Controller in the News
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Board of Equalization selects former state Controller staffer as executive director
04/06/2022 -
PPIC Video: COVID in California—What Have We Learned about the Economy
04/01/2022 -
California Launches Re-Entry Program Partnership for Formerly Incarcerated People
03/09/2022 -
The big shun
03/08/2022 -
California Considers Unclaimed Property Voluntary Disclosure, Interest Forgiveness Legislation
02/28/2022 -
State Threatens Auditor-Controller with $5K Fine for Delinquent Fiscal Report
02/25/2022 -
California officials approve plan to crack down on microplastics polluting the ocean
02/23/2022 -
California port executives meet virtually with CA Lieutenant Governor, State Controller, policymakers to discuss solutions to global supply chain crisis
02/16/2022 -
New bill would close loophole used by California school districts to hide how much they pay
02/05/2022 -
Port of Hueneme receives needed funding as part of state’s recovery efforts
02/04/2022 -
Golden Gate University School of Law and Algorand Foundation announce creation of Blockchain Law for Social Good Center
02/03/2022 -
It's National Unclaimed Property Day — and You Might Be Owed Money
02/01/2022 -
Tax collector: Apply soon to postpone property tax
01/31/2022 -
Will California Take the High Road to Good Jobs?
01/28/2022 -
California state worker pay database updated with 2021 wages, overtime
01/27/2022 -
California gives non-housing projects a shot at cheap financing
01/19/2022 -
California’s troubled payroll system would get $574 million upgrade under new plan
01/14/2022 -
FTB provides resources and tips as the tax filing season arrives
01/11/2022 -
Where Are My California Stimulus Checks?
01/08/2022 -
La Contraloría De California recomendó una búsquedaen para propiedades no reclamadas
01/07/2022 -
Santa Maria small businesses invited to webinar with state, federal agencies
01/07/2022
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Californians need more transparency over school district salaries
12/07/2021 -
Loophole allows school districts to shield what they pay teachers, administrators
12/07/2021 -
CalPERS adds 5% leverage to entire portfolio
11/16/2021 -
California school chief gets 22 weeks of leave a year, cashes it out to become state’s top pai
11/15/2021 -
Controller Betty Yee: Women on corporate boards is good for business – and it’s California law
09/29/2021 -
Strength in Partnership: A Profile of Betty Yee and Chief of Staff Karen Greene-Ross
09/16/2021 -
It’s Time for a Workforce Disclosure Reset
08/23/2021 -
The SEC, and ESG advocates, want to know how well companies are treating their workers
08/20/2021 -
Hundreds of county residents on state's unclaimed property list
08/01/2021 -
Another Blow To Working People During The Pandemic: States Snatching Back Tax Refunds
07/22/2021 -
California controller publishes 2020 payroll data for city and county governments
07/20/2021 -
CalPERS eyes 8-month timeline to complete CIO search
7/14/2021 -
Which big companies truly treat their workers well? California aims to keep score
03/09/2021
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California Controller’s Office publishes 2019 payroll data for special districts
10/12/20 -
California lottery demands workers repay 3-year-old travel claims after expense audit
10/8/20 -
Yeah for Yee
10/8/20 -
State tax board offers tax filing relief for wildfire victims
10/8/20 -
Payment for voter outreach in limbo as controller says secretary of state needs budget authority
10/7/20 -
Controller Yee: ‘More work’ ahead for CalPERS board
10/5/20 -
Belfast unites with global family to plot path through pandemic
9/22/20 -
CalPERS expands investment committee
9/16/20 -
CalPERS may force next CIO to unload personal holdings
9/4/20 -
CalPERS to review governance changes at upcoming board meeting
9/4/20 -
California taxpayers affected by wildfires granted extension
9/4/20 -
Nation’s conflicts impact us, found money, and a disjointed effort
8/31/20 -
California’s Democratic and Republican legislators dodge pay cuts, unite in hypocrisy
8/28/20 -
California legislators cut state workers’ pay. Just 5 of 120 requested cuts for themselves
8/25/20 -
Gavin Newsom said he’d take a pay cut 3 months ago. He didn’t
8/21/20 -
Betty Yee and Sunne Wright McPeak: Legislature has to close digital divide, address inequities due to lack of internet access
8/20/20
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Betty Yee: To fix its housing crisis, California needs to get its own house in order. Here’s how
10/22/19 -
Betty Yee and Mindy Lubber: Clean water is a human right and a business imperative
8/1/19 -
State Controller Eyes CalPERS Private Prison Divestment
7/17/19 -
State Lands Commission ends offshore oil and gas leases in Santa Barbara County
6/28/19 -
Women who Mean Business: California State Controller Betty Yee
6/27/19 -
Hundreds of city, county workers earned more than $500,000 last year in California
6/26/19 -
Getting ready for recession, California’s $215 billion budget fills reserves. But is it enough?
