John Chiang

California no longer shuffling funds to pay bills, controller says

2013-05-08 10:57:00

SACRAMENTO -- For nearly six years, California finances were so weak that officials needed to constantly shuffle money between state accounts to ensure there was enough cash to pay bills on time. They would take money out of one fund, use it to cover...

California Democrats gather in Sacramento to celebrate victories

2013-04-13 11:25:00

California Democrats, gathered for their annual convention in Sacramento this weekend, are expected to celebrate their victories -- holding every statewide elected office, winning super majorities in both houses of the Legislature in November and...

State revenues more than $4 billion ahead of projections

2013-03-11 11:36:00

The state’s�tax revenue�is outpacing earlier projections by about $4.5 billion over the last eight months, according to new figures from the State Controller’s office. The rosier-than-anticipated state revenue numbers are the result of...

State to seek review of stalled payroll upgrade

2013-03-07 07:00:00

Last month, state officials fired SAP Public Services, the contractor working on a troubled, $373-million upgrade of the payroll system for public employees. Now they will look for a new contractor to review what went wrong and determine if any of the...

Los Angeles college district settles for $1 million in civil rights case

2013-03-01 17:33:20

California faces rising bill for retiree healthcare

2013-02-22 07:00:00

First the good news: The state controller says the cost of providing healthcare to retired public employees did not rise as fast as expected. Now the bad news: Over the next three decades, the bill is expected to be $63.84 billion more than Sacramento...

California fires contractor on troubled computer project

2013-02-08 10:29:00

SACRAMENTO -- The company in charge of one of California's biggest and most troubled technology projects is being fired after testing revealed deep problems with the system, state officials said Friday.� The move is another setback for the 21st...

California sees strong revenue in January

2013-02-08 15:01:00

California raked in far more tax money than expected last month, according to a report from the state controller, who tracks the state's cash flow. Total revenue was $4.3 billion higher than the latest projections from Gov. Jerry Brown's administration,...

Torrance attorney Gavin Wasserman named to campaign watchdog panel

2013-02-01 13:32:49

Controller finds more accounting problems in parks payroll

2012-12-18 11:04:22

California faces fewer cash problems this year, officials say

2012-11-30 14:03:32

Jerry Brown notably absent from new Proposition 30 ad

2012-10-03 11:42:50

State Controller John Chiang says through the first eight months of the state's fiscal year, revenues are more than $4 billion higher than estimates made last summer.

2013-03-11 10:54:38

California Controller John Chiang.

2012-04-25 18:08:00

State Controller John Chiang ordered Bell to reduce its "retirement tax," which was approved in 1944 to help cover municipal pensions.

2010-07-27 00:00:00