Among the other issues that were under
discussion was $ 1 billion in
additional money to fight homelessness, expanding ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft to upstate, and enacting reforms to the procurement process.
Public officials are permitted to earn outside income in California, but the extent of Mr. Riles's
additional earnings, the time commitments involved, and — in one instance — the source of the income, have provoked
discussion here
among educators and public officials.