue $1.26 Billion Below Forecast, Calif. Finance Dept. Says
  - Bloomberg -
  11/15/2011
• Cities Hit as Funds From Bonds Pay Other Bills
  - Wall Street Journal -
  11/14/2011
• Cal State faces $100 million mid-year budget cut
  - KPCC -
  11/11/2011
• Prop Zero: Capitol Cash Squeeze Ahead
  - NBC Los Angeles -
  11/11/2011
• Brown will ask legislators to OK billions for bullet train
  - Los Angeles Times -
  11/11/2011
• Calif. revenue falling short - automatic cuts loom
  - San Francisco Chronicle -
  11/11/2011
• Local Redevelopment Funds Claw-back Considered by California Supreme Court
  - KQED -
  11/11/2011
• YCCD jobs safe for 2 years
  - The Modesto Bee -
  11/11/2011
• California budget cuts loom as revenue dips, spending soars
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  11/11/2011
• State revenues $1.5 billion behind projections
  - Orange County Register -
  11/10/2011
• State controller releases October 2011 cash update
  - Lake County News -
  11/10/2011
• California Oct. revenue $810.5 mln short of forecast
  - Reuters -
  11/10/2011
• California $1.5 billion behind budget estimates
  - The Daily Bruin -
  11/10/2011
• State revenue forecast looks grim
  - San Diego Union-Tribune -
  11/10/2011
• State Controller Says Revenues Lag
  - Capital Public Radio -
  11/10/2011
• California edges closer to draconian budget cuts
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  11/10/2011
• Plunge In Tax Revenue May Force Calif. To Cut Public Safety, School Funding
  - KNX -
  11/10/2011
• Controller John Chiang says California has $1.5 billion cash gap
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  11/10/2011
• California short $810M in October, automatic cuts more likely
  - San Francisco Business Times -
  11/10/2011
• Cash-strapped Montebello receives loan
  - Los Angeles Times -
  11/10/2011
• LA community colleges move to end construction contract
  - KPCC -
  11/9/2011
• How much does it pay? Wages in Lake County
  - Lake County Record-Bee -
  11/9/2011
• Ventura County supervisor files initiative to block health insurance for part-time officials
  - Ventura County Star -
  11/8/2011
• John Chiang rejects term limit idea for CalPERS elected seats
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  11/4/2011
• Central Valley Venture Forum encourages small business
  - KFSN -
  11/4/2011
• Napa schools safe for now from state budget cuts
  - Napa Valley Register -
  11/4/2011
• Audit is critical of Montebello contracts
  - The Downey Patriot -
  11/3/2011
• Assembly budget aides expecting $5 billion to $8 billion deficit
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  11/3/2011
• Top Cuesta College officials agree to cut their own salaries
  - The Tribune -
  11/3/2011
• State Audit Reveals City Failed to Get Competitive Bids Required by Law
  - Montebello Comet -
  11/3/2011
• Latest Montebello audit finds 'troubling management practices'
  - Contra Costa Times -
  11/2/2011
• California audit targets Montebello's engineering firm
  - Los Angeles Times -
  11/2/2011
• State Controller scrutinizes Montebello's $2.5 million relationship with private contractor
  - Pasadena Star-News -
  11/1/2011
• New CEO for gold-plated water district
  - Orange County Register -
  10/31/2011
• Montebello obtains better credit outlook
  - San Gabriel Valley Tribune -
  10/31/2011
• 64 percent of sewer workers cracked $100K club
  - Orange County Register -
  10/25/2011
• Analysis: California school districts to take down reserves
  - Reuters -
  10/24/2011
• Simple Request for Public Officials' Salaries Got Him Fired, Bank VP Says
  - Courthouse News Service -
  10/24/2011
• More Budget Cuts for Local Schools
  - KEYT -
  10/24/2011
• Baldwin Park schools agree to state audit
  - San Gabriel Valley Tribune -
  10/21/2011
• Group Formally Challenges Accuracy of East LA Fiscal Study
  - City Terrace Comet -
  10/20/2011
• Editorial: LACCD takes steps to address shortcomings in building program
  - Los Angeles Times -
  10/20/2011
• State Revenues Continue Downward Trend
  - Glendora Patch -
  10/19/2011
• LA Community College District moves to cancel construction contracts
  - Southern California Public Radio -
  10/18/2011
• Lottery dollars for schools
  - The Porterville Recorder -
  10/18/2011
• 54% of sewer district workers cracked $100K club
  - Orange County Register -
  10/18/2011
• Reports show overpayment, fraud at L.A. Community College District
  - The Daily Breeze -
  10/17/2011
• State website offers details on unclaimed cash
  - Patterson Irrigator -
  10/14/2011
• The First $1 Billion In Revenue Shortfalls Are Free
  - NBC Bay Area -
  10/13/2011
• Montebello City Manager, Attorney, Seek to Regulate Councilmember
  - Montebello Comet -
  10/13/2011
• California’s Revenue in First Quarter Fell Short of Forecast
  - Bloomberg -
  10/13/2011
• Montebello council candidates divided over how to fix the city
  - San Gabriel Valley Tribune -
  10/12/2011
• 26% of Fullerton city workers crack $100K club
  - Orange County Register -
  10/12/2011
• Whistle blower inspires stricter council rules in Montebello
  - Los Angeles Times -
  10/11/2011
• California revenues down by $705 million
  - San Francisco Chronicle -
  10/11/2011
• California's continued revenue slide could trigger cuts
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  10/11/2011
• Editorial: State's revenue forecast looking worse by the day
  - Ventura County Star -
  10/11/2011
• Campuses taking cover in case of shortfall
  - Redlands Daily Facts -
  10/11/2011
• State now over $700 million behind revenue target
  - The Daily Californian -
  10/11/2011
• Controller: State may need to cut budget this year
  - Orange County Register -
  10/10/2011
• Controller: State's Revenue Picture Getting Worse
  - Capital Public Radio -
  10/10/2011
• New Budget Numbers From California 'Do Not Paint A Hopeful Picture'
  - Business Insider -
  10/10/2011
• Schools Expect More Cuts After State Revenue Falls Short
  - KION/KCBA -
  10/10/2011
• California's September revenue misses target
  - Reuters -
  10/10/2011
• California revenue is now $705M behind estimates
  - San Francisco Business Times -
  10/10/2011
• Montebello City Manager, Attorney Seek To Regulate Councilmember
  - Montebello Comet -
  10/10/2011
• 39 percent of Orange workers crack $100K club
  - Orange County Register -
  10/10/2011
• State finances slip in September; could signal new cuts
  - LA Observed -
  10/10/2011
• California’s Quarterly Tax Revenue Falls Below Projections
  - Bloomberg -
  10/10/2011
• California revenues miss mark in September
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  10/10/2011
• California edges closer to budget precipice
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  10/10/2011
• Jerry Brown signs one CalPERS bill, vetoes another
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  10/7/2011
• Bills to restore confidence in state pension funds
  - San Francisco Chronicle -
  10/7/2011
• Community College District halts spending on construction
  - Los Angeles Times -
  10/6/2011
• Lodi Unified School District to receive $4 million from lottery funds
  - Lodi News-Sentinel -
  10/6/2011
• U.S. State Revenue Gaps May Lead to ‘Widespread’ Cuts, Fitch Ratings Says
  - Bloomberg -
  10/6/2011
• The big question: Will Jerry pull the fiscal trigger?