6/24/19 -
Zoning changes a ‘cornerstone’ of housing push
6/18/19 -
Los Angeles Unified School District is Creating a Financial Literacy Curriculum
5/29/19 -
Infrastructure must wait as Newsom updates California budget plan
5/9/19 -
Mariposa County Included in June 1 Deadline for Property Tax Postponement Program Application in Counties Affected by Wildfires, Floods
5/3/19 -
California gives out too many tax breaks. And it’s losing billions on them each year
4/18/19 -
Audit of California Lottery finds over $305,000 in improper or dubious spending
4/9/19 -
California’s New Software Is So Buggy It Could Unnerve Bond Buyers
4/8/19 -
California State Controller gives tax season advice
3/21/19 -
California businesses hold billions in forgotten funds – and they’re not telling the state
3/20/19 -
Calpers Gives New Private-Equity Plan Tentative Thumbs-Up
3/18/19 -
California has a $9.3 billion ‘pot of gold’ in abandoned funds that might have your name on it
3/18/19 -
This board used to collect billions in California taxes. Voters might get to kill it.
2/25/19 -
Some unclaimed property can be claimed online
2/9/19 -
The Fight for Gender Equality in One of the Most Dangerous Sports on Earth
2/7/19 -
Hey, Californians! Do some of these unclaimed billions belong to you?
2/5/19 -
California podría deberte dinero y aquí te decimos cómo reclamarlo
2/5/19 -
State Audit Faults Calexico Finances, But Improvements Noted
1/31/19 -
CA Controller: Lack of oversight in City of Calexico
1/24/19 -
State Controller: Lack of Oversight Continues to Plague City of Industry
1/23/19 -
A PG&E bankruptcy may be what California needs for a utility fix
1/15/19 -
Calif Gov. Newsom unveils record $209 billion budget, urges Silicon Valley to aid in housing crisis
1/10/19 -
State has thousands of dollars in unclaimed money for Winters residents
1/10/19 -
State Controller Betty Yee takes oath of office with call for more affordable housing and healthcare
1/7/19 -
City of Industry is about to be slammed again by state for lax financial oversight
1/4/19
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As more Kmarts close across Inland Empire, developers eye new retail opportunities
12/20/18 -
California tax collections up $2.3 billion in a year or 9.8%
12/11/18 -
Defying Predictions, Union Membership Isn't Dropping Post-Janus
12/10/18 -
First Installment Of Property Taxes Due Dec. 10 In Marin County
12/6/18 -
Cal. State’s Controller Betty Yee Speaks from her Seat on CalPERS, CalSTRS Boards
12/6/18 -
How to Check If You're Missing Money as California Government Holds Unclaimed $9.3 Billion
11/19/18 -
California's October revenues miss projections
11/12/18 -
Consumer Catch-up: Unclaimed money…
10/30/18 -
Mavericks Challenge surf contest clears final major hurdle
10/19/18 -
We Must Be "All Hands On Deck" When It Comes To Climate Change
10/18/18 -
California revenues beat budget forecast
10/16/18 -
Does The State Of California Have Your Money? Here’s How To Find Out.
10/11/18 -
Entérese aquí si tiene dinero en las arcas del gobierno
10/10/18 -
New effort aims to track investor progress in meeting Paris Agreement goals
9/13/18 -
Status Update: Property tax deferment applications open to elderly, disabled
9/12/18 -
California revenues surpassed expectations in August
9/11/18 -
California just forced equal pay for female surfers. Could that change other games?
