Category Archives: California Budget

H2 uh-0h: The Reality of Water Scarcity in Southern California

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

The natural West is a desert landscape, and Los Angeles is a fragile construction of a city. In fact, it would be fatally dry if not for the deliberate diversion of water that is not native to the Los Angeles basin. This … Continue reading →

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On the Brink of Failure

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

Photo: The Wall Street Journal Add Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, to the growing list of influential business minds who are warning that an increasing number of cities may go bankrupt in 2011.  Dimon’s comments come in the wake of … Continue reading →

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The Number is 425

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

425. That’s the number of redevelopment agencies Governor Jerry Brown is proposing to eliminate.  He’s effectively throwing down the gauntlet, calling for their elimination in order to help close the widening budget gap.  CP&DR reports that such a move would free … Continue reading →

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