  - Capitol Weekly -
  10/6/2011
• California's key revenue report near, may trigger cuts
  - Reuters -
  10/6/2011
• 123 Laguna Beach city workers earned $100K plus
  - Orange County Register -
  10/5/2011
• D.A. opens investigation of Los Angeles Community College District
  - Los Angeles Times -
  10/5/2011
• Humboldt schools, CR get $20.4 million from lottery
  - Times-Standard -
  10/4/2011
• New law widens state audit powers
  - Whitter Daily News -
  10/4/2011
• Yolo County gets $4,076,252 of $1.12 billion in Lottery funds for the year
  - Woodland Record -
  10/4/2011
• O.C. schools get $88.6 million from state lottery
  - Orange County Register -
  10/3/2011
• Central Valley schools get $184 Million from lottery
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  10/3/2011
• Leading the Charge: California Controller John Chiang
  - Journal of EDM Finance -
  10/2/2011
• Some question health care benefits for council members
  - Ventura County Star -
  10/1/2011
• Montebello comes up with Plan C, last resort to make payroll
  - San Gabriel Valley Tribune -
  9/29/2011
• Disability-Rights Advocates Plan Challenge to State Budget Cuts
  - California Healthline -
  9/28/2011
• Elimination of Utility Tax Threatens City Services
  - South Pasadena Patch -
  9/28/2011
• Tri-City boss, paid $500,000, may get raise
  - San Diego Union-Tribune -
  9/28/2011
• City blew money on ‘frivolous or questionable expenses’
  - Orange County Register -
  9/27/2011
• Consumer-Friendly Dave Jones Rubs Some in Insurance Industry the Wrong Way
  - Insurance News Net -
  9/26/2011
• Governor signs two bills by State Sen. Fuller
  - Taft Midway Driller -
  9/26/2011
• State controller slams Montebello's spending practices
  - Whittier Daily News -
  9/23/2011
• TRPA defends using same auditor city of Bell employed
  - Lake Tahoe News -
  9/23/2011
• State Audits Says Montebello Misspent Millions, and Should Pay It Back
  - Montebello Comet -
  9/23/2011
• Montebello officials lash back at state controller's financial audit
  - Los Angeles Times -
  9/23/2011
• Audits: Montebello Blew $31M On ‘Frivolous’ Promo Items, Golfing, Vegas
  - CBS Los Angeles -
  9/23/2011
• CA controller: Montebello misspent more than $31M
  - KABC -
  9/23/2011
• California questions $31 million in spending by Montebello
  - Los Angeles Times -
  9/23/2011
• Montebello Comes Under Fire in Controller's Audits
  - NBC Los Angeles -
  9/22/2011
• Montebello misspent over $31 million, state audits find
  - Los Angeles Times -
  9/22/2011
• Chiang Alleges Improper Use of Millions by Southern California City
  - Capital Public Radio -
  9/22/2011
• Controller's audit finds $31 million in questionable spending by Montebello
  - Los Angeles Wave -
  9/22/2011
• State controller: Montebello misspent more than $31 million
  - Southern California Public Radio -
  9/22/2011
• Chula Vista executive pay appropriate, committee finds
  - San Diego Union-Tribune -
  9/22/2011
• Party Leaders Pledge to Fight for Workers and Middle Class at San Diego Democrats' County Convention
  - East County Magazine -
  9/22/2011
• Report: Chula Vista Executives Get Average Pay
  - 10News -
  9/20/2011
• Local economy growing, though slowly
  - San Diego Union-Tribune -
  9/20/2011
• One-third of Anaheim city workers earned $100K
  - Orange County Register -
  9/20/2011
• States Brace as Supercommittee Targets $500 Billion in Aid
  - Bloomberg -
  9/19/2011
• Revenues See 2.1% Rise
  - The Bond Buyer -
  9/16/2011
• 10 years after takeover, Emery Unified back in financial control
  - California Watch -
  9/16/2011
• Emeryville schools emerge from state takeover
  - The Oakland Tribune -
  9/15/2011
• San Ramon Gets $100K State Grant to Offset Youth Resource Officer's Salary
  - San Ramon Patch -
  9/14/2011
• Controller asks Jerry Brown to sign 'good government' bills
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  9/14/2011
• Almost 70% of water workers earned $100K
  - Orange County Register -
  9/14/2011
• New City Manager Gets $210,000 Contract
  - Temecula Patch -
  9/13/2011
• Temecula: Council approves Johnson's city manager contract
  - The Californian -
  9/13/2011
• Show Me the Money: A Harrowing Fiscal Tour with State Controller John Chiang
  - Santa Barbara Lawyer -
  9/12/2011
• California Revenues Beat Projections In August
  - CBS San Francisco -
  9/11/2011
• Controller Reports August Revenues $134.9 Million Above Budget Projections
  - California Progress Report -
  9/9/2011
• California August Tax Revenue Up $134.9 Million, Controller Chiang Says
  - Bloomberg -
  9/9/2011
• State takes in more than expected
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  9/9/2011
• Greuel to investigate community college hiring
  - Los Angeles Times -
  9/8/2011
• Political fallout of UC’s decisions raise Capitol eyebrows
  - Capitol Weekly -
  9/8/2011
• Districts Readying for Never-Ending Budget Rollercoaster
  - Glendora Patch -
  9/6/2011
• Slideshow: Top 10 counties for California state employees
  - Sacramento Business Journal -
  9/6/2011
• Leave cash-out for Irvine Ranch’s departing CEO: $84,280
  - Orange County Register -
  9/6/2011
• Pacific Grove schools to ask voters for tax increase
  - KION -
  9/6/2011
• Double-dip recession won’t happen, economist tells local conference
  - Napa Valley Register -
  9/2/2011
• Microchipping Pets Bill Awaits Approval
  - Mar Vista Patch -
  9/1/2011
• Laguna Hills city workers: 12 percent underpaid?
