Judge Robert Whalen’s ruling stopped short of issuing an injunction that would bar thecity from convening a private budget ...

Understandably, very few citizens of California follow closely the state budget process which, for the 2026-27 fiscal year, just kicked off with the release of the Governor’s proposal. Of course, part ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recently proposed 2026-27 state budget included a pleasant surprise: a deficit of about $3 billion — significantly less than analysts had estimated. But when it comes to California ...

It isn’t the first California budget math problem this fiscal year. The Legislative Analyst’s Office acknowledged in its November 2025 fiscal outlook that its own deficit forecast missed the mark by ...

(The Center Square) – Amid concerns that there might be as large as an $18 billion budget deficit in the coming year, California lawmakers started writing the state’s budget with the help of finance ...

Connecting California Columnist and Editor, Zócalo Public Square, Fellow at the Center for Social Cohesion at Arizona State University and co-author of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden ...