Daniel Borenstein

Jerry Brown’s embarrassing bullet-train bragging to Trump

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

In an open letter to Donald Trump this week, Gov. Jerry Brown bragged that California’s bullet train exemplifies the sort of infrastructure project the president supposedly wants to “Make America...

On pension debt, CalPERS does the right thing — sort of

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

CalPERS, which has cooked the books for years, last week turned down the heat a skosh.No one should deceive themselves that numbers from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the...

Pension cost rise just starting

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

California cities reeling under the strain of rising pension costs haven’t seen anything yet.• In a six-year period from fiscal year 2019 to 2025, city payments for pensions will increase...

Gov. Brown suffers major setback on pension reform

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

Gov. Jerry Brown suffered a significant legal setback this week when a state appeals court dealt a blow to hopes for meaningful pension reform in California.The decision after five years...

CalPERS about to bury taxpayers, cities, counties in more debt

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

Brace yourself taxpayers: CalPERS is about to bury you deeper in debt.The nation’s largest pension system is expected to adopt a funding plan this week that anticipates shortfalls during the...

How UC President Napolitano undermined state audit

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

George Blumenthal, chancellor of UC Santa Cruz, was driving to work a year ago when he received a call from Janet Napolitano, president of the 10-campus university system.She was “furious,”...

Nix the mortgage-interest deduction, but not like this

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

Despite all the teeth-gnashing in the Bay Area, where home prices are exceptionally high, House Republicans are right to consider reducing the federal mortgage-interest deduction.But they’re going about it all...

End CalPERS’ reckless pension debt repayment plans

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

CalPERS’ actuary says the nation’s largest pension system should stop kicking the proverbial can so far down the road.He’s right. But his proposed solution addresses only future debt. It would...

School bond secrecy lobby prevails again in Sacramento

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

The school bond secrecy lobby prevailed again.Attempts to alert voters about the cost of school bonds have died in the state Legislature. Your school trustees would rather win than be...

Here’s who gets hurt by costly union bill

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

Daniel Yapo, 47, is bipolar, a recovering methamphetamine addict and an ex-con who served three years in state prison for a drug offense.A decade ago he was living out of...

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