  - Orange County Register -
  9/1/2011
• Montebello Seeks $3.9 Million to Avoid Shutdown
  - Montebello Comet -
  9/1/2011
• S&P Rates California Revenue Anticipation Notes 'SP-1+'
  - Reuters -
  9/1/2011
• Insurers question plan to cover adult day care patients
  - California Watch -
  8/31/2011
• Midyear Cuts Loom For Citrus College
  - Glendora Patch -
  8/30/2011
• Assembly forgoes open budget talks
  - KXTV -
  8/30/2011
• Calif. Lawmakers Resist Calls To 'Open The Books'
  - KCRA -
  8/29/2011
• After adult day care cut, state turns to troubled firms
  - California Watch -
  8/29/2011
• Hueso moves to block anti-secrecy bill
  - San Diego Union-Tribune -
  8/29/2011
• U-T Watchdog Report Reveals Highest Paid State Workers In SD County
  - KPBS -
  8/29/2011
• Trigger cuts could reduce CSU funding another $100 million
  - Daily Sundial -
  8/28/2011
• The Los Angeles Community College District blues
  - Los Angeles Times -
  8/26/2011
• Cuesta College could face layoffs if midyear budget cuts occur, president says
  - The Tribune -
  8/24/2011
• Rio Vista's Reputation On The Line
  - PublicCEO -
  8/24/2011
• Hercules' Red Ink Could Bleed into Pinole
  - Hercules Patch -
  8/24/2011
• Local Group Wants D.A. to Investigate L.A. Community College District
  - Eagle Rock Patch -
  8/24/2011
• State Controller to audit Hercules' books
  - Contra Costa Times -
  8/23/2011
• Chancellors discuss impact of community college cuts
  - The Press-Enterprise -
  8/22/2011
• Dan Walters: Older Democratic politicians clogging up the waiting line
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  8/22/2011
• Hercules Mayor Welcomes State Audit
  - Hercules Patch -
  8/22/2011
• State colleges, universities may need to make more budget cuts
  - Los Angeles Times -
  8/22/2011
• California Prison Doctor Pay Shows Deficits Don't Bar Big Salary
  - San Francisco Chronicle -
  8/22/2011
• Transit agency grants contract to Bell's former auditor
  - Orange County Register -
  8/22/2011
• Tighter Times Ahead for California's Colleges
  - San Diego Reader -
  8/22/2011
• Citrus College Budget Woes Force Fewer Class Offerings, Fee Hikes
  - Glendora Patch -
  8/22/2011
• Mt. Diablo school bond oversight committee member alleges misuse of money
  - Contra Costa Times -
  8/20/2011
• UC opts out of public salary database & gives $140 million in raises: justifiable or egregious?
  - Southern California Public Radio -
  8/19/2011
• California seeks probe of alleged community college job rigging
  - Los Angeles Times -
  8/19/2011
• UC to Chiang: We probably won't give you all pay data you want
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  8/19/2011
• City Appeals State-Mandated Payment to Retain Redevelopment Agency
  - Rohnert Park Patch -
  8/19/2011
• County budget reflects $6 million shortfall
  - Sierra Star -
  8/18/2011
• UC making history – but not the good kind
  - Capitol Weekly -
  8/18/2011
• Cities say the Legislature is trampling on their powers
  - Whittier Daily News -
  8/18/2011
• Audit Condemns College Practices at Van de Kamps Facility
  - Eagle Rock Patch -
  8/18/2011
• Finger on the trigger: Chico State braces for further cuts
  - Chico News and Review -
  8/18/2011
• LACCD to enact reforms
  - The Roundup -
  8/18/2011
• UC opts out of controller’s public pay database
  - San Diego Union-Tribune -
  8/18/2011
• State Auditors to Examine Hercules’ Books
  - Hercules Patch -
  8/18/2011
• Montebello officials continue talks with state auditors
  - San Gabriel Valley Tribune -
  8/18/2011
• Court agrees to hear case against abolishing redevelopment agencies
  - Thousand Oaks Acorn -
  8/18/2011
• School officials look to save $4 million for next year
  - Lincoln News Messenger -
  8/17/2011
• Health plan that 'fleeced the state' stands to grow
  - California Watch -
  8/17/2011
• California July Revenue Missed Budget Forecast by 9.2%, State Agency Says
  - Bloomberg -
  8/16/2011
• State Controller's auditors to meet with Montebello officials
  - Whittier Daily News -
  8/16/2011
• California revenues down, Department of Finance confirms
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  8/16/2011
• How Cities Use Redevelopment
  - Hercules Patch -
  8/16/2011
• Trigger Cuts Focus on Healthcare, Education
  - NBC Los Angeles -
  8/15/2011
• L.A. College District Under Fire for Misuse of Bond Funds
  - The Bond Buyer -
  8/15/2011
• State lawmakers to vote on bills overhauling regulations for charter schools
  - Ventura County Star -
  8/13/2011
• Volatile markets hit state
  - San Bernardino County Sun -
  8/13/2011
• Why the Downgrade and Market Volatility Are Especially Bad for California
  - Time -
  8/12/2011
• Court halts dismantling of CA redevelopment agencies
  - San Francisco Chronicle -
  8/12/2011
• Council Votes to Save Redevelopment Agency
  - Walnut Patch -
  8/12/2011
• A budget cut above
  - The Record -
  8/12/2011
• Imperial County educators have mixed viewpoints on mid-year cuts
  - Imperial Valley Press -
  8/12/2011
• There’s a Hole in the Budget Bucket
  - California Progress Report -
  8/12/2011
• Montebello Officials Work to Allay Suspicions
  - Montebello Comet -
  8/11/2011
• Court puts redevelopment change on hold
  - San Diego Union-Tribune -
  8/11/2011
• California audit criticizes L.A. community college building program
  - Los Angeles Times -
  8/11/2011
• California General Fund Revenues 10% Less Than Expected
  - The Bond Buyer -
  8/11/2011
• California's Shaky Trigger Finger
  - NBC Bay Area -
  8/11/2011
• L.A. Water Agency Sells $311 Million as California Offers Dip: Muni Credit
  - Bloomberg -
  8/11/2011
• State Tax Revenue Falls Below Expectations
  - NBC Bay Area -
  8/10/2011
• Audit: LA Community Colleges Misspent $140M In Bond Funds
  - CBS Los Angeles -
  8/10/2011
• Looking for Lost Cash? California Has it Waiting for You
  - KTXL -
  8/10/2011
• Will Wall Street’s woes mean more cuts to California’s schools, disabled, and elderly?
