(Update 11:18 a.m ) The transportation tax swap measures were passed by the Legislature and will now go to the Governor for action. Assembly Member Nielsen opposed the measure on the grounds that the measure is a raid on local government funding and is in fact a tax increase without the required 2/3rds vote threshold. Assembly [...]
(UPDATE – 3/4/2010) The clean-up bill, ABX8 14, passed the Senate and the Assembly and will be sent to the Governor. As a reminder, this measure authorizes counties and cities to utilize Prop 1B funds during the HUTA deferrals and requires that such loans be repaid to the Prop 1B account with interest. Governor Schwarzenegger [...]
As CSAC continues to strengthen and broaden its communications tools, we have begun to branch out into audio. On our Web site, we are now providing audio-casts by CSAC legislative staff describing the impact of state budget cuts on California counties. If you don’t have time to read one of our detailed Budget Action Bulletins, [...]
The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) has released its analysis of the state’s transportation budget, including the governor’s proposals, proposed public-private partnerships, and High Speed Rail Authority.
It seems like every day we hear another disturbing report regarding the “perfect storm” facing our members: the recession has caused the demand for services to skyrocket. At the same time, revenues to provide these services continue to drop.