City Spending
Gov. Brown Signs Bill Mandating 'Prevailing Wages' for Charter City Projects
Or they'll lose state funding
Send a New York City Criminal to College Instead and Save Money
The Big Apple pays a ton to keep its inmates locked down, and some are trying to disguise where the real costs are
A Tale of Two Detroits: What Union Leaders See Vs. What History Shows
The loss of jobs and development is the symptom, not the disease
Los Angeles Considering Free Citywide Wi-Fi
Starbucks can look forward to telling hundreds of aspiring screenwriters to go home already
$67 Million for 300 Traffic Cameras: Guess the City
One city thinks now is the best time to invest in technology that has been causing problems everywhere else its used
City of Vallejo to Ask Residents to Vote on Portion of Budget
Voters will decide how to spend $3.2 million
LA Transit Officials Find $42 Million that Should Have Gone Back to City Budget
17 years worth of money that should have gone to general fund
Outgoing LA Mayor Urges Canceling City Employee Raises
Argues doing so would result in budget surprlus
Chicago Suburb Sues to Track Down Millions in Redevelopment Funds
$150 million to finance industrial park that didn't turn out as expected
LA Housing Authority Rife With Financial Mismanagement
Audit finds questionable spending. Contain your surprise.
Seattle City Council Approves Arena Deal
Funding for transportation improvement included in agreement
Antonio Villaraigosa Bombs In National Debut
L.A. Mayor, already several levels above his level of incompetence, reveals Dems' shallow Golden State bench.
Stockton, California Went Bankrupt. Is Your City Next?
What to look for as your burg goes belly up!
Detroit Has Run Out of Other People's Money
If there is a cure for Motown's fiscal woes, it's bankruptcy.
New Light Rail Ridership Falls Short by More Than Half
L.A. Expo Line running almost empty with "brief" 30-minute delays.
Detroit's Slow Fiscal Death March
State authorities should have let the city go into bankruptcy this summer.
Detroit's Leaders to Michigan: Give Us the Money and Get Lost
Detroit's mayor and council play power games as the city careens towards bankruptcy.
House Aims to Stop Highway Robbery
An effort to fix the Highway Trust Fund makes liberals stop worrying and love Reagan.
Redevelopment Leaves Behind $30 Billion Debt, Hundred-Millions in "Other Expenditures"
Doomed agencies should sell off their property and disappear.
