Far West

A San Jose-area school board member was charged with stealing bond measure campaign funds.

Portland, Ore., will use proceeds from the city's $258 million housing bond to build affordable apartments on a Southeast Portland property formerly home to a strip club.

The California Chamber of Commerce supports a developing $8.9 billion bond proposal as well as a $4 billion measure that is already on the June ballot.

Municipal bonds have traditionally received short shrift in college finance courses.

A pension task force convened by the governor proposed issuing long-term or perpetual notes to state-controlled entities that need risk capital.

The Clarkston School District won't ask voters to reconsider its recently failed construction bond in February.

Pullman City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to rerun two bonds from the Nov. 7 ballot in a special election in February.

S&P Global Ratings does not see an immediate credit impact for local governments and agencies impacted by the Southern California fires.

An Ascension and Providence St. Joseph merger would surpass for-profit HCA Healthcare.

The SEC is investigating after the school district's bond management practices were questioned in an audit.