9/6/18 -
California lawmakers want the state to collect data on drivers under the influence of pot
8/28/18 -
Betty Yee to cannabis industry: Grow up and deal with stoned drivers
8/21/18 -
Attorney General Becerra and Controller Yee Say Trump Administration’s Malicious Attack on California's Unionized Homecare Workers is Baseless
8/14/18 -
California controller reports state revenues missed expectations for July
8/12/18 -
Controller Yee appoints clean energy policy expert to oversight board
7/26/18 -
California’s Property Tax Postponement program aids low-income seniors
7/21/18 -
CalPERS fighting divestment review bill
7/18/18 -
California Taking in More Money than Expected
7/12/18 -
CalPERS Comptroller Concerned over Capital for Underserved Areas
7/3/18 -
San Joaquin hospital’s surgeons take 7 spots on list of 10 highest-paid county employees
6/29/18 -
Court case will cost California unions big money immediately. Then the real fight begins.
6/28/18 -
California revenues for May miss forecast by nearly $800 million
6/8/18 -
With May budget revision imminent, CA Controller reports state revenues exceeding projections
5/12/18 -
Betty Yee: Assessing Progress in Corporate Management Diversity
5/10/18 -
State controller auditing the City of Industry for the second time in three years
4/19/18 -
Compton misused gas tax funds, state audit finds
4/19/18 -
Betty Yee: Stay the Course on the CA Desert Plan
4/17/18 -
Trump's tax cut not for everyone: 1 million Californians will owe $12 billion more next year
4/17/18 -
What To Know If You're Filing Taxes On The Last Day
4/17/18 -
Tax filing deadline soon approaching; tips on how to get your return faster
4/12/18 -
Standoff Over Federal Land Sales California's Latest With Washington
4/6/18 -
Compton audit uncovers illegal contracting, outlandish council expenditures
4/4/18 -
Track California’s tax receipts as revision of next State budget nears
4/4/18 -
Intensificarán ataque a la economía sumergida en California y a la venta de productos sin permisos
4/2/18 -
Heist of 31 guns from Compton city vault is the latest problem in a scandal-plagued city
3/29/18 -
Controller publishes California’s comprehensive annual financial report for 2016-17
3/29/18 -
Compton Officials Mismanaged, Overspent Taxpayer Funds, State Audit Finds
3/15/18 -
Compton’s financial mess out of control, according to state controller’s audit
3/15/18 -
New legislation would expand sexual harassment prevention training to workers in all sectors
3/15/18 -
Sexual harassment training for nearly all California workers if Democrat gets her way
3/14/18 -
State Revenues Down In February
3/12/18 -
California Franchise Tax Board Says Check Tax Withholding to Avoid Surprises When Filing Next Year’s Tax Returns
3/11/18 -
Experts discuss economy at annual 'State of the Region'
2/28/18 -
Five officials charged with misusing public funds, burying hazardous waste at Central Valley water district
2/22/18 -
California tax revenues crush expectations for January
2/15/18 -
Oil drilling foes in Capitol pan Trump’s ‘backward’ plan for coast
2/9/18 -
California officials say they’ll block Trump’s plan to expand oil drilling off coast
2/7/18 -
CalPERS, AXA move money towards the Paris Climate Agreement
2/6/18 -
California Controller, CalSTRS CEO: Financial Markets Are Underpricing Carbon Risk
2/5/18 -
Reading the tea leaves on California's retiree benefit liabilities
2/1/18 -
The cost of healthcare for California government workers when they retire rises sharply to $91.5 billion
2/1/18 -
The more we know about sexual misconduct, the more we realize we don’t know
1/29/18 -
California paid $25 million to settle 92 sexual harassment claims in the last three years
1/26/18 -
California Taxpayers Affected by Wildfires, Floods, and Mudslides Receive More Time to File, Pay – Madera and Mariposa Counties Included
1/19/18 -
Wealthy exodus to escape new tax rules worries California Democrats
