Wall and Main Streets Talk Past Each Other
March 11, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO — Two groups gathered in the San Francisco Bay Area this week to discuss municipal bonds, public budgets...

Multnomah County Chairman Named Oregon Treasurer
March 9, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO — Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski yesterday appointed Multnomah County chairman Ted Wheeler to be state treasurer.

S.F. Controller: Rebuild Reserves
March 4, 2010 San Francisco Controller Ben Rosenfield proposed legislation Monday that would require the city to maintain a minimum...

L.A. Forecast: Beware Falling Revenue
March 4, 2010 Los Angeles Controller Wendy Greuel forecast Tuesday that the city’s general fund revenue will fall to $4.19 billion in...

L.A. Schools to Mail 5,200 Layoff Notices
March 3, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO — The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education agreed Tuesday to send out 5,200 layoff...

Oregon Special Session OKs Bills To Sell BABs, Use GOs for COPs
March 1, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO — The Oregon Legislature closed its February special session last week after approving $140 million of...

Sacramento County Slashes Jobs
February 25, 2010 The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved 100 layoffs and the elimination of 70 empty positions Tuesday to cut...

Fitch Negative on San Fran
February 25, 2010 Fitch Ratings cut its outlook on San Francisco’s debt to negative from stable Wednesday, citing sizeable budget deficits...

S&P Drops Los Angeles Ratings Over Slow Progress on Deficits
February 24, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO — Standard & Poor’s downgraded Los Angeles late Monday, citing slow action to resolve the city’s...

L.A. Mayor, City Council Chop Away at Workforce
February 22, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO — Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the City Council took an ax to the city’s workforce late...