Reduction to an extra sum for fire resilience drew outrage while the general fund for fire prevention continues to swell ...

Newsom and lawmakers, as part of budget negotiations last year, reached a handshake agreement to make cuts, defer programs ...

In reality, the state’s financial future is murkier.

On Friday Jan. 10, the governor’s official budget-proposal document was released, its numbers already incinerated. Going by ...

We’ll withhold judgment about the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency until we see some action.

Spending plan doesn’t include enough investments for programs that “would help Californians afford the basics.” ...

California’s current revenues continue to fall short of covering the additional spending adopted three years ago.

It’s not only Washington, D.C., where “efficiency” has become the buzzword du jour. With California facing an uncertain fiscal future, Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

Joe Stephenshaw, California’s Department of Finance director, highlighted wildfire relief efforts and CAL Fire staffing in ...

The Legislative Analyst's Office recommends lawmakers review program performance and create its own method for addressing ...

The primary drivers of the newfound surplus was a $9.4 billion tax revenue windfall and an elimination of 6,500 vacant positions ...