1/18/18 -
Dollars and Sense
1/11/18 -
Brown’s Final California Budget a Win for Schools & Rainy-Day Fund
1/10/18 -
Controller’s December cash report shows revenues surpassing estimates
1/10/18 -
Betty Yee: Complicity with sexual harassment must come at a price
1/6/18 -
Betty Yee: California can help women by requiring nearly all employers to provide sexual harassment training
1/4/18
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November Revenues Exceed Expectations
12/25/17 -
California Political Trailblazer March Fong Eu Dies at 95
12/22/17 -
S.F. Mayor Lee Remembered as ‘Dedicated Public Servant’
12/22/17 -
Ask Finney: Accessing TV channels, dead ants found in bag of chips, unclaimed wages
12/20/17 -
State controller unveils sexual harassment prevention proposal to expand training and transparency
12/15/17 -
EU commits to 9 bn euro climate finance
12/12/17 -
Californians might retain a state and local income tax deduction — but with limits
12/7/17 -
Republicans likely to keep some property tax break. It's still not good for many Californians
11/30/17 -
School districts must be held accountable to the taxpaying public
11/21/17 -
Tax plan could hurt homeowners and create credit risk in high tax areas
11/17/17 -
Strong Retail Sales Fuel State Revenues
11/14/17 -
State Controller posts pay info on some K-12 staff
11/9/17 -
House Republicans eye capping property tax deduction
11/1/17 -
GOP deal to keep property deduction as part of tax overhaul leaves California lagging some other states
10/31/17 -
GOP says lower-tax states are subsidizing California. It's the other way around, and tax overhaul could make it worse
10/28/17 -
Proposed Huntington Beach desalination plant clears a hurdle with State Lands Commission vote
10/19/17 -
Taxpayers affected by fires get more time to file
10/13/17 -
BY THE NUMBERS: California brought in $10.9 billion in tax revenues in September
10/11/17 -
California fines charter school chain $2 million
9/29/17 -
Marin property tax bills top $1 billion for first time
10/9/17 -
California Controller Betty Yee: Trump Tax Plan Will “Exacerbate Pervasive Inequality”
9/29/17 -
What Trump's Tax Plan Means for State and Local Governments
9/29/17 -
Trump tax plan targets Californians
9/28/17 -
Here's why Trump's tax plan will hit Californians especially hard
9/27/17 -
State Controller Betty Yee released 2016 data this week on government pay earned by employees of special districts across California
9/21/17 -
UN General Assembly Opens with Focus on Sustainable Development Goals Financing
9/18/17 -
These legislators are voting against your interests
9/14/17 -
California revenue see-saw continues
9/12/17 -
Program gives breaks on tax bills
9/7/17 -
Could Ending DACA Cost States and Localities?
9/8/17 -
Betty Yee: Economic shift to automation is challenging labor and society
9/3/17 -
State attorney general will weigh in on San Pedro fight to move LPG tanks
8/23/17 -
Who are the best-paid public workers in California? Coaches and doctors
8/22/17 -
Trump’s out, but CalPERS steps up on climate
8/21/17 -
State holds $7.1B in unclaimed property
8/16/17 -
Climate Action Interview with Betty T. Yee, California State Controller
7/28/17 -
How did a California special agent take home almost $695,000 last year?
7/27/17 -
How many women hold public office in California? Not enough, new report says
7/27/17 -
Betty Yee: Why I believe tax oversight agency reforms are due
7/26/17 -
Before CalPERS can save the world, public workers want it to save their pensions
7/17/17 -
California revenues continued to miss the mark in June
07/11/17 -
Government salary data highlights high wages
07/10/17 -
California State Controller's Office Updates Website that Tracks Municipal Pay
6/28/17 -
Gutting of California tax collection agency has begun
06/23/17 -
How can California possibly make a new tax department in two weeks?
