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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

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

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
05/20/2015
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