Moving Forward: Civic Engagement Reaches All-Time High in Bell; City Teams Up w/ Residents
Wed, Jan 25th

Bell is back and it’s on a mission to facilitate collaboration and transparency with the city’s residents. Local officials have been holding open community

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State Supreme Court Affirms Cities’ Authority on Worker Protection Ordinances
Wed, Jan 25th

Many California cities have approved “worker-retention ordinances,” which are intended to protect workers from being fired when their company changes owners

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Budget Fight Comes Back to Bite: State Controller Sued by Lawmakers for Docking Pay
Wed, Jan 25th

When State Controller John Chiang decided to block legislators’ pay last year for offering up a flawed budget, critics of the much-maligned annual budget

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Rankings Galore: Cities Ranked for Solar Footprint, Job Seekers, Equality, and Unionization
Wed, Jan 25th

There are plenty of new rankings floating out there measuring up cities in California, so we’ll give you a rundown on the latest lists.

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LA County Reaches Settlement over Discrimination Allegation Leveled Against 2 Cities
Wed, Jan 25th

Back in June we relayed that the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale were facing a racial discrimination lawsuit from civil rights lawyers who alleged that the...

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Redevelopment Bonds Downgraded by a Second Rating Agency; Cites Vague Legislation
Wed, Jan 25th

The messy consequences of dissolving redevelopment agencies are rearing their ugly head once again. We relayed recently that the bond rating agency Moody’s...

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San Jose and Modesto Consider Cutting Ties with CalPERS
Wed, Jan 25th

The San Jose City Council decided this week to notify CalPERS that it would consider terminating the council member pension plan. The pension fund, upon...

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Think of Sutter: Former State Senator Tom Hayden is calling on the governor to keep in mind the First Dog of CA when he considers repealing a law that requires shelters to keep dogs longer before they are euthanized. The repeal is being proposed as a budget cut.

Oh, the Irony: A city council in England warned residents not to put notices on park trees...and guess how they notified the public: a notice on a tree.

CA Watch profiles three cities who have managed to sidestep the pension debate.

The Book of Romney: John McCain's entire book of opposition research on Mitt Romney from the 2008 election has been leaked online. See it here.