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More than doubled spending on vendors and contractors

West Contra Costa Unified School District has more than doubled spending on vendors and contractors since COVID. Things that have not doubled at WCCUSD include enrollment and student performance.

Marc Joffe
November 21, 2025

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Nature estimated that high carbon emissions would reduce global economic output
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Nature estimated that high carbon emissions would reduce global economic output

A paper in Nature estimated that high carbon emissions would reduce global economic output 63% by 2100. Nature just retracted the paper due to faulty input data from Uzbekistan more than doubling the estimate. But the damage is done: the false study already has 434 citations.

Marc Joffe
December 04, 2025
SEIU causes California Wealth Exodus
Opinion

SEIU causes California Wealth Exodus

SEIU has driven some major state income taxpayers out of California with its proposed wealth tax based on 1/1/26 residency. As a result, California will get less 2026 revenue than it would have received otherwise. Should SEIU pay reparations to the State for causing this loss?

Marc Joffe
January 01, 2026
You Judge if California Pensions are Insolvent
Investigations

You Judge if California Pensions are Insolvent

In my recent study, I estimated that California pension underfunding was $346 billion greater than officially reported. https://californiapolicycenter.org/reports/california-public-sector-revenue-and-debt-study/…

Marc Joffe
December 28, 2025