LARRY LAVAGNINO

On Jan. 17, the City Council will decide whether to declare a State of Fiscal Emergency and place an Essential City Services ballot measure before the voters this June. While many of our neighboring communities have multiple local funding mechanisms, this will be the first time we have placed such a measure before our voters. […]

Desperate times are dangerous times, especially when the Legislature and governor grasp for quick fixes. A case in point is the new state budget, which aims to eliminate redevelopment agencies in California, thereby taking away even more local revenue in an attempt to fix California’s chronic budget problems against the will of the people. This […]