Troy Senik Archive
California Supreme Court makes privatization harder for local governments, November 29, 2012
Los Angeles Pension Reform Effort Withers on the Vine, November 26, 2012
California's fiscal future imperiled by tax progressivity, November 12, 2012
California tax increases -- what's the worst that could happen?, October 31, 2012
Battle over pension spiking brewing in the Bay Area, October 30, 2012
Bloated California education bureaucracy faces cuts, October 26, 2012
Union money surges into CA paycheck protection fight, October 25, 2012
A rare consensus in California politics, October 16, 2012
The union steamroller in California, October 16, 2012
Former mayor bringing comprehensive pension reform to Los Angeles?, October 12, 2012
Tax rates, union influence hang in the balance on California's fall ballot, October 6, 2012
Unions flood money into California paycheck protection fight, September 25, 2012
California's debt woes exponentially larger than previously reported, September 22, 2012
Will Californians support paycheck protection? It will come down to the Wire, September 20, 2012
One win, one loss as California's legislative session closes, August 31, 2012
California teachers want to collectively bargain accountability standards, August 30, 2012
California's problem ... in one paragraph, August 23, 2012
Another sign of California public sector excess: nearly six-figure meter maids, August 14, 2012
California seeks to mitigate cap and trade damage with crony capitalism, August 13, 2012
California teachers union attempting to manipulate accountability standards, August 10, 2012
Why raising taxes in California is far from a slam dunk, August 9, 2012
Oakland will gladly pay you Tuesday for a public pension today, July 30, 2012
California's public sector hiding billions in taxpayer dollars, July 27, 2012
A big win for parents in California charter school fight, July 24, 2012
California state park system rocked by scandal, July 20, 2012
California's public pensions head over the cliff, July 16, 2012
Charters bringing merit pay to Los Angeles schools, July 12, 2012
Bankruptcy comes to California ... again, July 11, 2012
California's wild spending could sour voters on Brown's tax increase, July 5, 2012
Teachers unions on declining membership: "Things will never go back to the way they were", July 3, 2012
L.A. Schools solve personnel problems by compounding fiscal ones, June 27, 2012
No gimmick too cheap in Jerry Brown's attempt to raise California taxes, June 25, 2012
Has California's high-speed rail boondoggle met its demise?, June 22, 2012
California's public universities facing huge unfunded pension crisis, June 21, 2012
Judicial ruling may kick-start teacher accountability in California, June 15, 2012
Another embarrassment for California's high-speed rail boondoggle, June 14, 2012
California unions trying to muscle private contractors out of government work, June 8, 2012
The impossibility of firing a California teacher, June 7, 2012
California raids 9/11 scholarship funds to plug budget holes, June 1, 2012
Even with pay cut, California legislative salaries still a bad investment for taxpayers, May 31, 2012
California's coming crisis: More than 1 in 5 cities facing bankruptcy, May 24, 2012
California relying on one gimmick after another for deficit fix, May 23, 2012
New Jersey or California: a fork in the road for government reform, May 15, 2012
In San Francisco, struggling schools hit hardest by seniority-based layoffs, May 14, 2012
In corrupt California city, public workers being paid six times for the same work, May 11, 2012
California once again named worst state in the nation to do business, May 4, 2012
California lawmakers trying to insulate unions, themselves from pension realities, May 3, 2012
California unions attempting to rig local bankruptcy proceedings in their favor, April 26, 2012
California elites happy to see slower growth in the Golden State, April 24, 2012
California pensioner collects six-figure retirement and six-figure salary ... for the same job, April 19, 2012
California charter schools looking to expand... just not in California, April 18, 2012
Even in wake of sexual abuse scandal, California teachers union fighting accountability measures , April 11, 2012
California legislators claim letting citizens know what's in legislation is too risky, April 10, 2012
Another setback for California unions aiming to block pension reform, April 5, 2012
Will Los Angeles follow the lead of San Diego, San Jose in pursuing public sector reform?, March 30, 2012
San Diego provides hope amidst California's otherwise dismal pension problems, March 26, 2012
University of California employee paid $120,000 per year to have an affair with his supervisor, March 16, 2012
California pension fund obscures shortfall for political purposes, March 13, 2012
California's public workers: defining hardship down, March 8, 2012
California writes $20,000 in unemployment checks to imprisoned murderer , March 5, 2012
San Diego unions' health care obstructionism could cost over 1,600 teachers their jobs, March 2, 2012
