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City officials attribute the structural deficit to inflation-driven spending increases combined with revenues that have not kept pace.

Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton explains how California Mello-Roos land-secured bonds can add yield and diversification, and outlines the underwriting checklist investors should use to balance development risk against structural protections.

California State Controller Malia Cohen released her monthly cash report and announced formation of a new economic advisory council this week.

Riverside Unified School District scrapped plans to develop a STEM center with the local University of California campus amid a critical state audit report.

Republican Spencer Pratt's second-place election-night figures have dropped behind those of City Councilwoman Nithya Raman as more votes are counted in L.A.

The $1.2 billion deal, issued by the California Community Choice Financing Authority and underwritten by Goldman Sachs, saw Alphabet as its funding recipient.

The letter from officials in Democrat strongholds asked the rating agencies to maintain their focus on financial analytics in viewing energy-dependence, rather than being swayed by the political winds.

West Sacramento's baseball expansion plan would provide funding to two Yolo County school districts, backers say.

California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, a Democrat, was the lead vote-getter in preliminary results with 1,616,720 votes or 34.3%.