<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Herb Morgan: news and interviews</title><link>https://herb-morgan.com/media/</link><description>Reporting, editorials and campaign proposals linked by Herb-Morgan.com</description><item><title>For California state controller, a Republican is the superior candidate. | Opinion</title><link>https://www.aol.com/articles/california-state-controller-republican-superior-170000000.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.aol.com/articles/california-state-controller-republican-superior-170000000.html</guid><description>The shared editorial endorses Morgan on qualifications and discusses his proposal to modernize financial reporting. It also says Cohen did not respond to the editorial board’s interview requests.</description></item><item><title>Endorsement: Herb Morgan for state controller</title><link>https://www.ocregister.com/2026/09/06/endorsement-herb-morgan-for-state-controller/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.ocregister.com/2026/09/06/endorsement-herb-morgan-for-state-controller/</guid><description>The editorial recommends Morgan for the Controller’s job, emphasizing the match between his financial experience and his ideas for the office.</description></item><item><title>California controller candidate Herb Morgan wants to modernize the state's finances | CA Politics 360</title><link>https://www.kcra.com/article/california-controller-candidate-herb-morgan-wants-to-modernize-the-states-finances-ca-politics-360/71898933</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.kcra.com/article/california-controller-candidate-herb-morgan-wants-to-modernize-the-states-finances-ca-politics-360/71898933</guid><description>Ashley Zavala asks Morgan how he would govern differently and which programs he would audit first. He identifies Medi-Cal and state-funded nongovernmental organizations, and explains his proposed use of technology. The interview supplies named priorities; his later 100-day plan describes the opening work.</description></item><item><title>Your guide to the California controller race: Incumbent Cohen vs. challenger Morgan</title><link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-10-01/2026-california-election-controller-cohen-morgan-voter-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-10-01/2026-california-election-controller-cohen-morgan-voter-guide</guid><description>The Times compares the incumbent’s first term with Morgan’s financial background. Its report that Malia Cohen’s office completed no homelessness audits puts a measurable result beside her 2022 priority. Cohen’s funding explanation is included. This is the starting point for assessing the promise against the record.</description></item><item><title>Malia Cohen explains why she should be reelected State Controller | CA Politics 360</title><link>https://www.kcra.com/article/malia-cohen-explains-why-she-should-be-reelected-state-controller-ca-politics-360/74165176</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.kcra.com/article/malia-cohen-explains-why-she-should-be-reelected-state-controller-ca-politics-360/74165176</guid><description>Ashley Zavala asks Cohen about the unfulfilled homelessness audit promise. Cohen explains her other priorities and funding constraints. The exchange gives voters a direct response to assess alongside the missing audit.</description></item><item><title>California fails to track its homelessness spending or results, a new audit says</title><link>https://calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2024/04/california-homelessness-spending/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2024/04/california-homelessness-spending/</guid><description>CalMatters examines the independent State Auditor’s 2024 review of homelessness spending and outcomes. The finding is inadequate evidence to assess three of five programs, not proof that all $24 billion was stolen. It explains why Morgan’s call to connect payments with results addresses a documented oversight problem.</description></item><item><title>California is holding $15 billion in unclaimed property. Other states automatically return the money.</title><link>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-unclaimed-property-state-owes-charities-money/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-unclaimed-property-state-owes-charities-money/</guid><description>CBS identifies organizations that did not know California held money for them and compares the state with automatic-return programs elsewhere. The report shows why an unclaimed-property balance is a service obligation: success means getting the property back to its owner.</description></item><item><title>California’s fiscal watchdog accused of using fake addresses to seize fortunes in bombshell lawsuit</title><link>https://nypost.com/2026/10/08/us-news/california-controller-accused-of-using-fake-addresses-to-seize-fortunes-in-lawsuit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://nypost.com/2026/10/08/us-news/california-controller-accused-of-using-fake-addresses-to-seize-fortunes-in-lawsuit/</guid><description>The Post reports plaintiffs’ allegations that foreign shareholder addresses were changed before assets entered California’s unclaimed-property system and shares were sold. Cohen, Kroll and Kelmar are named in the reported suit. The disputed records concern how an owner is identified and notified; the claims have not been established by a judgment.</description></item><item><title>California state workers were teleworking from Idaho, Tennessee and Alabama, report finds</title><link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-10-08/california-state-workers-teleworked-from-idaho-tennessee-alabama-audit-finds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-10-08/california-state-workers-teleworked-from-idaho-tennessee-alabama-audit-finds</guid><description>The Times follows the State Auditor’s findings on Controller employees working from Idaho, Tennessee and Alabama without authorization. Read it with the agency’s responses and reported separations. The case tests whether the office responsible for financial oversight enforced its own personnel controls.</description></item><item><title>John Kobylt Interviews CA State Controller Candidate Herb Morgan (10/08)</title><link>https://kfiam640.iheart.com/featured/the-john-kobylt-show/content/2026-10-08-1119-the-john-kobylt-show-john-kobylt-interviews-ca-state-controller-candid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://kfiam640.iheart.com/featured/the-john-kobylt-show/content/2026-10-08-1119-the-john-kobylt-show-john-kobylt-interviews-ca-state-controller-candid/</guid><description>Morgan discusses financial oversight and his proposals on KFI’s John Kobylt Show. The episode page includes audio and a transcript. Use it to hear the candidate’s reasoning, then compare the proposed changes with the records on homelessness audits and unclaimed property.</description></item><item><title>Herb Morgan Unveils First 100 Days Plan to Minimize Fraud, Restore Financial Accountability, and Bring Radical Transparency to California Government</title><link>https://www.herbmorgan.com/post/herb-morgan-first-100-days-plan-california-controller</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.herbmorgan.com/post/herb-morgan-first-100-days-plan-california-controller</guid><description>Morgan proposes an opening review of legal duties and controls, followed by transaction monitoring, public financial data and a scorecard by Day 100. The written phases give voters a way to ask what he would start, who would be responsible and what evidence of progress he would publish.</description></item><item><title>Radical Transparency: Herb Morgan Takes On California Democrat Controller Malia Cohen</title><link>https://politicalpotatoes.substack.com/p/radical-transparency-herb-morgan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://politicalpotatoes.substack.com/p/radical-transparency-herb-morgan</guid><description>The article accompanies the final video in this collection. It connects Morgan’s transparency proposal with his criticism of the incumbent’s record. The timed links on the player locate the homelessness and unclaimed-property discussions; the issue pages provide supporting records and the status of the reported allegations.</description></item></channel></rss>