News Articles
About the Issues
Articles that mention the City of West Covina are marked with an asterisk (*).
Campaign Reform & Finance
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Mouchard, A. (2022,November 4). California campaign finance law could lead to be change for local politics. San Gabriel Valley Tribune. *
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Sprague, M. (2021, July 29). Montebello sets $5,000 campaign contribution limit. Whittier Daily News.
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"Governor Newsom Signs AB 571 by Assembly Speaker pro Tem Kevin Mullin". 9 Oct 2019 California State Assembly. Speaker Pro Temp Kevin Mullin. https://a22.asmdc.org/press-releases/20191009-governor-newsom-signs-ab-571-assembly-speaker-pro-tem-kevin-mullin Press Release.
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. *
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Health Department: Creating a Local Department
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Municipal Finances & Bankruptcy
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Editorial Board. (2019, October 28). Amid recession fear, California cities are fiscal peril. San Gabriel Valley Tribune. *
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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.
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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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Mirisch, J. (2017, June 22). Pension Pomperipossa: Destroying California’s Cities. City Watch.
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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. *
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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.
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.
Update: 09/26/21 jp