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On California by David Crane

David Crane

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What CalPERS Did Not Report

Consider a scenario where you serve as the CEO of a social services non-profit. Two decades ago, back in 2006, you committed to providing a $500,000 lump-sum retirement payout to a staff member in 2026. To fund this, both you and the employ...

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SF Standard: Newsom’s brand of socialism: Spend big, reward your donors

Originally published in The San Francisco Standard - Opinion on July 14, 2026

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Where Are LA's Capitalists?

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SEIU's Brand Of Socialism

Have you noticed that the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) never backs tax measures that would send revenues directly to residents? SEIU only wants revenues to flow through governments that — you guessed it — pay SEIU members....

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$21.3 Billion Loss Of Reserves Under Newsom

As Gavin Newsom enacts his final budget as governor, I have been looking at all eight of his budgets. The first post was about spending on employee compensation and benefits, which is the third largest category of state spending. The second...

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