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Municipal Budget and Finance Studies

Annexation Fiscal Analysis: West Ranch, Castaic & Tesoro. Report to the City of Santa Clarita and the West Ranch and Castaic Town Councils, 2009.

Fiscal Projections and City Fiscal Sustainability under Alternative Land Use Policies. Report to the City of Beverly Hills, 2008. Co-authored with UCLA economics faculty members.

Public Sector Pension and Benefit Cost Escalation, 2007.

Regional Infrastructure Costs and Funding Resources. Report to the Southern California Association of Governments, 2007. Co-authored with Public Financial Management.

Initial Fiscal Analysis of Proposed Incorporation. Report to the East Los Angeles Residents Association, October 2007.

Rossmoor Governance Alternatives: Fiscal Impacts. Report to Orange County and the Rossmoor Planning Commission, June 2006.

Detroit Fiscal Challenges and Policy Options. Report to the City of Detroit for the Detroit Economic Forum, January 26, 2005.

Municipal Business Costs: Los Angeles vs. Neighboring Cities. Report to the City of Los Angeles, October 28, 2004.

Dynamic Economic Effects of the City of Los Angeles Business Tax Reform Scenarios. Report to the City of Los Angeles, October 27, 2004.

Evaluation of Alternatives to the City's Gross Receipts Business Tax. Report to the City of Los Angeles, Office of Finance, Tax and Permit Division, January 14, 2004.

Initial Evaluation of Alternatives to the City’s Gross Receipts Business Tax. Report to the City of Los Angeles, Office of Finance, Tax and Permit Division, April 2003.

Special Reorganization of Hollywood Executive Officer’s Report. Los Angeles: Local Agency Formation Commission for Los Angeles County, May 28, 2002.

Special Reorganization of the Harbor Area Executive Officer’s Report. Los Angeles: Local Agency Formation Commission for Los Angeles County, May 15, 2002.

Special Reorganization of the San Fernando Valley Executive Officer’s Report. Los Angeles: Local Agency Formation Commission for Los Angeles County, April 24, 2002

Reforming Los Angeles Business Taxes: Lessons Learned. Article in Cost of Doing Business Survey. Los Angeles: Kosmont & Associates, January 2000.

Business Tax Revenue and Reform. Report to the City of Los Angeles. Santa Monica: Burr Consulting, January 1999.

Business Taxation and Economic Growth. Report to the City of Los Angeles. Santa Monica: Burr Consulting, January 1999. Co-authored with Paul Coomes

An Evaluation of Business Tax Relief for Employers Paying a Living Wage. Report to the City of Los Angeles. Santa Monica: Burr Consulting, January 1999. Co-authored with Kristina Pifer.

Municipal Secession Fiscal Analysis Scoping Study. Report to the Local Agency Formation Commission. Los Angeles: County of Los Angeles Chief Administrative Office, January 1999. Co-authored with David Janssen, Wayne Bannister and Bruce Smith.

City of Los Angeles Industrial Base and Taxes. Report to the City of Los Angeles. Santa Monica: Milken Institute, September 1997. Co-authored with Michael Cragg.

City of Los Angeles Tax Model Methodology. Report to the City of Los Angeles. Santa Monica: Milken Institute, September 1997. Co-authored with Elaine Reardon, Stephyn Butcher, Paul Coomes, Bruce Smith and Benjamin Stevens.

City of Los Angeles Tax Model Scenarios. Report to the City of Los Angeles. Santa Monica: Milken Institute, September 1997. Co-authored with Elaine Reardon and Paul Coomes.

Tax Model Policy Applications. Report to the City of Los Angeles. Santa Monica: Milken Institute, 1997. Co-authored with Elaine Reardon. Economics and the Public. Jobs & Capital, Summer 1996, page 2.

City of Los Angeles Business Taxes and Growth. Milken Institute for Job and Capital Formation, Unpublished paper, 1995. With the assistance of Kristin McCullough and Sang Han.

Economic Development

Economic Sustainability: General Plan Background Report, 2008. Report to the City of Beverly Hills. Co-authored with UCLA economics faculty members.

Beverly Hills Economic Strategy: Approaches for Business Retention White Paper, 2007. Co-authored with MuniServices Company.

City of Tulare: Industry Cluster Analysis, 2007.

Beverly Hills Economic Profile: Sharpening the Competitive Edge. Report to the City of Beverly Hills, June 2006.

Dynamic Economic Effects of the City of Los Angeles Business Tax Reform Scenarios. Report to the City of Los Angeles, October 27, 2004.

San Gabriel Valley Job Creation and Growth, 1991-2000. Report to the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments. Los Angeles: County of Los Angeles, Chief Administrative Office, Urban Research Division, June 2001.

Pasadena and City of Industry Economic Briefs. Report to the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments. Los Angeles: County of Los Angeles, Chief Administrative Office, Urban Research Division, June 2001.

