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City's Budget Analyst Tapped for State-wide Office

San Diego City’s Independent Budget Analyst, Andrea Tevlin, is on the list of possible candidates for the State Legislative Analyst’s job. KPBS reporter Alison St John has more.

City's Budget Analyst Tapped for State-wide Office

San Diego City’s Independent Budget Analyst, Andrea Tevlin, is on the list of possible candidates for the state Legislative Analyst’s job. KPBS reporter Alison St John has more.

Elizabeth Hill, California’s Legislative Analyst, is due to retire at the end of the year after serving for 27years. Hill has been called the "Conscience of the Capital” and “an Island of Independence” in a sea of political turbulence.

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The invitation to Tevlin to apply for the job reflects well on the credibility of San Diego’s Independent Budget Analyst .

Tevlin came to San Diego two and half years ago to become the city’s first budget analyst under the new strong mayor form of government. She plays a key role for city council members, offering them analysis of how and where the money is spent.

Tevlin is currently in the midst of final budget deliberation at the city, where she says her priority is finding ways for the council to preserve city services in a tight fiscal year. She says she loves the job and would have to think carefully before leaving it. Alison St John KPBS news