  - Southern California Public Radio -
  8/10/2011
• Was California's Budget Too Optimistic? Will More Cuts Ensue?
  - KCRW -
  8/10/2011
• California Runs Low on Money, Again
  - 24/7 Wall St. -
  8/10/2011
• California's new budget already facing shortfall
  - San Francisco Chronicle -
  8/10/2011
• State budget falls short of estimates
  - KGET -
  8/10/2011
• CA's Tax Revenue Plunges in July
  - Fox 11 -
  8/10/2011
• State controller audit finds that $140 million was misspent
  - Southern California Public Radio -
  8/10/2011
• State's Revenues Down by $539 Million in July
  - California Progress Report -
  8/10/2011
• California's July revenue drop prompts fear of more school cuts
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  8/10/2011
• California tax revenue plummets in July, raising fear of trigger cuts
  - Los Angeles Times -
  8/10/2011
• Audit finds LACCD misspent millions
  - The Roundup -
  8/10/2011
• Audit slams 'shoddy' oversight of L.A. community college projects
  - Los Angeles Times -
  8/10/2011
• MV City Council Paid Less Than State Guideline
  - Mountain View Patch -
  8/10/2011
• Controller: California revenue down in July
  - San Francisco Business Times -
  8/9/2011
• California revenues miss mark by 10 percent in July
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  8/9/2011
• California Tax Revenue Falls, Boosting Chance Of More Cuts
  - CBS San Francisco -
  8/9/2011
• CA State Revenues Down Over 10 Percent
  - California Political Review -
  8/9/2011
• Calif. July revenue falls $539 million short
  - News 10 -
  8/9/2011
• Controller reports California's revenues down
  - Sacramento Business Journal -
  8/9/2011
• State budget weighs heavily on the Scotts Valley Unified School District
  - Santa Cruz Sentinel -
  8/9/2011
• California Shortfall Hints at States' Woes
  - KGO -
  8/9/2011
• California tax revenues take a hit in July
  - LA Observed -
  8/9/2011
• California tax revenues plunge, deep cuts to schools could be triggered
  - Los Angeles Times -
  8/9/2011
• Budget Revenues Already Shaky
  - KQED -
  8/9/2011
• State Revenues Fall Below Projections Again, Cuts to Schools Loom
  - Aliso Viejo Patch -
  8/9/2011
• State's July Revenues Fall 10 Percent Short
  - Capital Public Radio -
  8/9/2011
• California tax revenue plummets, threatening school budgets
  - KPPC -
  8/9/2011
• California's Revenues Were In The Tank Even Before The Downgrade
  - Business Insider -
  8/9/2011
• Bell owes nearly $500,000, California parks department says
  - Los Angeles Times -
  8/8/2011
• Costa's Pension Initiative: Devil is in the Details
  - Fox & Hounds -
  8/8/2011
• Critics take aim at state budget plan
  - The Oakland Tribune -
  8/7/2011
• Simi Valley says it might owe less for redevelopment
  - Ventura County Star -
  8/7/2011
• Temple City changes auditing firms
  - Pasadena Star-News -
  8/6/2011
• State Controller and Sacramento Mayor celebrate non-profit’s decade of success
  - Sacramento Press -
  8/5/2011
• Chiang requests pay data from community colleges
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  8/4/2011
• Does The State of California Have Money For You?
  - Black Voices News -
  8/4/2011
• Montebello officials say they've solved one financial mystery
  - Los Angeles Times -
  8/4/2011
• State seeks to disclose salaries at community colleges
  - Los Angeles Times -
  8/4/2011
• State controller wants community college payrolls made public
  - Pleasanton Weekly -
  8/4/2011
• Elected leader compensation challenged in Indian Wells
  - The Desert Sun -
  8/4/2011
• Berkeley City Council Paid More Than State Guideline
  - Berkeley Patch -
  8/3/2011
• Calif. Official Will Add Community-College Salaries to Public Database
  - The Chronicle of Higher Education -
  8/3/2011
• California officials seek higher rates for meal reimbursements
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  8/3/2011
• American River College Student Fees Rising
  - Carmichael Patch -
  8/3/2011
• Murrieta dissatisfied with redevelopment option
  - North County Times -
  8/2/2011
• Local cities consider 'ransom' RDA payments
  - Daily Press -
  8/2/2011
• Rohnert Park City Council Salaries Lower Than Recommended by State
  - Rohnert Park Patch -
  8/2/2011
• Petaluma City Council Salaries Lower Than Recommended by State
  - Petaluma Patch -
  8/2/2011
• Most cities pay council members less than the state allows
  - Los Angeles Times -
  8/2/2011
• Does Someone Owe You Money?
  - Burlingame Patch -
  7/31/2011
• Our View: Both parties to blame for debt mess
  - Merced Sun-Star -
  7/30/2011
• Amazon tax dispute puts California tax board in spotlight
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  7/29/2011
• Kamala Harris: Redevelopment lawsuit is 'meritless'
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  7/28/2011
• Cities agree to pay state 'ransom' to retain redevelopment agencies
  - Ventura County Star -
  7/28/2011
• Tulelake, special districts fail to file wage reports; fines range from $5,000 to about $11,000
  - The Record Searchlight -
  7/28/2011
• O.C. cities: $150M to keep redevelopment?
