About . . .
Michael Coleman
Michael Coleman is a
widely recognized expert on California local government finance.
He is the creator of CaliforniaCityFinance.Com,
the California Local Government Finance Almanac, an online resource of
data, analyses and articles on California municipal finance and
budgeting. He has been the League of California City's principal fiscal
policy advisor for over ten years, and is a popular guest presenter at
conferences and graduate schools. Michael previously worked for the cities of
San Mateo, Milpitas, Daly City and Sacramento. He received his BA in Policy Analysis from UC
Davis, his MPA from the University of Southern California, and is a
graduate of the Coro Fellows program.
Research briefs, data files, presentations and articles by Michael are found online in the “California Local Government Finance Almanac” at CaliforniaCityFinance.com .
Articles and Publications
- A wide variety of topical and regularly updated issue briefs and data resources on city revenues, spending, finance and governance topics is available at www.CaliforniaCityFinance.com
- "The Road Ahead for Funding City Infrastructure Needs" Western City November 2007
- "Is Your City in Good Financial Shape?" Western City November 2006
- "A Primer on California City Finance" Western City March 2005
- "Local Fiscal Authority and Stability: Control and Risk in California City Revenues" Western City August 2003
- "The Origin & Devolution of Local Revenue Authority" Western City June 2003
- "State Intrusion Creates Fickle Fiscal Future for Cities" Western City April 2003
- "A Primer on California City Finance" Western City November 2002
- "A Diagnosis and Remedy for City Finance and Governance" Western City November 1999
- "Property Tax Fairness Among Local Governments Means Consolidating Local Governance" Cal-Tax Digest November 1999
- "A Fair Deal for Internet Sales is A Fair Deal for Communities" Western City July 1999
- "How Cities Put Dollars to Work," Western City June 1999
- "Waiting for the State to Get Its House in Order: The Origin of Cities' Fiscal Relationship With the State" Western City November 1998
- "Facts About City Dollars" Western City November 1998
- Financing Cities: City Financing in the Decades after Proposition 13, League of California Cities, May 1998
- "The Finances of Public Safety" Western City, November 1997
- "Drafting a Blueprint for Fiscal Reform" Western City, September 1997
- Proposition 218 Implementation Guide, (contributor) League of California Cities, January 1997
- Living With Proposition 218, (contributor) League of California Cities, November 1996
For materials from recent presentations by Michael see http://www.californiacityfinance.com/ConferenceMaterials.htm