What’s happening in Stockton?
There are many potential obstacles to reaching an agreement in the AB 506 process.
New public-sector laws in 2012
For public employers in California, this has truly been an “annus horribilis”—a “year of horrors.”
In denial
Many public agencies can avoid bankruptcy by ceasing to provide critical services, but when a local government can no longer hire employees to protect the basic safety of its residents, that’s an emergency in my book.
Dumb and dumber
Even though the public is increasingly interested in the workings of government, the news media simply can’t convey the issues and problems in the depth necessary to enable the public to make informed decisions.