  - Orange County Register -
  7/27/2011
• City Controller Announces Coliseum Audit
  - FOX 11 News -
  7/27/2011
• IRS is investigating Bell finances
  - Los Angeles Times -
  7/27/2011
• State budget crunch hits child care workers in the wallet
  - Bakersfield Now -
  7/26/2011
• 2 former California National Guard leaders told to repay 'double-dip' earnings
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  7/26/2011
• Vote-by-mail service under threat in budget cuts
  - San Jose Mercury News -
  7/26/2011
• Cashing out: How the city's redevelopment agency is surviving and why the county's probably won't
  - Santa Cruz Weekly -
  7/26/2011
• Supervisors Approve Ordinance to Keep Redevelopment Agency in Business
  - The Valley News -
  7/26/2011
• Pension measure creates 'CalSPERS' for private sector employees
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  7/26/2011
• Audit Slams California's Prisons Over Finances
  - Fox 11 News -
  7/26/2011
• Federal grant still on hold for Rio Vista
  - Daily Republic -
  7/25/2011
• Katy Grimes: Time to cut California Legislature’s hours
  - San Francisco Examiner -
  7/24/2011
• Controller Talks About Budget Crisis During Santa Barbara, Ventura County Trip
  - KCLU -
  7/22/2011
• State Controller John Chiang On California’s Fiscal Future
  - Santa Barbara Independent -
  7/22/2011
• Dan Walters: Why raise taxes when officials squander our money?
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  7/22/2011
• Education's Future
  - Edhat -
  7/22/2011
• State Controller John Chiang Delivers Message of Fiscal Discipline in Santa Barbara
  - Noozhawk -
  7/21/2011
• Prison audit finds 'high potential for fraud'
  - California Watch -
  7/21/2011
• State Controller Briefs Local Businessmen on California Economy
  - KCOY -
  7/21/2011
• Audit: California prisons had lousy bookkeeping
  - The Oakland Tribune -
  7/20/2011
• Audit hammers Corrections for poor financial controls
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  7/20/2011
• California Controller blasts prison department’s waste of money
  - San Francisco Business Times -
  7/20/2011
• San Juan Looks to Reduce Pension Costs
  - San Juan Capistrano Patch -
  7/19/2011
• Rio Vista sanctioned by state for delaying grant audit
  - The Oakland Tribune -
  7/19/2011
• Unclaimed Property: NCOIL Panel Backs Model Changes
  - National Underwriter Life & Health -
  7/18/2011
• In Washington's game of chicken, California has plenty at stake
  - Los Angeles Times -
  7/18/2011
• Dan Morain: Madness, Exhibit A: Prison doctor's pay
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  7/17/2011
• Bell finds reform is harder than it looks
  - Los Angeles Times -
  7/16/2011
• Montebello officials move to obtain loan
  - Whittier Daily News -
  7/15/2011
• Top-paid state worker was prison doctor: $777,423
  - The Orange County Register -
  7/14/2011
• Budget Battle Ain't Over 'Til It's Over
  - NBC Bay Area -
  7/14/2011
• Lockyer warns that spending cap could spell doom for higher ed
  - San Jose Mercury News -
  7/13/2011
• State revenues behind; Bill Lockyer skeptical about forecast
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  7/13/2011
• The 100 highest-paid California State University workers
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  7/12/2011
• CSU hikes tuition by another 12%
  - CNN -
  7/12/2011
• Tax receipts already short of state budget projections
  - Orange County Register -
  7/12/2011
• California cuts UC, CSU -- then seeks ability to borrow from them
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  7/12/2011
• Most Minnesota lawmakers still collecting their paychecks
  - Stateline -
  7/12/2011
• How Much Are CSU Presidents Making?
  - KCRA -
  7/12/2011
• California ends fiscal year in the black
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  7/11/2011
• Transportation agency flips position on retirement perk
  - Ventura County Star -
  7/11/2011
• Controller: State Spending, Borrowing Less
  - KCRA -
  7/11/2011
• Top university salaries stun some students
  - The Press-Enterprise -
  7/11/2011
• California’s June Revenue Is $440 Million Above Estimates, Controller Says
  - Bloomberg -
  7/11/2011
• Controller John Chiang: Cash receipts $350 million behind
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  7/11/2011
• Good news for California coffers
  - LA Observed -
  7/11/2011
• Property tax postponement program could aid seniors facing eviction
  - Santa Cruz Sentinel -
  7/10/2011
• More State Salaries Are Made Public
  - Concord Patch -
  7/9/2011
• HUD details alleged violations by Montebello
  - Los Angeles Times -
  7/9/2011
• HUD letter points out 'negligent' Montebello use of federal dollars
  - San Gabriel Valley Tribune -
  7/8/2011
• Abandoned Property Is Good News for Deficits
  - Bloomberg Businessweek -
  7/7/2011
• Brown orders review of stunning salary numbers
  - News10 -
  7/7/2011
• SLO County projects and redevelopment funds in jeopardy
  - Cal Coast News -
  7/7/2011
• CalPERS, pension reform measures face major test
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  7/7/2011
• Steinberg defends budget bill protecting teachers from layoffs
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  7/7/2011
• SSU pay database shows 76 earned over $100,000
  - The Press Democrat -
  7/6/2011
• Hundreds of Calif. state workers earn 6 figures
  - San Francisco Chronicle -
  7/6/2011
• Hundreds of California’s state employees earn more than $240,000
  - Cal Coast News -
  7/6/2011
• Over 1,400 State Workers Earn Above $200,000
  - KVML -
  7/6/2011
• Steinberg says no-pay decision needs to be challenged
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  7/6/2011
• State controller's latest data release details thousands of high-paying state jobs
  - Lake County News -
  7/6/2011
• Controller publishes state government and CSU payroll figures
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  7/5/2011
• Updated numbers for public workers' pay
  - Capitol Weekly -
  7/5/2011
• Controller expands public pay database
  - Sacramento Business Journal -
  7/5/2011
• Pay data released
  - Contra Costa Times -
  7/5/2011
• Calif. controller expands public worker pay database
  - Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal -
  7/5/2011
• State Controller Releases 2010 Salaries
  - KCRA -
  7/5/2011
• Call for pay freeze legit?
