When Governor Jerry Brown unveiled his proposal to shutter the state’s 65-year old Redevelopment Agencies (RDAs), he touched a raw nerve in California politics. In 2009, California’s 425 RDAs ended the fiscal year with $5.7 billion in tax and assessment revenues, $8.1 billion in expenses, and $29.4 billion in...
Author: Carolyn Schuk
You might be surprised at just how little of the property taxes paid by Santa Clara residents actually go into the City’s...
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California governor Jerry Brown’s proposal to shut down the state’s redevelopment agencies (RDAs) to address the state’s $25 billion deficit isn’t going...
In the face of Santa Clara’s ongoing budget deficit, eight of Santa Clara’s employee bargaining units have agreed to contract concessions rather...
Editor’s note: In last week’s edition we incorrectly reported that six city employee bargaining groups had agreed to concessions to their current...