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. *
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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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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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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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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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.