SACRAMENTO — State Controller Betty T. Yee today published the 2021 self-reported payroll data for state departments, superior courts, and California State University (CSU) institutions on the Government Compensation in California website. The data cover more than 384,000 positions and approximately $25.92 billion in total wages. Users of the site can view compensation levels on maps […]
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Property Tax Postponement Deadline Draws Near
SACRAMENTO, January 22, 2021 – State Controller Betty T. Yee today reminded California homeowners the deadline to apply for California’s Property Tax Postponement (PTP) program for the 2020-21 tax year is February 10. “In this most challenging of years, having one less major bill to pay could be critical to keeping vulnerable, low-income seniors or […]
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Property Tax Postponement Applications Now Available
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 4, 2019 —State Controller Betty T. Yee today announced that applications for property tax deferment for the 2019-20 tax year are now available. California’s Property Tax Postponement (PTP) Program, administered by Controller Yee, allows homeowners who are seniors, are blind, or have a disability and who meet income, equity, and other requirements to […]
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CA Controller Publishes 2018 Payroll Data for City and County Governments
SACRAMENTO, June 25, 2019 — State Controller Betty T. Yee today published the 2018 self-reported payroll data for cities and counties on the Government Compensation in California website. The data cover 705,003 positions and a total of nearly $50 billion in 2018 wages for 54 counties and 467 cities. Users of the site can: See […]
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CA Controller Finds Fundamental Lack of Oversight in City of Calexico
SACRAMENTO January 24, 2019 – State Controller Betty T. Yee today published a report of her audit team’s review of the internal control system in Calexico, a city of 38,000 in southern Imperial County. Of the 48 control attributes evaluated for the period of July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2017, Yee’s auditors found that […]
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Unclaimed Property? Controller Yee Encourages Californians to Search Millions of Listings
SACRAMENTO October 9, 2018 – State Controller Betty T. Yee today announced nearly $770 million in cash recently was transferred to the State of California for safekeeping. “People should check today and see if the State Controller’s Office has their forgotten bank accounts, uncashed checks, insurance policy proceeds, stocks, safe deposit boxes, or more,” said […]
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CA Controller Opposes Federal Tax Reform Proposal
SACRAMENTO September 27, 2017 – State Controller Betty T. Yee, today released the following statement denouncing President Trump’s tax overhaul as deeply flawed and harmful to California’s economy. “I am disappointed that the Trump administration would use desperately needed tax reform as a tool to play partisan politics. His proposal will benefit billion-dollar corporations and […]
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CA Controller Publishes 2016 Salary Data for Special Districts
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 19, 2017 — What is special about today’s update to State Controller Betty T. Yee’s Government Compensation in California website? The website now includes 2016 self-reported data from special districts – a total of 157,150 positions across the state and $8.28 billion in wages. The newly published data are from 3,017 special government […]
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CA Controller Denounces Reported Plans to Withdraw U.S. from Paris Agreement
SACRAMENTO June 1, 2017 – State Controller Betty T. Yee today reacted to reports that President Donald Trump is expected to withdraw from the 2015 Paris Agreement, urging companies to stay engaged in the fight against climate change. “Pulling out of the Paris Agreement would greatly risk the world’s chances of stemming the disastrous effects […]
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Controller Yee Expands Unclaimed Property Database
SACRAMENTO April 6, 2017 – State Controller Betty T. Yee today announced her team has added tens of thousands of properties to her online database as a result of a new law. The expansion allows the State Controller’s Office (SCO) to identify and locate more owners of U.S. savings bonds and military awards held in […]