  - OneNewsNow -
  7/5/2011
• Chiang reveals salaries
  - San Bernardino County Sun -
  7/5/2011
• Stem cell agency's top salaries stand out on state roster
  - Los Angeles Times -
  7/5/2011
• Pay rates posted for all state employees
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  7/5/2011
• Controller publishes state government payroll figures
  - Pleasanton Weekly -
  7/5/2011
• Thomas Elias: Pay freeze tests lawmakers' values, principles
  - North County Times -
  7/3/2011
• Lawmaker upset with controller, but not his bill
  - The Press-Enterprise -
  7/3/2011
• Who decides if state budget is balanced?
  - The Orange County Register -
  7/1/2011
• California SBOE Members Debate Potential for Ethical Breaches
  - The Bureau of National Affairs -
  7/1/2011
• Legislators Forfeited 12 Days of Pay in Budget Battle
  - The Bay Citizen -
  6/30/2011
• Jerry Brown signs California budget without fanfare
  - Contra Costa Times -
  6/30/2011
• Capitol Journal: Proposition 25 proves its worth
  - Los Angeles Times -
  6/30/2011
• CA's New Law: No Budget? No Paycheck!
  - Business Insider -
  6/30/2011
• Brown signs budget after tumultuous month
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  6/30/2011
• FBI is investigating Montebello's finances
  - Los Angeles Times -
  6/30/2011
• California legislators' pay restored dating back to Tuesday
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  6/30/2011
• Budget: Good or Bad, It's Done
  - KQED -
  6/30/2011
• John Chiang-sponsored bills are a tough sell in the Legislature
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  6/30/2011
• $633 million to state's unclaimed-property account
  - San Francisco Chronicle -
  6/30/2011
• Insight: Sen. Noreen Evans Critical Of Chiang
  - Capital Public Radio -
  6/30/2011
• Urban renewal plans in jeopardy
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  6/30/2011
• California Budget Approved After Political Turbulence
  - The Epoch Times -
  6/29/2011
• Dems go it alone, approve a budget
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  6/29/2011
• California Legislature quickly passes state budget
  - San Francisco Chronicle -
  6/29/2011
• Coincidence? Their Pay Withheld, California Lawmakers Strike Budget Deal
  - National Public Radio -
  6/29/2011
• Pay Cut: Motivating Factor In Passing State Budget?
  - Capital Public Radio -
  6/29/2011
• Again, California Sets A Budget
  - The Bond Buyer -
  6/29/2011
• Legislature Passes Democrats' Budget Plan, Sends it to Brown
  - California Healthline -
  6/29/2011
• Dan Walters: California's new budget relies on shaky assumptions
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  6/29/2011
• Democrats pass austerity budget for California
  - Los Angeles Times -
  6/29/2011
• Brown, Democrats Reach Budget Deal That Includes 'Trigger Cuts'
  - California Healthline -
  6/28/2011
• Jerry Brown, Democrats agree on new budget plan
  - San Francisco Chronicle -
  6/28/2011
• Newsom Gives Up Salary, Too
  - The Bay Citizen -
  6/28/2011
• Brown, Democrats reach budget deal without taxes
  - Los Angeles Times -
  6/28/2011
• CalPERS' $11-million legal bill raises eyebrows
  - Los Angeles Times -
  6/28/2011
• Legislature approves budget
  - Contra Costa Times -
  6/28/2011
• Budget deal by Brown, Dems scraps tax election, may trigger cuts
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  6/28/2011
• Budget Passes with No Taxes, Plenty of Cuts
  - The Bay Citizen -
  6/28/2011
• GOP lawmakers seek opinion on docking legislative pay
  - Los Angeles Times -
  6/28/2011
• Dan Walters: Will Democrats' rosy-scenario budget work?
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  6/28/2011
• Buffett’s Forgotten $20 Helps California Bridge Budget Gap
  - Bloomberg -
  6/28/2011
• Lawmakers ask AG whether Chiang has authority to block pay
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  6/28/2011
• California budget deal reached
  - CNN -
  6/28/2011
• Governor Brown, Legislative Democrats Reach Budget Agreement
  - California Progress Report -
  6/28/2011
• UC, CSU face $150 million cut each in Democrat budget proposal
  - The Daily Californian -
  6/27/2011
• State Controller John Chiang on Budgets and Paychecks
  - KTXL-TV -
  6/27/2011
• California Budget Hinges on $4B New Revenue
  - Bloomberg -
  6/27/2011
• Matier and Ross: Brown, Dems leave GOP out in budget Plan B talks
  - San Francisco Chronicle -
  6/27/2011
• Brown, legislative Dems announce budget deal
  - Capitol Weekly -
  6/27/2011
• Dan Walters: Legislature's deception on budget backfires
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  6/27/2011
• Gatto Retracts; Budget Issue Remains
  - CityWatch -
  6/27/2011
• Proposed Amendment Would Set Rules on Balanced Budget
  - Capital Public Radio -
  6/27/2011
• Paycheck Protection, John Chiang Style
  - The American Spectator -
  6/27/2011
• Governor, Democrats agree on budget plan
  - The Orange County Register -
  6/27/2011
• Capital Notes: Does California Need A Budget Cop?
