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These advisors include former Republican and Democratic directors of finance Mike Genest and Tim Gage -- often at partisan loggerheads in past years -- as well as Brad Williams, who was chief forecaster for the Legislative Analyst's Office for 15 years.

Nathan Gardels: A Blueprint to Renew California Nathan Gardels 2011

It is essentially a pragmatic response to the non-partisan Legislative Analyst's October 2011 report on California's budget woes.

Nathan Gardels: A Blueprint to Renew California Nathan Gardels 2011

Over 120,000 people apply every year, according to the state Legislative Analyst's Office, but the academy only enrolls about 900.

California Prison Academy: Better Than a Harvard Degree Allysia Finley 2011

The story of Mr. Williams, the former chief economist and forecaster for the California Legislative Analyst's Office, shows just how vulnerable states have become to the income shocks among the rich, and why reform has proven difficult.

The Price of Taxing the Rich Robert Frank 2011

It's taken out the hurdle they had to cross the last time, but people can always find a way to justify an end, said Jack Ciesielski, publisher of The Analyst's Accounting Observer.

Accounting Board Tries to Close Lehman Loophole Emily Chasan 2011

It uses the Legislative Analyst's Office optimistic forecast of an additional $1.4 billion flowing to the state from higher-than-projected revenues.

California Budget Pact: Details Emerge On No-Tax Plan AP 2010

Drew Soderborg, an analyst with the Legislative Analyst's Office, said the courts have made matters worse by addressing previous cuts with onetime solutions—such as transferring money from a separate construction fund to deal with shortfalls—instead of increasing long-term efficiency.

California Courts Face Cash Crunch David Ferry 2011

As the nearby chart clearly shows, the state's expenditures from the general fund have grown relentlessly since fiscal year 1999-2000 and, according to California's nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office, are projected to continue on that path through 2015-16.

How to Revive the California Dream Andrew G. Atkeson 2011

It uses the Legislative Analyst's Office optimistic forecast of an additional $1.4 billion flowing to the state from higher-than-projected revenues.

California Budget Pact: Details Emerge On No-Tax Plan AP 2010

In a report last week, the Legislative Analyst's Office said the cities' actions could "constrain the state's ability to redirect redevelopment revenues and to realize the state savings and local benefits anticipated in the administration's proposal."

California, Local Agencies Face Off Over Funds Vauhini Vara 2011