6/16/17 -
It took almost 90 years, but lawmakers voted to gut California’s tax board
6/15/17 -
Women in Leadership: Betty Yee
6/14/17 -
Lawmakers move to blow up California tax board
6/12/17 -
California revenues beat expectations for May, controller says
6/12/17 -
CalSTRS to Divest from All Thermal Coal Holdings
6/9/17 -
Inside the Rancho Cordova vault housing hundreds of thousands of unclaimed items
6/8/17 -
State pays taxes for 804 homeowners who can't afford it
6/1/17 -
Taxpayer money wasted on bar tabs, trips to Las Vegas and expensive electronics in South El Monte, audit shows
5/25/17 -
State audit finds South El Monte council, city manager spent $290,000 on bar tabs, hotel stays
5/25/17 -
Tempers flare when Betty Yee demands more tax board transparency
5/25/17 -
Billions in unclaimed property awaits reunion with rightful owners
5/23/17 -
Tax board should rein itself in – while it still can, controller says
5/15/17 -
Betty Yee: The Woman in Charge of the World's 6th Largest Economy
5/15/17 -
California Controller warns that economic downturn may be near
5/10/17 -
For 90 years, Californians have tried to kill this tax board. This is why they failed
4/23/17 -
Tax Board Offers Down-to-the-Wire Tips for Tax Day
4/18/17 -
California Governor Calls for Investigation of Tax Board
4/17/17 -
California revenues top projections by 23%
4/11/17 -
California Tax Collections Proved Better Than Expected In March
4/10/17 -
Do you have money waiting? Online database of unclaimed safe deposit boxes expands.
4/6/17 -
State Controller Betty Yee says California's tax collection agency has been mismanaged and needs a complete overhaul
3/31/17 -
Man Collects $763,000 He Thought Was a Scam
3/31/17 -
California controller says troubled tax board should be stripped of power
3/31/17 -
Regalia, traditions reign as CSU Stanislaus inaugurates president
3/30/17 -
Community Voices: Kern residents failing to claim millions in tax credits
3/23/17 -
Missing some money? Californians aren’t collecting all they own
3/17/2017 -
California Revenues Miss Projections
3/10/2017 -
Bill would provide funds to buy Martins Beach access
3/10/2017 -
How to score a piece of California's $365 million in unclaimed life insurance benefits
2/28/2017 -
Pension Funds Mess With Texas
2/24/2017 -
State Lands Commissioners Express Disapproval of Venoco Lease Boundary Adjustment
2/13/2017 -
California Revenues Beat Projections in January
2/13/2017 -
California farmers hope Congress and Trump team can deliver irrigation drain deal
2/13/2017 -
Audit finds 'egregious' lack of spending controls, misused funds at Central Valley water district
2/1/2017 -
State Lands Commissioner Opposes Venoco Application
2/1/2017 -
Governing Institute’s Women in Government Program Highlights Outstanding Contributions of Women in Public Service
2/1/2017 -
State Controller Betty Yee blasts financial practices of Panoche water agency
1/31/2017 -
Probe of water district finds ‘shocking’ misuse of public assets
1/31/2017 -
Betty Yee: Trump’s deregulation plans threaten nest eggs
1/26/2017 -
California’s retiree healthcare liability grows to almost $77 billion
1/25/2017 -
Lagging California revenues affirm caution is best budget approach
1/18/2017 -
State contribution to CalPERS to rise by $524 million next year
1/12/2017 -
California Revenue Projections Missed Mark for First Half
1/10/2017 -
How low-income seniors can postpone California property tax
1/7/2017
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Is It Simpler Than Obamacare? California’s Retirement Mandate
11/28/2016 -
State controller: Central Valley could become tech hub for water-saving technology
11/4/2016 -
California Chief Financial Officer Betty Yee lectures on California’s tax system and digital divide
10/4/2016 -
State official makes the case for Inland broadband
9/29/2016 -
Property Tax Postponement for Seniors Reinstated
9/11/2016 -
South El Monte will be audited by California’s State Controller’s Office in wake of bribery scandal
9/1/2016 -
How to find out if the state owes you money
8/18/2016 -
California revenue projections fall short in July
8/11/2016 -
State controller confirms sloppy fiscal management at Lamont PUD
7/29/2016 -
Betty Yee: Working together to overhaul California’s outdated tax system
7/27/2016 -
California cities need to be part of tax reform planning
7/18/2016 -
After 25 years of taxation, California newspapers on verge of tax break
7/16/2016 -
State controller to review work of Oxnard auditors
7/14/2016 -
Stop dreamin’
7/9/2016 -
Cash in your unclaimed property
7/8/2016 -
Diablo Canyon shut-down plan clears first hurdle
6/28/2016 -
State commission renews Diablo Canyon’s cooling system lease to 2025
6/28/2016 -
Responses to the closing of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant
6/21/2016 -
Taxing Dodgers tickets would be a fiscal win for the state
6/20/2016 -
Press Democrat Editorial: California hangs on to unreliable, outdated tax laws
6/18/2016 -
Can California CFO Betty Yee get the golden state to think big on tax reform?
