Sara Rubin

En los 10 meses transcurridos desde que un juez de la Corte Superior del Condado de Monterey nombró a un administrador judicial (receptor) para manejar las finanzas de la organización sin fines de lucro Life Foundation —dueña de un edificio en el sur de Salinas que está arrendado al Condado de Monterey—, el proceso para seguir un desordenado rastro de documentos financieros ha sido complejo, similar al juego de "pegarle al topo" (whack-a-mole), término que utilizó el juez Ian Rivamonte.

Sara Rubin here, taking a look at the numbers. Yesterday, the California State Senate and State Assembly both passed Assembly Bill 109, the Budget Act of 2026, more simply referred to as the state budget. By 11pm, it was handed over to Gov. Gavin Newsom seeking his final blessing and signature. The $253 billion budget is massive by nature, with plenty of 10-figure line items.

Sara Rubin here, taking a look at the numbers. Yesterday, the California State Senate and State Assembly both passed Assembly Bill 109, the Budget Act of 2026, more simply referred to as the state budget. By 11pm, it was handed over to Gov. Gavin Newsom seeking his final blessing and signature. The $253 billion budget is massive by nature, with plenty of 10-figure line items.