Randall Jensen

SAN FRANCISCO — Government borrowing has a central role in the ­Oregon race for treasurer after incumbent Ted Wheeler took a stand against general obligation bond sales amid the state’s dire economic outlook.

SAN FRANCISCO — California’s first public-private project got a $1.1 billion boost from the recently passed state budget, which will fund construction of a new six-lane roadway linking San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge.

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco is laying the foundation for a $600 million-plus rehab of 69 acres of waterfront that will need a big chunk of public financing.

SAN FRANCISCO — Vallejo, Calif.’s bankruptcy ordeal has served as a harsh, precedent-setting example that will keep other cities from filing despite rising fiscal pressures, officials said Friday.

California city and county officials Thursday laid out the budgetary silver linings that exist amid the dark cloud of the financial crisis that has rained hard on municipalities.

The Rancho California Water District will issue $101 million in Build America Bonds next week to fund capital improvements.

San Jose's auditor said in a recent report that the city is $2 billion short of meeting its $5.4 billion in liabilities for guaranteed pension benefits for current and retired employees.

SAN FRANCISCO — Industry experts echoed concerns Wednesday about regulatory changes in the municipal bond industry and the possible impact the changes may have in the coming weeks and months.

SAN FRANCISCO — National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. withdrew a motion Monday asking a federal bankruptcy court to allow California state payments to the bankrupt city of Vallejo to flow to bondholders instead.

SAN FRANCISCO — The University of Oregon has been forced to plunge deeper into a special reserve fund seeded by sneaker magnate Phil Knight to cover interest payments on $200 million of debt sold to pay for one of the most expensive college basketball arenas in the country.

Washington’s treasurer released a report earlier this month pointing to major pension-funding problems.

Standard & Poor’s said it has yanked its ratings on the scandal-plagued city of Bell due to a lack of timely information.

SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers for the city of Vallejo, Calif., said the National Federation of Municipal Analysts failed to back up “apocalyptical” predictions with any evidence in the city’s response to a brief the organization filed in its bankruptcy case.

SAN FRANCISCO — The California Department of Water Resources will sell $1.9 billion of power revenue bonds next week to refund debt sold after the state’s energy crisis.

SAN FRANCISCO — The Port of Long Beach, Calif., the second-busiest port in the country, could see its rating come under pressure if a local ballot measure passes that would strengthen the hand of the city in its operations.

SAN FRANCISCO — Oregon’s debt commission has unanimously backed a proposal by the state treasurer to temporarily halt general-fund-backed public borrowing until state finances recover.

SAN FRANCISCO — Voters in Oregon in November will consider a proposition that, if approved, would allow the state to issue more general obligation bonds in order to save on borrowing costs.

SAN FRANCISCO — Alaskans will vote on about $1 billion in bonding authority during the November election in an effort by lawmakers to fund school construction and home loans for military veterans.

SAN FRANCISCO — Bell, Calif.’s mayor, former city manager, and current and former City Council members have been arrested on charges of misappropriating more than $5.5 million from city coffers, according to the Los Angeles district attorney.

SAN FRANCISCO — The first public-private partnership project under a program championed by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger could lead to the sale of almost $600 million of private-activity bonds to fund a six-lane roadway to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.