L.A. schools negotiated away ability to investigate teacher misconduct, February 29, 2012
California Republicans rally behind Brown's pension reforms, February 23, 2012
California members of Public Sector Inc. paid to protest, February 21, 2012
500 Workers receiving six-figure public pensions in San Diego, February 16, 2012
California legislators drop six figures -- trying to conceal how much they spend, February 14, 2012
California pension reform initiative won't make fall ballot, February 8, 2012
New numbers show California teachers' pension fund facing crisis, February 7, 2012
The (human) cost of the inability to fire California teachers, February 3, 2012
Powerful teachers union tops list of California lobbyists, February 1, 2012
A surefire sign that your public safety contracts are out of control, January 26, 2012
California's high-speed rail project dogged by cronyism, January 24, 2012
Jerry Brown's mixed bag on education reform, January 20, 2012
Sacramento deficits driven by public employees' failure to contribute to pensions, January 12, 2012
Los Angeles public schools fighting a desperate rearguard against charter success, January 11, 2012
Some California Cites Picking Up Employees' Share of Pension Contributions, January 5, 2012
Another blow to California's high-speed rail boondoggle, January 3, 2012
Want to build in California? Here are 30 different organizations who'll need to approve it, December 21, 2011
California public pension shortfall nears half a trillion dollars, December 13, 2011
New Los Angeles teachers contract would kill charter movement, December 12, 2011
Paycheck protection measure qualifies for California ballot, December 8, 2011
Californians on High-Speed Rail Project: "Mulligan!", December 6, 2011
California's Big Government Leads to Big Lobbying, December 3, 2011
California Court Rules Against Legislature's Attempt to Keep Spending Secret, December 1, 2011
Price of Electricity Can't Go High Enough for California Greens, November 23, 2011
Northern California City Pays Nearly 350 Public Employees Six-Figure Salaries, November 21, 2011
L.A. Unified Blocks Release of Teacher Performance Metrics, Fearing Responsibility to Parents, November 20, 2011
University of California Regents Cancel Meeting Because of Threats of Violence, November 15, 2011
California Cities Outpacing State Government on Pension Reform, November 10, 2011
San Diego One Step Closer to Abolishing Defined-Benefit Public Pensions, November 8, 2011
California: Anatomy of Decline, November 5, 2011
Six-Figure Public Pensions in California Grow by Over 500 Percent, November 3, 2011
California Killing Its Economy with Green Statism, October 30, 2011
Jerry Brown's Proposed Pension Reforms: Necessary, but Not Sufficient, October 27, 2011
Teachers Union Puts Students Last Once Again, Opposes University of California Online Classes, October 21, 2011
Occupy Los Angeles Schools? California Teachers Are Hardly the Have-Nots, October 17, 2011
San Francisco DA Increasing Salary Nearly 60 Percent by Double-Dipping, October 14, 2011
Jerry Brown: Still Crazy After All These Years, October 13, 2011
Northern California City Secretly Bailing Out City Manager's Underwater Mortgage; Shades of Bell Scandal?, October 9, 2011
Jerry Brown Makes Some Sense, October 4, 2011
Direct Democracy Driving California's Descent into Debt, September 30, 2011
Oakland Spending Over $1 Million to Fire Two Public Employees, September 26, 2011
Teachers Opposing California Charter Schools Say Parents, Students Too Dumb to Know What's Going on, September 24, 2011
San Diego Pension Deficit Equal to 75% of City's Annual Budget, September 19, 2011
California Legislature Sends Jerry Brown 600 Bills, September 17, 2011
University of California Threatens $10,000 Tuition Hike if it Doesn't Get More State Money, September 13, 2011
California Auditor's Report: Taxpayers Footing Bill for Julio Iglesias Concert Tickets, August 26, 2011
Despite Budget Woes, University of California System Continues to Increase Payroll , August 25, 2011
California Legislative Secrecy Battle Becoming Even More Volatile, August 19, 2011
California Teachers Seeking Bailouts for Pension Fund, August 17, 2011
Fight Over California's Legislative Secrecy Escalating, August 12, 2011
California Unemployment Board Allows Ex-Lawmakers to Make Six Figures from Home, August 11, 2011
Teachers Unions Get Veto on Education Reform in California, August 4, 2011
California Legislature Refuses to Disclose Lawmakers' Spending, August 2, 2011
California Unions Using Bogus Identity Theft Fears to Keep Voters from Signing Petitions, July 31, 2011
Jerry Brown, Union-Buster?, July 27, 2011
California Pension Fund Looking to Weigh in on News Corp. Scandal, July 25, 2011
California Corrections Department Losing Track of Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars, July 21, 2011
The Bell Tolls for ... No One?, July 16, 2011
How Not to Rein in California's Public Sector, July 14, 2011
California Controller's Report Reveals Extent of Obscene Public-Sector Pay, July 8, 2011
