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California State Auditor Removes Fiscal Accountability Dashboard

California State Auditor Removes Fiscal Accountability Dashboard

California’s fiscal accountability dashboard for cities, which was implemented in 2019 and identified local governments with financial problems, was taken down last month. Why? First, some background. The County of Orange in Southern California incurred an infamous fiscal calamity in the closing month of 1994 that resulted in nearly $1.7 billion in investment losses. It...

By John Moorlach

Former State Sen. John Moorlach joins California Policy Center

Former State Sen. John Moorlach joins California Policy Center

TUSTIN, CA (Nov. 13, 2023) — Former California state Senator John Moorlach has joined California Policy Center (CPC) as senior fellow and director of CPC’s Center for Public Accountability. “I’ve known John as a friend, a finance whiz and principled leader since Ronald Reagan’s second term,” said CPC president Will Swaim. “His consistent approach to fiscal...

By California Policy Center