California metros ranked among the worst-run major cities in the US

Several major California metropolitan areas have found themselves at the bottom of a new study measuring the best and worst-run cities in America.WalletHub analyzed 148 of the biggest American metropolitan areas, trying to determine how efficiently the local governments run each city.They developed a “Quality of Services” score based on 36 different metrics across six key areas – Financial Stability, Education, Health, Safety, Economy and Infrastructure & Pollution.No California city was found in the top 25 of these cities, though six cities were found in the bottom 15, with San Francisco ranked dead last, repeating the worst rank from last year.It was followed by Oakland (145th), Fresno (141st), Long Beach (140st), Stockton (137th) and Los Angeles (136th).Other California cities found near the bottom the list include Riverside (131st), Sacramento (128th), San Jose (127th), Bakersfield (125th), Anaheim (118th), Santa Ana (115th), Modesto (114th), San Diego (110th) and Fremont (88th).California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story The only California city in the top half of the list was Huntington Beach at 38th.The study compared each of the Quality of Services scores for each city and then compared them to each city’s per-capita budget.While San Francisco ranked 41st in Quality of Services, they were last in Total Budget Per Capita and last overall on the list.San Francisco also tied for last place in a number of other metrics like Long Term Outstanding Debt Per Capita (with Salt Lake City, Denver and Oakland), and was alone in last place in High School Graduation Rate.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post...