6/13/2016 -
Betty Yee begins worthy effort to fix antiquated tax system
6/12/2016 -
Unclaimed billions: Are you owed a life insurance payout?
6/11/2016 -
California settles lawsuit over failed government payroll project
6/6/2016 -
32 million Californians have unclaimed money - are you one of them?
6/3/2016 -
NYC, California leaders call for pensions to back LGBT diversity
6/2/2016 -
California’s tax system is in need of reform
5/28/2016 -
California Gov. Jerry Brown offers revised $122 billion budget plan
5/13/2016 -
Betty Yee: If women’s wallets could talk
5/8/2016 -
When it comes to paying taxes…
5/2/2016 -
$300 million in unclaimed life insurance benefits statewide
4/23/2016 -
Playing ‘find the money'
4/18/2016 -
Life insurance industry under investigation
4/17/2016 -
Push for more-open government makes headway
3/18/2016 -
California’s state pension obligations are larger than previously estimated
3/18/2016 -
California Controller sues to reduce payments to Interior Department
3/17/2016 -
Pension fund takes unprecedented climate change action
3/17/2016 -
Women’s history gala honors local women
3/7/2016 -
Keeping investors on a need-to-know basis
2/26/2016 -
To claim new California tax credit, you need to file
2/9/2016 -
Port of L.A. terminal fails to comply with pollution-reduction mandates, officials say
2/2/2016 -
City of Industry paid millions to contractors but didn't track how it was spent, audit finds
1/29/2016 -
$74 billion tab looms for state’s retiree health costs through 2045
1/27/2016
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9 politicians to watch in 2016
12/25/2015 -
Yee releases new database on California’s local government salaries
12/15/2015 -
Push for women’s voices in politics grows
12/9/2015 -
Does the state owe you? How to get the more than $200 million that Orange County residents haven't claimed
12/7/2015 -
California tax board mishandled money, state controller's audit finds
11/18/2015 -
State expands online process to retrieve unclaimed property
11/9/2015 -
Compensation data useful to taxpayers
11/6/2015 -
BEAUMONT: City's tangled finances a mess, state declares
11/4/2015 -
Powered by women
10/12/2015 -
Unclaimed property: The state holds around $7.6 billion
08/29/2015 -
Betty Yee: Engagement is best approach to reduce fossil-fuel investments
08/25/2015 -
2014 salary data added to Controller’s public pay website
07/29/2015 -
Audit finds massive financial mismanagement in West Covina
07/09/2015 -
Why you don't want to be in California's one percent
06/29/2015 -
State Controller Betty Yee wants tax reform that relies less on the top 1%
06/10/2015 - Pension fund leaders challenge McDonald's and others on buybacks
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California Controller to audit Beaumont’s finances
05/19/2015 -
State controller to investigate City of Industry's financial dealings
05/07/2015 -
Don’t extend tax-the-rich Prop. 30; overhaul the whole tax system
04/29/2015 -
California revenues $1 billion higher than expected for February
03/10/2015 -
Controller adds web tool for examining finances of special districts
02/27/2015 -
State controller wants details about Edison pay after San Onofre deal
02/27/2015 -
California, which gains $400 million in unclaimed assets a year, urged to find owners
02/14/2015 -
State oversight avalanche bears down on ABAG
02/12/2015 -
Fight over taxes looms between Democrats, Gov. Jerry Brown
01/26/2015