Govern For California
Govern For California is a political philanthropy that works to counter special interest influence over California governments.
Collective Bargaining For Public Employees, Fiscal Affairs, Rent Seekers
SF Standard: California’s legal corruption: Pay the politician, get the contract
On a recent public radio show about California’s budget, one participant challenged my use of the phrase “legal corruption” to describe campaign contributions made to elected officials by recipients of government funding.
David Crane
Fiscal Affairs, Pension Spending
What’s the average period of time from when a pension benefit is promised to a California government employee to when the benefit is paid out? That period of time is the duration over which a public pension fund must earn the rate of return it assumed when the promise was made to the employee.
David Crane
Fiscal Affairs, Pension Spending
The California State Senate is considering a pension increase bill, AB 1383. Some journalists have been comparing AB 1383 with another pension increase bill, SB 400, signed into law in 1999 by then-Governor Gray Davis.
David Crane