  - KQED -
  6/26/2011
• Capitol Notebook: Legislators' responses to pay halt contrasted
  - San Francisco Chronicle -
  6/25/2011
• Pruden on Politics: Something new from California
  - The Washington Times -
  6/24/2011
• Valley lawmakers back controller
  - The Modesto Bee -
  6/24/2011
• Gov. Jerry Brown sees little progress on budget, but insists 'I'm not giving up'
  - Los Angeles Times -
  6/24/2011
• Brown's Countdown, Day 166: Governor mends fences with fellow Democrats -- again
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  6/24/2011
• Jim Boren: Democrats' squeals reverberate statewide
  - The Fresno Bee -
  6/24/2011
• Some GOP lawmakers open to tax vote
  - California Watch -
  6/24/2011
• Lightened wallets from stalled budget affect local officials
  - Napa Valley Register -
  6/24/2011
• State Lawmakers in U.S. Race to Close Budget Deficits as Deadlines Loom
  - Bloomberg -
  6/23/2011
• The State Worker: Employees' glee at Chiang's pay decision doesn't add up
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  6/23/2011
• Kabuki without end: State legislators go unpaid as California reverts to dysfunctional type
  - The Economist -
  6/23/2011
• Dan Morain: Democrats dug their own hole with Prop. 25
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  6/23/2011
• Lawmakers say no pay hurts, but is fair play
  - The Desert Sun -
  6/23/2011
• Local legislators OK with no pay
  - Chico Enterprise Record -
  6/23/2011
• California Controller John Chiang's unlikely turn in the spotlight
  - Los Angeles Times -
  6/23/2011
• Angry Times in California
  - PBS NewsHour -
  6/23/2011
• Capitol Journal: Bad policy, but it may work
  - Los Angeles Times -
  6/23/2011
• California budget talks head down twin paths -- for now
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  6/23/2011
• Controller: Legislators will not collect their pay
  - San Francisco Chronicle -
  6/22/2011
• AM Alert: No paychecks, but fundraisers galore
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  6/22/2011
• California Legislators Lose Pay in Budget Jam
  - The Wall Street Journal -
  6/22/2011
• CA Lawmakers Face Another Day Without Pay
  - Fox 11 News -
  6/22/2011
• Questions abound over what's next at Capitol
  - Contra Costa Times -
  6/22/2011
• California stops lawmakers' wages until budget balances
  - BBC News -
  6/22/2011
• Insight: Controller on CA Budget
  - Capital Public Radio -
  6/22/2011
• John Chiang's pay blockage upends budget talks
  - The Sacramento Bee -
  6/22/2011
• California Lawmakers Won't Get Paid Until Budget Is Balanced
  - National Public Radio -
  6/22/2011
• Chiang's call on budget stymies area lawmaker, who recalls earlier talk
  - The Desert Sun -
  6/22/2011
• California Withholds Legislature's Pay
  - Fox Business -
  6/22/2011
• California Legislature to forfeit pay, Chiang says
  - Los Angeles Times -
  6/22/2011
• State lawmakers won't be paid until a balanced budget is passed
  - Southern California Public Radio -
  6/21/2011
• No pay for lawmakers until they produce 'balanced' budget
  - California Watch -
  6/21/2011
• Brown Plots New Budget as California Lawmakers Forfeit Pay for Being Late
  - Bloomberg -
  6/21/2011
• Controller axes lawmakers' salaries pending balanced budget, legal battle looming
  - Pasadena Star-News -
  6/21/2011
• Controller: No paychecks for state legislators
  - The Orange County Register -
  6/21/2011
• Chiang: Lawmakers won’t get paid
  - Political Blotter: Politics in the Bay Area and beyond -
  6/21/2011
• California officials grill MetLife over alleged failure to pay death benefits
  State Controller John Chiang and Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones ask whether the life insurer is boosting profits by delaying or failing to pay death benefits quickly enough to heirs or to search aggressively for the beneficiaries.
  - Los Angeles Times -
  5/24/2011
• California ethics watchdog probes Calpers on gifts
  - Reuters -
  5/24/2011
• Two Candidates Nominated to Lead California Stem Cell Agency
  - Science Insider -
  5/24/2011
• CalPERS responds to misconduct report
  - Global Pensions -
  5/24/2011
• On The Money: Who’s Not Telling?
  Hundreds of Government Agencies Face Potential Fines
  - KCBS- TV Channel 13 -
  5/24/2011
• Stem cell institute board gets second nominee for chairman
  - Sacramento Bee -
  5/24/2011
• Controller keeps track, too
  - The Reporter -
  5/22/2011
• Jerry Brown's lost money found
  - Sacramento Bee -
  5/20/2011
• Need Money? Funds Are Waiting to Be Claimed
  Instead of looking in the couch for loose change, check out the state’s and county’s unclaimed property list. You may have money owed to you.
  - Poway Patch -
  5/19/2011
• San Juan fails to reveal required salary information
  - Hollister Free Press -
  5/18/2011
• Financial literacy bill passes Assembly
  - Pasadena-Star News -
  5/13/2011
• Small Businesses Backbone of Economy
  - KPSP-TV Channel 2 -
  5/13/2011
• Controller John Chiang defends state employee gift limits bill
  - Sacramento Bee -
  5/10/2011
• New round of local government payroll information released by the state
  - Lake County News -
  5/9/2011
• Our View: Budget not balanced? Start collecting debts
  - Pasadena-Star News -
  5/8/2011
• State Controller's Office lays out plans for Montebello audit
  - Whittier Daily News -
  5/4/2011
• Salary info promotes accountability
  - The Modesto Bee -
  5/2/2011
• Oakland Tribune editorial: California must collect its unpaid debts
  - Oakland Tribune -
  5/1/2011
• O.C. agencies scrambled to cough up pay data, avoid $5,000 fines
  - Orange County Register -
  4/29/2011
• Life Insurers Skimp on Payouts: States
  - Wall Street Journal -
  4/28/2011
• L.A. Coliseum Commission fails to provide salary data to state controller
  - Los Angeles Times -
  4/27/2011
• Controller posts salaries
  Hesperia park district's general manager makes $225,320
  - Daily Press -
  4/27/2011
• Controller's Office Releases Next Round of Compensation Numbers
  - PublicCEO -
  4/27/2011
• Parks official earned $300,000 a year, according to salary database
  - Los Angeles Times -
  4/26/2011
• Montebello, Calif., in Dire Straits
  - Bond Buyer -
  4/26/2011
• State releases salary data on special districts
  - Press Democrat -
  4/26/2011
• California insurance commissioner, controller investigate MetLife
  - Sacramento Business Journal -
  4/26/2011
• Insurance commissioner, controller launch investigation into death payment practices
  - Lake County News -
  4/26/2011
• Like Bell and Maywood, Montebello reaps funds from car seizures
  - California Watch -
  4/25/2011
• MetLife Probed on Death Benefits .
  - Wall Street Journal -
  4/25/2011
• Perk abuse
  - Press-Enteprise -
  4/24/2011
• State controller reaches settlement with insurer John Hancock
  - Lake County News -
  4/24/2011
• Perk abuse
  - The Press-Enterprise -
  4/24/2011
• State controller reaches settlement with insurer John Hancock
  - Lake County News -
  4/24/2011
• States reach insurance agreement with John Hancock
  - Associated Press -
  4/23/2011
• Hancock in Settlement Over Death Benefits
  - Wall Street Journal -
  4/23/2011
• Insurer John Hancock to return millions taken from deceased
  - Orange County Register -
  4/22/2011
• Insurer John Hancock to return millions taken from deceased
  - Orange County Register -
  4/22/2011
• Auditor warned Montebello of `significant deficiencies' in 2009
  - Whittier Daily News -
  4/22/2011
• California controller, insurance company John Hancock work out settlement
  - Sacramento Business Journal -
  4/22/2011
• California orders audit of Montebello finances
  Controller John Chiang says there is evidence that the working-class city east of downtown L.A. has produced years of false financial reports. The city could go broke later this year.
