Taryn Luna,

Taryn Luna is a journalist who covers politics in California with a focus on Gov. Gavin Newsom and Sacramento. She has previously worked for the Sacramento Bee, Boston Globe, and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. With experience in general assignment reporting as well as covering retail and the lobbying industry, Luna grew up in Northern California and graduated from Oregon State University.

Biography:  https://www.latimes.com/people/taryn-luna

87%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

88%

Examples:

  • But those flush times did not last, and poor revenue forecasts in recent years have also deepened the state's fiscal troubles.
  • To now cut back on that is disastrous for families and for our future.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

88%

Examples:

  • Gov. Newsom proposed a plan to close a $44.9-billion budget deficit for California.
  • The proposed spending reductions include cutting $3.6 billion for climate change programs.

Deceptions

75%

Examples:

  • But those flush times did not last, and poor revenue forecasts in recent years have also deepened the state's fiscal troubles.
  • The grim forecast was driven by lower than projected state revenues, continuing a pendulum swing from the fiscal boom of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recent Articles

California Governor Proposes Eliminating 10,000 State Jobs and Implementing Spending Cuts to Address $27.6 Billion Budget Deficit

California Governor Proposes Eliminating 10,000 State Jobs and Implementing Spending Cuts to Address $27.6 Billion Budget Deficit

Broke On: Friday, 10 May 2024 California Governor Gavin Newsom proposes eliminating 10,000 vacant state jobs and cutting spending across 260 programs to address a $27.6 billion budget deficit. Measures include one-time cuts to broadband expansion, employment services, and water storage. The governor also proposes suspending the net operating loss tax deduction for businesses to raise revenue. Despite these efforts, some core services may remain untouched due to ongoing financial challenges and a slowdown in key industries.

California Grapples with Record $68 Billion Budget Deficit

Broke On: Thursday, 07 December 2023 California is facing a record $68 billion budget deficit, the largest in its history. The deficit is due to a combination of factors, including a slump in hiring and homebuying, rising prices, economic slowdown, and misjudged tax collections. Governor Newsom is seeking major changes to a healthcare wage law, which would raise the minimum wage for healthcare workers to $25 an hour.