Guest editorial: State lawmakers have a bad habit of ignoring good advice

Every year, the California state auditor issues dozens of reports about state and local programs. And every year, state lawmakers ignore the auditor’s recommendations about how to make government better. That needs to change.

An analysis by CBS News California found that over a decade the Legislature failed to act on three-quarters of recommendations made by the state auditor. That is more than 300 lost opportunities to fix problems with unemployment fraud, homelessness spending, wildfire risk...