  - Los Angeles Times -
  4/22/2011
• Controller settles with insurer John Hancock over unpaid benefits
  - Sacramento Bee -
  4/22/2011
• California agencies lent millions to employees who never repaid
  Caltrans, Cal Fire and the CHP are among those investigated by state Controller John Chiang. Gov. Jerry Brown halts the practice of agencies offering salary and travel advances and says he'll find out how much California is owed.
  - Los Angeles Times -
  4/21/2011
• Governor wants state workers to repay advances
  - Associated Press -
  4/20/2011
• Governor goes after employee advances, travel expenses
  - Sacramento Business Journal -
  4/20/2011
• Fund employees say bill legitimizes 'indentured servitude'
  - Sacramento Bee -
  4/20/2011
• Chiang Seeks Control
  Aims for More State Oversight
  - Bond Buyer -
  4/15/2011
• California Seeks Watchdog Role on Distressed City Audits, With Good Reason
  - The City Survival Project -
  4/15/2011
• Watch Your Tax Dollars Pile Up in Sacramento
  - NBC Los Angeles -
  4/15/2011
• State's Top Fiscal Officials Weigh In on Budget Crisis
  - California Professional Firefighters -
  4/13/2011
• CA controller offering free tax help w/ looming deadline
  - KABC-TV Channel 7 -
  4/10/2011
• Calif. officials seek lower prices for AIDS drugs
  - Associated Press -
  4/8/2011
• Thursday: California's Financial Literacy Fair
  - New America Foundation -
  4/7/2011
• Capitol event to aid financial knowledge
  - Sacramento Bee -
  4/6/2011
• State controller to launch `Bell-type' audit of Montebello
  - Whittier Daily News -
  4/2/2011
• New pension reform issue: board makeup
  - Calpensions -
  3/28/2011
• Retiree health care also unfunded
  - The Modesto Bee -
  3/26/2011
• California to Gilead: Cut AIDS drug price
  - Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal -
  3/25/2011
• Editorial: State must get handle on health care obligations
  - Sacramento Bee -
  3/21/2011
• State stem cell firm uses tax dollars for nonpublic campuses
  - The San Francisco Examiner -
  3/20/2011
• Chiang: Time to Pre-Fund OPEBs
  - Bond Buyer -
  3/18/2011
• CalPERS halts contract renewal talks with prescription drug benefits administrator Medco
  Medco was the favorite to win a new prescription drug benefits contract until an internal California Public Employees' Retirement System report alleged wrongdoing in the original deal.
  - Los Angeles Times -
  3/17/2011
• Retiree health crush
  - The Press-Enterprise -
  3/16/2011
• CalPERS Lambastes $180 Million in Placement Agent Activity
  - Asset International -
  3/15/2011
• CalPERS calls off negotiations with Medco
  - Sacramento Business Journal -
  3/15/2011
• Unfunded Liability for Retiree Health Care Hits Nearly $60B
  - California Healthline -
  3/15/2011
• CalPERS condemns conduct of placement agent, presents review
  - Sacramento Business Journal -
  3/15/2011
• Cost soars for California state retiree benefits
  - Bloomberg Business Week -
  3/14/2011
• Audit shows big bill looming for state retiree benefits
  - Sacramento Business Journal -
  3/14/2011
• California faces $60 billion retiree health benefits bill, says controller
  - San Francisco Business Times -
  3/14/2011
• Our View: Shine a light on your right to know
  - Pasadena Star-News -
  3/13/2011
• State Controller Unveils “State Finances 101” Website; Latest Cash Update Released
  - California County News -
  3/11/2011
• New Internet site explains California's finances
  - Sacramento Bee -
  3/10/2011
• State controller finds redevelopment agencies often inept, wasteful
  - Pleasanton Weekly -
  3/9/2011
• California controller Chiang on stem cell agency: 'Let the management manage'
  - San Francisco Business Times -
  3/9/2011
• Controller John Chiang issues sharp critique of redevelopment agencies
  - Sacramento Bee -
  3/8/2011
• State report blasts redevelopment agencies
  - Sacramento Bee -
  3/8/2011
• California Public Payrolls Now Online
  - The Santa Clara Weekly -
  3/8/2011
• Controller reports redevelopment agency failings
  The agencies shorted schools more than $40 million and neglected financial disclosures, John Chiang's report says. Advocates denounce the report as politically motivated.
  - Los Angeles Times -
  3/8/2011
• Do Redevelopment Agencies mean more jobs? Even Controller cannot tell
  - Central Valley Business Times -
  3/7/2011
• State Controller finds "lack of accountability and transparency" in redevelopment agencies audit
  - The Valley News -
  3/7/2011
• Redevelopment agencies: Not accountable, controller says
  - Orange County Register -
  3/7/2011
• State Controller Slams Hercules in Redevelopment Review
  The California State Controller released a review of 18 redevelopment agencies today that says the Hercules agency is $10 million in the red and is under investigation.
  - Hercules Patch -
  3/7/2011
• Redevelopment truth
  - Press-Enterprise -
  3/7/2011
• RDA practices called breeding ground for waste
  CITIES: State audit blasts redevelopment panels' accountability.
  - Daily News -
  3/7/2011
• Viewpoints: State pension officials must be above reproach
  By John Chiang and Kathay Feng
  - Sacramento Bee -
  3/6/2011
• State controller finds more big public employee salaries, including $875,000 for hospital chief
  - Los Angeles Times -
  3/5/2011
• Editorial: Eye-popping paychecks provide lesson in running government
  - Marin Independent Journal -
  3/4/2011
• CalPERS board holds off on new gift restrictions for employees
  - Sacramento Bee -
  2/17/2011
• Brown drops suit seeking right to impose minimum wage on state workers
  - Sacramento Bee -
  2/16/2011
• Gov. Brown freezes statewide hiring
  Before the announcement, he quietly drops a suit to lower California state workers' checks to the federal minimum wage during a budget impasse.
  - Los Angeles Times -
  2/16/2011