Spatial Estimates of Los Angeles County Economic Activity. Los Angeles: County of Los Angeles, Supervisorial District Boundary Review Committee, April 2001.

Small Area Economic Activity Estimation Methodology. Report to the Southern California Association of Governments. Los Angeles: County of Los Angeles Chief Administrative Office, June 1999. Co-authored with Halil Toros.

Business Taxation and Economic Growth. Report to the City of Los Angeles. Santa Monica: Burr Consulting, January 1999. Co-authored with Paul Coomes.

Los Angeles Business Migration and Growth. Report to the City of Los Angeles. Santa Monica: Milken Institute, 1997.

City of Los Angeles Industrial Base and Taxes. Report to the City of Los Angeles. Santa Monica: Milken Institute, September 1997. Co-authored with Michael Cragg.

City of Los Angeles Input-Output Model: Overview, Applications and Extensions. Report to the City of Los Angeles. Santa Monica: Milken Institute, 1997. Co-authored with Benjamin Stevens and Paul Coomes.

City of Los Angeles Business Growth: Assessment of the Economic Environment, Tax Rates and Targeting Tax Breaks. Milken Institute for Job and Capital Formation, Unpublished paper, 1995. With the assistance of Kristin McCullough and Sang Han.

City of Los Angeles Business Taxes and Growth. Milken Institute for Job and Capital Formation, Unpublished paper, 1995. With the assistance of Kristin McCullough and Sang Han.

LAFCO Studies

Municipal Service Review: Fire and EMS Services. Report to the Local Agency Formation Commission of Contra Costa County, 2009.

Municipal Service Review: Reclamation Services. Report to the Local Agency Formation Commission of Contra Costa County, 2009.

Sphere of Influence Options: Yuba County. Report to the Local Agency Formation Commission of Yuba County, 2009.

Municipal Service Review: Yuba County. Report to the Local Agency Formation Commission of Yuba County, 2008.

Municipal Service Review: Amador County. Report to the Local Agency Formation Commission of Amador County, 2008.

Municipal Service Review: City of Gridley. Report to the Local Agency Formation Commission of Butte County, 2008.

City of Victorville Sphere of Influence Update and Municipal Service Review. Report to the City of Victorville, 2006. Co-authored with Economic & Planning Systems, Inc.

Rossmoor Governance Alternatives: Fiscal Impacts. Report to Orange County and the Rossmoor Planning Commission, June 2006.

Municipal Service Review Volume III - Community Services. Report to the Local Agency Formation Commission of Alameda County, April 6, 2006.

Gateway Final Municipal Service Review. Report to the Local Agency
Formation Commission for Los Angeles County, December 14, 2005.

Municipal Service Review Volume II - Utility Services. Report to the Local Agency Formation Commission of Alameda County, October 6, 2005.

East San Gabriel Valley Municipal Service Review. Report to the Local Agency Formation Commission for Los Angeles County, July 13, 2005.

West San Gabriel Valley Municipal Service Review. Report to the Local Agency Formation Commission for Los Angeles County, October 5, 2004.

Municipal Service Review Volume I - Public Safety Services. Report to the Local Agency Formation Commission of Alameda County, September 16, 2004.

Las Virgenes Municipal Service Review. Report to the Local Agency Formation Commission for Los Angeles County, August 25, 2004.

Santa Catalina Island Municipal Service Review. Report to the Local Agency Formation Commission for Los Angeles County, May 4, 2004.

Special Reorganization of Hollywood Executive Officer’s Report. Los Angeles: Local Agency Formation Commission for Los Angeles County, May 28, 2002.

Special Reorganization of the Harbor Area Executive Officer’s Report. Los Angeles: Local Agency Formation Commission for Los Angeles County, May 15, 2002.

Special Reorganization of the San Fernando Valley Executive Officer’s Report. Los Angeles: Local Agency Formation Commission for Los Angeles County, April 24, 2002.

Municipal Secession Fiscal Analysis Scoping Study. Report to the Local Agency Formation Commission. Los Angeles: County of Los Angeles Chief Administrative Office, January 1999. Co-authored with David Janssen, Wayne Bannister and Bruce Smith.

Other Benchmark Studies

Governance Alternatives: West Ranch, Castaic & Tesoro. Report to the City of Santa Clarita and the West Ranch and Castaic Town Councils, 2009.

Regional Infrastructure Evaluation. A Report to the Southern California Association of Governments, 2007.

Detroit Fiscal Challenges and Policy Options. A Report to the City of Detroit for the Detroit Economic Forum, January 26, 2005.

Municipal Business Costs: Los Angeles vs. Neighboring Cities. Report to the City of Los Angeles, October 28, 2004.

Evaluation of Alternatives to the City's Gross Receipts Business Tax. Report to the City of Los Angeles, Office of Finance, Tax and Permit Division, January 14, 2004.