News Articles

About the Issues

Articles that mention the City of West Covina are marked with an asterisk (*).

General Interest

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• Shade, L.  (2020, March 18-25).  March 3rd: New Taxpayer Rebellion Day.  San Gabriel Valley Examiner. *

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• Toma, J.  (2020, September 19). Local democracy loses when we lose local news.  San Gabriel Valley Tribune. *

Health Department:  Creating a Local Department

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See  the"News Articles" section on Health Dept. Issues page.

Municipal Finances & Bankruptcy

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• Editorial Board.  (2019, October 28).  Amid recession fear, California cities are fiscal peril.  San Gabriel Valley Tribune. *

• Henry, J.  (2019, October 24).  LA County cities struggling the most in the California, state auditor's ranking reveals.  Los Angeles Daily News. *

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• Joffee, M.  (2019, December 16).  California’s financially distressed local governments can learn from top performers. San Gabriel Valley Tribune.  *

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• Robinson, A.  (2020, November 18).  State auditor releases updated rankings of California cities' fiscal health.  San Gabriel Valley Tribune. *

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• Seiler, J.  (2021, September 24).  California Auditor: Anaheim Finances Now at High Risk of ‘Distress’.  The Epoch Times.

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• Sforza, T. and Henry J. (August 24, 2021).  These Southern California Cities are at high risk of financial misery auditor says.  San Gabriel Valley Tribune. *

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• Singgih, P.  (2020, February 2).  These 11 San Gabriel Valley, Whittier-area cities will vote on a sales tax hike this March.  San Gabriel Valley Tribune.  *

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• Westley, S.  (2020, January 17).  Is your city prepared for the next recession?  San Gabriel Valley Tribune. 

Pension Issues

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• Editoral Board.  (2021, January 22).  Litigation to open up the pension books.  San Gabriel Valley Tribune.

• Fellner, R. (2020, January 22). Voters deserve the truth on pension-driven tax.  Washington Examiner.

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• Greenhut, S.  (2020, April 24).  Pensions leave cities with bankruptcy as their life raft.  San Gabriel Valley Tribune.

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• Joffee, M.  (2021, February 9).  Pay down pension debt before taxpayer exodus makes the problem worse.  San Gabriel Valley Tribune. 

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• Ring, E. (2020, March 17).  Government pensions are dividing Americans and damaging the economy.  California Policy Center. 

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• Ring, E. (2020, March 18).  California cities in critical condition.  California Policy Center. *

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• Sforza, T.  (2020, November 15.  Updated 2020, November 30).  As public pension costs soar, some Southern California agencies turn to controversial borrowing to fill deep holes.  San Gabriel Valley Tribune. *

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• Sprague, M.  (2021, April 26).  Pico Rivera is considering nearly $41 million bond to stabilize pension costs. San Gabriel Valley Tribune.

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• Swaim, W.  (2020, December 2).  Cities need flexibility to control skyrocketing pension costs.  San Gabriel Valley Tribune. *

• Weatherby, D.  (2020, January 23.  Updated January 24).  Why are there 234 local tax measures with government revenue at record high?  San Gabriel Valley Tribune.

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Public Officials, Social Media and the First Amendment 

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• Eidelman, V.  (2019, January 9).  Court Rules Public Officials Can’t Block Critics on Facebook.  American Civil Liberties Union.

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• Knight First Amendment Institute.  Columbia University.  (2021, January 27).  A Third Federal Appeals Court Addresses Social Media Blocking.

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Update:  09/08/21 jp