News Analysis: California’s $54-Billion Deficit Fueled by Coronavirus Will Test a Decade of Preparations (John Myers, Los Angeles Times, May 14, 2020)
California Cut Schools and Raised Taxes in Its Last Recession. What Will Newsom Do Now? (Sacramento Bee, May 13, 2020)
BART Seeks Further Federal Funding to Address Deficit: "Our Budget Is Deep in the Red" (SFGATE, May 12, 2020)
Bay Area Cities Face Grim Financial Outlook amid Budget Slashing. Here’s What They Are Planning to Cut (San Francisco Chronicle, May 10, 2020)
California Is Reckoning With Its Huge Budget Deficits (Ed Kilgore at New York Magazine, May 7, 2020)
Here’s How a $54 Billion Deficit Will Hurt Californians (Calmatters.org, May 7, 2020)
California Lawmakers Set to Return Monday as Coronavirus Lingers (KTLA.com, May 3, 2020)
CalMatters Commentary: State Budget Will Take a Very Big Hit from Coronavirus (Ventura County Star, May 3, 2020)
We Surveyed the "Rainy day" Funds of 6 States to See How Prepared They Were for a Major Emergency. The Results Paint a Grim Picture for the Country's Economic Recovery (Business Insider, May 2, 2020)
California Governor: Expect Budget Gap in "Tens of Billions" (Bloomberg, May 1, 2020)
Coronavirus: Alameda County Finances to Suffer because of Pandemic (East Bay Times, May 1, 2020)
Opinion: City and State Auditors Warn of Oakland's Financial Peril and Mismanagement (Oakland Post, April 30, 2020)
Tough Times for Oakland as Coronavirus Outbreak Blows Giant Hole in Budget (San Francisco Chronicle, April 26, 2020)
Bay Area Braces for Budget Deficits as Coronavirus Dries Up Local Tax Dollars (KQED.org, April 24, 2020)
Coronavirus Prompts California Cities To Project 2-Year Losses Of $6.7 Billion (CBSN Bay Area, April 24, 2020)
Looming Budget Crisis "Like Nothing Oakland Has Ever Before Experienced" (Berkeleyside, April 21, 2020)
Coronavirus: East Bay Cities Bracing for Financial Hit as They Prepare Budgets (San Jose Mercury News, April 21, 2020)
Coronavirus: Financial Crisis for School Districts in Alameda Co. (Alameda, CA Patch, 4/20/2020)