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Voters appear to have rejected $8.9 billion water bond measure only five months after approving a $4 billion water bond.

The deadly Camp Fire left Paradise, California, in ruins, raising questions about the town's future and whether it can pay its debts.

California tax revenues missed projections by $412.2 million, marking the first time in months that the state has fallen short.

The California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Dec. 5 on a case to decide what pension rights are vested for government employees in the state.

Katano Kasaine, director of finance for the City of Oakland, Calif., and Noreen White, co-founder of Acacia Financial Group, will receive the 2018 Freda Johnson Award for Trailblazing Women in Public Finance.

Stradling, Yocca & Rauth's public finance practice has grown along with California.

Voters in three states approved Medicaid expansion, highlighting dozens of ballot measures around the country that will impact budgets and credit.

The California Budget & Policy Center says blowback from new tariffs will hit California because China is a major export market.

The state Supreme Court upheld the use of state lottery funds for charter schools.

Such "granny flats" may be the next frontier for PACE financing.