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Can City Budgets Be Tightened Up, or Should Taxpayers Pay More?

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Can City Budgets Be Tightened Up, or Should Taxpayers Pay More?
Downtown San Diego seen from Imperial Beach, Calif., on Feb. 1, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
John Moorlach
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The second fiscal year after the implementation of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s coronavirus lockdown for San Diego County’s 18 cities saw Del Mar bounce back up in fiscal rankings (see “City of San Diego Fell Behind $191 Million in First Year of Pandemic,” May 15, 2024).
John Moorlach
John Moorlach
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John Moorlach is the director of the California Policy Center's Center for Public Accountability. He has served as a California State Senator and Orange County Supervisor and Treasurer-Tax Collector. In 1994, he predicted the County's bankruptcy and participated in restoring and reforming the sixth most populated county in the nation.