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The Little Hoover Commission released a new report Monday, calling for a dramatic culture change in the way forests are managed to curb a disastrous cycle of wildfire and tree deaths. Instead of focusing almost solely on fire suppression, the...

In this letter, the Commission renews concerns raised in its April 2016 report, Fixing Denti-Cal, calling for significant reform to fix the...

The state must immediately fix public safety threats at the Yountville veteran’s home, including malfunctioning elevators and other critical infrastructure issues, according to the Little Hoover Commission, in a report sent Tuesday to Governor Brown...

The Little Hoover Commission, in a report sent Wednesday to Governor Brown and the Legislature, recommended several measures to strengthen oversight of California’s 2,071 independent special districts.  The state should eliminate unnecessary hurdles...

The Little Hoover Commission, in a letter report sent Friday to Governor Brown and the Legislature, calls for reducing unnecessary bureaucratic delays in state permitting of local government projects designed to improve California’s resiliency against...

The Little Hoover Commission, in a report sent Wednesday to Governor Brown and the Legislature, called for greater self-sufficiency in the state’s veterans homes program and less reliance on the General Fund to free up resources to serve more California...

The Little Hoover Commission, in a report sent Tuesday to Governor Brown and the Legislature, called for more consistent oversight and greater transparency for public spending financed by state and local bonds. “Californians have been exceptionally...

On Thursday, October 27, 2016, the Little Hoover Commission released its 2016 edition of its biennial Economy and Efficiency Report. Inside the report you will find a synopsis of our oversight work and accomplishments during the past two years,...

The Little Hoover Commission in its report, Jobs for Californians: Strategies to Ease Occupational Licensing Barriers, sent Tuesday to Governor Brown and the Legislature, called for a comprehensive review of a state occupational licensing...

The Little Hoover Commission, in a report sent Thursday to Governor Brown and the Legislature, again advised more vigorous accounting for $2 billion in annual revenues and outcomes for Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act (also known as the...