Little-known committees cost California taxpayers millions

July 22, 2015

California has hundreds of committees, commissions and boards, many of which, critics say, are expensive and unnecessary

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Little-known committees cost California taxpayers millions

Across the U.S., state governments have had to rein in spending, and California is no exception. But America Tonight discovered that hundreds of obscure committees, commissions and councils in California haven’t felt much of a squeeze. As Michael Okwu reports, few people are paying attention to those bodies’ costs and accomplishments.


 

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