Judy Lin
CALmatters
Sacramento, CA, United States
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Past articles by Judy:
California families scramble as coronavirus spreads
California families are improvising as the coronavirus pandemic shuts down schools and germ-carrying toddlers threaten susceptible grandparents. → Read More
Judy Lin, CalMatters | PG&E takes drastic measures
By Judy Lin CalMatters Pacific Gas & Electric’s bankruptcy has set off a financial race among creditors, bondholders, wildfire victims, insurers and others hoping to recover as much money as th… → Read More
Labor had a banner year in California — now will workers unionize?
Turning paper victories into a meaningful labor movement with more private-sector members could take work, even in pro-labor California. → Read More
How much could PG&E’s rates rise? What you need to know
We don’t have a full picture yet. We do know PG&E is seeking double-digit rate increases to help reduce the risk of future fires. → Read More
How much could PG&E’s rates rise? What you need to know
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s customers were warned about the cost of massive wildfires that it may have sparked. Even before California’s largest utility filed bankruptcy proceedings at the start… → Read More
California wants to allow credit cards at DMV
Got a driver’s license to renew or a vehicle to register? Well, if you were planning to pay for it with a credit card, you may want to do it this summer. Under the new state budget, the Department … → Read More
How much do you, your neighbors pay in state taxes?
Think you pay too much in state income taxes? Well, if you made $82,643 and paid $5,000 to Sacramento, then for better or worse, you are the average California taxpayer. The state’s Franchise Tax B… → Read More
When the next recession hits, will California be able to count on Washington?
They don’t call it the Golden State for nothing, at least not lately. California’s fiscal health is in extraordinary shape. Income tax receipts surpassed expectations for the pivotal month of April… → Read More
Everyone is saying they just won a big court case on pensions. What does that mean for you?
If all sides are declaring victory in the California Supreme Court’s pension ruling on Monday, it’s because the decision had a little something for all → Read More
The big problem this bankruptcy won’t solve for PG&E –
As a publicly traded corporation, Pacific Gas & Electric reported $17.1 billion a year in revenues from its electric and gas operations. After operating costs, expenses and taxes, it still made… → Read More
Jerry Brown gets $120,000 in retirement –
Former Gov. Jerry Brown, who pushed to rein in public employee pension costs, has started drawing on his $120,000-a-year pension after decades of public service. Brown officially retired Jan. 7 to … → Read More
PG&E just escaped blame for one huge disaster — but it’s still the utility California loves to hate –
Mention Pacific Gas & Electric to Victor Porter, and the response is nothing like the bland non-opinion most Americans have of the companies that provide their electricity. “They have to pay,” … → Read More
Will PG&E customers pay more in bankruptcy? Not if state watchdog can stop it –
The consumer watchdog arm of the California Public Utilities Commission says millions of Pacific Gas & Electric customers should not have to bear the brunt of the utility’s misdeeds if it was r… → Read More
Newsom wants extra pension payments as retirement liability tops $256B –
Following Jerry Brown’s footsteps, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week he wants to make extra pension payments even as California’s retirement liabilities for state workers and teachers top $256 … → Read More
LeBron James’ move to Lakers could cost him $20 million in taxes
Californians actually should be thanking other, richer Californians. Under the state’s progressive tax structure, 46 percent of state income taxes are paid by the top 1 percent. → Read More
What happens if PG&E goes bankrupt?
Another year, another megafire, another calamity in which faulty Pacific Gas and Electric equipment is a prime suspect. And once again, Californians face a familiar question: What’s going to happen… → Read More
State Controller Betty Yee to cannabis industry: Grow up and deal with stoned drivers
Injured last month in an auto collision suspected to have been caused by a 25-year-old driver under the influence of marijuana, California Controller Betty Yee used sharp language this week to dema… → Read More
Taxing California: Highest in the nation and unstable, too
California’s taxes have risen in ranking partly because of voter-approved increases. → Read More
The cost of California’s public pensions is breaking the bank. Here’s one reason this problem is so hard to fix
The fate of reform measures hangs on ballot language written by the state attorney general, usually a Democrat elected with strong union support. → Read More
Cutting jobs, street repairs, library books to keep up with pension costs
Generous retirement benefits for public safety employees could help push the Bay Area city of Richmond into bankruptcy → Read More